Change the sentences as in the example.

To be

be: present

1. Put am, is or are
You are late.

1. We_______ very late.                   

2. My sister ______ a  doctor.
3. John and Ann ________ in    

    America.
4. I ________ happy today.
5. I think you _________ tired.

6. Our house _________ very small.
7. You________ a first-year student.
8. Her face ________ round.
9. We ________ glad to see them.
10. It _______ cold today.

2. Make questions.

a. It is time to go to bed. -
Is it time to go to bed?
1. My flat is fine.
2. They are late.
3. It is a nice day.
4. You are pale.
5. They are clever.
b. Bill / Scottish -
 Is Bill Scottish?
1. Marie / from Paris
2. We / very late
3. John / in bed
4. The boss / in Japan
5.  His car / fast

3. Make negative sentences.

a. She is kind. - She is not kind.
1. You are friendly.
2. We are Russians.
3. She is my wife.
4. Peter is a manager.
5. They are from New York.

b. Write negative (-) ends for the sentences.
It’s winter, but ( - cold) it isn’t cold.
I’m Greek, but ( - from Athens) I’m not from Athens.
1. She’s tired, but ( - ill)
2. They are in England, but ( - in London)
3. You are tall, but ( - too tall)
4. We are late, but ( - very late)
5. It’s summer, but ( - hot)

4.   a. Fill in ’m, ’s, ’re, ’m not, isn’t, aren’t.
She isn’t from Spain. She’s from Mexico.
1. You ______ Hungarian. You are Italian.
2. My favorite sport is tennis. It ______ football.
3. We aren’t musicians. We _______ students.
4. Tony’s sixteen years old. He _______ sixty years old.
5. They aren’t from Egypt. They _______ from Brazil.
b. Fill in is, are, ’m, ’s, ’re, isn’t, aren’t.
Is he from Mexico?– No, he isn’t. He is from Japan.
1. - _________ they Spanish? – No, they ______. They ________ Canadian.
2. What ______ your favorite sport? - My favorite sport _______ hockey.
3. - ________she twenty years old? – No, she _______. She _____ twenty-two.
4. - ________Stella from Hungary? – Yes, she ______. She _____ from Budapest.
5. How old _______ your friend? – He ________ twenty-three.

5. Put in the words from the box.

He is a big man, but I know he is afraid of her.
1. You think I’m wrong, but I know I’m ___________
2. One man is ________. He is not here.
3. Sorry, I’m not ____________ in her problems.
4. I’m sorry, I’m _________.
5. He can’t help us. He is ________ with his work.
6. – Who is he? – Mr. McQueen, if I’m not ___________.
7. Hi, Mary. We are __________ to see you.
8. Why are you _________ with me?
9. He will come on time. I am __________ of it.

10.  Are you ___________ for your exam?

Be : past

6. Put in was or were.
In summer 1990 I was in Brazil.
1.  “We _____ very happy to see you yesterday.” “And I ____ happy to see you.”
2. Lunch_____ OK, but the vegetables _____ not very good.
3. I can’t find my keys. They____ here this morning.
4. It _____ cold and dark, and we _____ tired.
5.  My grandmother ____ a doctor, and her three children ____ all doctors too.
6.  “ ____ you in London yesterday?” “No, I ____ in Glasgow.”
7.  When ____ your exam?’ “It ____ yesterday.”
8.  You _____ at home last night.
9. It ____ very good.
10.  She ____ at work.

7. Make questions.

a. You were at home yesterday.   Were you at home yesterday?
1. The dog was in the garden.
2. The book was very interesting.
3.  Tom and Bob were basketball players.
4.  You were hungry.
5. They were in Moscow .

b. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

Ann at home yesterday was Was Ann at home yesterday?
1. good party was the ______
2.  people were the interesting _____
3.  teacher father your was a ______
4. everybody was late _____
5.  John’s brother school was with at you______.

8. Make negative sentences.
a. I was born in LA. I wasn’t born in LA.
1. She was well yesterday.
2. I was at Adam’s party last week. It was brilliant.
3. They were at home last Sunday.
4. We were busy at the conference.
5. You were lucky. You were the first in the competition.
b. Put in wasn’t or weren’t and words from the box.

The lesson wasn’t interesting. Actually, it was boring.
1.  You ___________. Actually, you arrived 10 minutes early.
2.  My father _______________. Actually, he worked as a bus driver.
3. I ______________ yesterday. Actually, I was with Susan.
4.  The children _____________ yesterday. The doctor came to see them.
5.  We ____________ last week. We went to Scotland for a few days.

Be: future

9. Look at the table and complete the text.

10. Change these sentences to affirmative (+) or negative (-)
The bus will not be full. The bus will be full.
She’ll be late. She won’t be late.

1. I’ll be sorry.
2.  We won’t be at home.
3. The shops will be closed.
4.  He’ll be in Scotland.
5.  Ann will be at school.

11. Make questions with will ___be___?.
a. You will be at home this evening - Will you be at home this evening?
1.  The train will be late again.
2.  The weather will be lovely tomorrow.
3.  He will be in Berlin.
4.  They will be doctors.
5.  John and Mary will be married.
b.  when / lunch / ready When will lunch be ready?
1.  when / your father / in England ______________
2.  Ann / at the party / with John ______________
3.  everybody / here / at 8.00 _________________
4. when / Joe and Mary / in the office ____________
5.  where / you / on Tuesday ________________

12. Use the right form of “to be”.
a. Complete the sentences.
1.  (your age) This year I am ____ . Last year I ____. Next year I _____ .
2. (a friend’s age) This year he/she ____. Last year ____. Next year ___.
b. Fill in the gaps.
1.  My sister_______ twenty-two years old. She ________ married.
2.  This woman _________ a housewife.
3.  Yesterday the day ________ fine. Now it _______ windy.
4.  Tomorrow my husband _______ at home.
5.  We ________ glad to meet you here.
6.  My school friend _________ a typical bachelor.
7.  The room of my sons _________ warm and light.
8.  Yesterday everybody _______ at the conference, but you ______ not.
9.  Next summer I _______ in the Crimea, my friends _______ in the Caucasus.
10.  Now we _______ at the English lesson and we _______ ready to speak English.
To have

Have: present

1. Choose the correct form.
John / I  have two brothers.
1.  My father / My parents has two cars.
2.  We all / Sally have blue eyes.
3.  These houses have/has big rooms.
4.  You / Paul has very long hair.
5.  I can’t read this book – it has / have 800 pages.

Make questions.

a. You have a cat. – Do you have a cat?
He has many friends. – Does he have many friends?
1.  I have two brothers.

2. She has a dog.

3. They have a nice flat.

4.  You have three cars.

5. He has a guitar.
b. Sally/ a boyfriend. – Does Sally have a boyfriend?

1. We / garden.

2. They / any children.

3. Peter / a cold.

4. Tom / any brothers or sisters.

5. Why / you / two cars.

 3. Make negative sentences.
a. Joe has a car. – Joe doesn’t have a car.

1. I have enough money.

2. They have an interesting magazine.

3. She has her own room.

4. They have many nice clothes.

5. She has very fair hair.

b. My aunt/gold fish. – My aunt doesn’t have gold fish.
1.  He / bicycle.

2.  They / computers.

3. She / toys.

4.  I / a good job.

5. This city / drama theatre.

Have: past

4. Fill in have, has or had.
1. I ______ two pens yesterday, but now I have only one.

2. He _____ a headache yesterday evening.

3. She _____ blue eyes, but her daughter _____ hazel eyes.

4. I ____ no time, because I'm very busy.

5. We _____ a lot of things to do yesterday.

5. Make questions and negative sentences.
a. I had a shower this morning. – Did you have a shower this morning?
– Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.
I had breakfast today. – I didn’t have breakfast today.
1. I had a conversation with my friend yesterday evening.
2. We had a good time at the Christmas party.
3. She had fish for lunch.
4. They had a nice holiday in Cairo.
5. We had a good game of tennis.
b. Write 5 sentences about yourself with I had and I didn’t have.
When I was a child I had a bicycle.
When I was a child I didn’t have a dog.            

have: future

6. Read the text and complete the sentences about John’s future.
This year, John doesn’t have money, a job, a house, a girlfriend, a suit or a car.
He has a small room, a bicycle, old clothes, a guitar and a cat.
But next year:
more money +    He will have more money.
a small room –  He won’t have a small room.
a cat ?               Will he have a cat?

1. a job ?
2. a bicycle –
3. a car +
4. a house ?
5. a girlfriend ?
6. old clothes -
7. a suit +
8. a guitar ?
9. lots of friends ?
10. a mobile telephone ?

have got

7. Write about John’s possessions.
a bicycle +     John’s got a bicycle.
a horse –       He hasn’t got a horse.
a big house ? Has he got a big house?

1. dogs +
2. a dictionary -
3. any horses ?
4. a good job +
5. long hair -
6. a big garden ?
7. a plane -
8. any children -
9. two sisters +
10. a nice suit +

8. Use have got or have or both.
1. Would you like to ____ something to eat?
2. Did you ____ a good game of rugby?
3. I usually ____ breakfast at 7 o'clock.
4. I ___ a dog.
5. Mary ____a shower and went to bed.
6. _____ a good party.
7. You____ beautiful eyes.
8. Here are my holiday photographs. Do you want to ____ a look?
9. I ____ a cold.
10. My boss usually _____ coffee at 11 o'clock.

Test yourself (To be/ to have)

1. Use the right form of “to be” or “to have”.
1. The metro station _________ far from my house.
2. You _______ welcome.
3. She ______ out.
4. We ______ a little child.
5. How old _______ Mary?
6. How many children _______ they?
7. She ________ a nice flat.
8. Mary and Nelly ________ friends.
9. He ______ bad habits.
10. She ______ no time.
11. What country _______ she from?
12. How far ______ it from here?
13. They _______ a small cottage.
14. We ________well.
15. She __________ two mistakes in the test.
16. She _______ at home.
17. It _______ easy to ask him about it.
18. They _______ a big car.
19. It ______ not good of her to say so.
20. _________ he an umbrella with him? 

2. Complete the dialogues.

1. A: Good morning. How are you?
B: _______________
A: Very well. Thank you.
2. A: Has he got a large family?
B: _______________
3. A: How is your mother?
B: _______________
4. A: How many friends do you have?
B: _______________
5. A: Are you busy tonight?
B: _______________

6. A: Are Tom and David in the kitchen?
B: _______________
7. A: Excuse me, Where’s Peter?
B: _______________
8. A: I’ve got some apples.
B: _______________
A: Yes, I’ve got some.
9. A: _____________
B: Matches.
10. A: ____________
B: Two.

3. Translate.
1. - Вы заняты сегодня вечером?
- Нет.
2. - Есть ли у вас новый учебник французского языка?
- Нет. А у вас?
- Есть. Это очень хороший учебник.
3. - У него большая семья?
- Нет. У него не очень большая семья. У него жена и двое детей.
4. - Сколько у тебя братьев и сестер?
- У меня двое братьев.
5. - Твой дядя бизнесмен?
- Да. У него своя фирма.

4. Put in a suitable affirmative or negative form of “to be” or “to have”.
Helen 1____fourteen. She 2____at a very nice school; she 3____interested in the lessons – there 4 _____ only two teachers that she doesn’t like – and she 5 _____ got lots of friends.

Two years ago she 6 _____ at a different school; the lessons 7 _____ very good, and she 8 ______ many friends, so she 9 _____ very unhappy.

The school 10 ______ twenty kilometers from Helen’s house, so she gets up early. She 11 _____ a quick wash, and then she 12 ____ breakfast – cereal and fruit juice if she 13 _____ hungry. There 14 _____ a school bus, but if it  15 _____ very cold her mother takes her by car. In the evenings she 16 ______school work; she 17 _____ much difficulty with this, so she usually finishes quickly. Then she 18 _____ supper. At ten o’clock she 19 ______ a bath and goes to bed. On Saturdays and Sundays she gets up at 12.00, 20 ______ a quick lunch and goes straight to her computer games.

There + to be

There is, there are

1. Put in is, are.

There ___ some new letters in the mail.

  There are some new letters in the mail.

__ there any students in the classroom?

   Are there any students in the classroom?
1.There ___ a telegram on the table.
2. ___ there a flight for Moscow tomorrow? - Yes, there ___ .
3. There ___ many places of interest in London.
4. ___ there any telegrams from Berlin? - Yes, there ___.
5. There ___ a chair and two armchairs in the room.
6. There ___ two sofas and one armchair in the room.
7. ___ there a lamp over the table? - No, there ___ .
8. There ___ a lot of stars and planets in space.
9. ___ there a lift in this building? - Yes, there ___ .
10. ___ there anything interesting in today’s mail? - No, there ___ .

2. Make negative sentences.

  There are a lot of trees in our street. - There are not any trees in our street.

                                                              - There are no trees in our street.

1. There is some butter on the table.

2. There are a lot of pictures in this book.

3. There is a carpet in our bedroom.

4. There are some magazines on the shelf.

5. There is somebody in the office now.

6. Look! There is something strange there.

7. There are English books in our library.

8. There are two interesting museums in our city.

9. There is a telephone in our flat.

10. There is a lift in this building.

There was, there were

3. Put in was, were.

There __ much snow in Moscow last winter. -There was much snow in Moscow last winter.

__ there many mistakes in your dictation?- Were there many mistakes in your dictation?

1. There ___ a storm yesterday.

2. ___ there much water in the jug? 

3. There____ no daughters in the family.

4. There ___ many cups on the table.

5. ___ there much food in the fridge?

6. There ___ no maps on the wall.

7.  There ___ two children in the family.

8. ___ there much or little money in the purse?

9. There ___ many mistakes in her dictation.

10. ___ there any chalk on the blackboard?

Make negative sentences.

There was a key in his pocket. - There wasn’t any key in his pocket.

                                                 - There was no key in his pocket.

1. There were many photos in this album.

2. There was a lot of fruit in the basket.

3. There was some clean paper on the desk.

4.  There were a lot of people in the hall.

5. There was somebody at home.

6. There were two sandwiches in her bag.

7. There were many students in the lab.

8. There was a lawn in front of the house.

9. There were many forks and spoons on the table.

10. There was a black cat in the basket.

There will be

Change the sentences as in the example.

There are some new letters in the mail. - There will be some new letters in the mail.

Will there be any new letters in the mail?- There won’t be any letters in the mail.

1. There is a telegram on the table.

2. There is a flight for Moscow tomorrow.

3. There are a lot of stars and planets in space.

4. There is a lift in this building.

5. There are some lamps over the table.

6. There is something interesting in today’s mail.

7. There is a chair and two armchairs in the room.

8. There are some English books in our library.

9. There is a telephone in our flat.

10. There are some interesting facts in the article.