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Students
Exercise 1.
Complete the
sentences. Use the right positive or negative forms of the verb to
be: am,
am not, is, isn’t, are, aren’t.
1.
Michel’s new car ... blue.
a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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2.
My children ... 8 and 6 years old.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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3.
I...
interested in
Maths. I think it’s boring.
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a.
am not
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b.
is not
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c.
amn’t
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4.
We can walk to the supermarket. It...
far.
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a.
is
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b.
isn’t
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c.
aren’t
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5.
Kate and Sandra ... at work today because it is a bank holiday.
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a.
is
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b.
are
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c.
aren’t
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6...
this the right phone number?
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a.
Am
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b.
Is
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c.
Are
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7.
Nick’s parents ... teachers at our school.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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8.
That book ... very exciting. Take this one.
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a.
am not
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b.
is not
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c.
are not
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9....
Tom and Bob good students in your class?
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a.
Am
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b.
Is
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c.
Are
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10.
Today the news ... very exciting.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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11.
I... hot.
Please, open the window.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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12.
There ...
many women in our office, there are only three.
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a.
am not
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b.
isn’t
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c.
aren’t
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13.
Jane ... afraid of dogs, she hates them.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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14.
Those people ... native English.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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15.
How much ... these trousers?
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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16.
Why ... you so angry?
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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17.
My aunt... married to a British man, but
she can’t speak English.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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18.
The new furniture ... very nice, I dislike it.
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a.
isn’t
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b.
aren’t
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c.
are
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19.
I... always hungry and I eat three meals
a day.
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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20.
Your money ... in your handbag,
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a.
am
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b.
is
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c.
are
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Students
Exercise
2. Complete the sentences using auxiliary verbs.
A. don’t,
doesn’t
1.
Kangaroos ... live in Africa.
2.
Amanda is married but she ... wear a
ring.
3.
It’s not
true. I... believe it.
4.
Elephants ... eat meat at all.
5.
Paul has a car but he ... use it very often.
6.
Rice ... grow on trees.
7.
She is a very quiet person and she ... talk much.
8.
They ... know my phone number.
9.
I...
like my job. It’s
very boring.
10.
That’s a
very beautiful picture but she ... know the name of its artist.
11.
The
weather is
usually nice. It...
rain very often.
12.
You ... do the
same things every day.
13.
Sometimes he
is late but it...
happen very often.
14.
It’s not an
expensive hotel. It...
cost much to stay
there.
15.
Ann lives near
us but we ... see her very often.
B. Do, Does
16.
... you like
English art?
17.
... your
friend like eating English food?
18.
... your watch
go wrong or right?
19.
... students
arrange charity parties at the Institute?
20.
... the short
hand of the clock point to the hour?
21.
... he smoke
during the intervals?
22.
... you like
the carpet in my dining-room?
23.
... they come
in time?
24.
... she find
good excuses when she is late?
25.
... you wind your watch up regularly?
Exercise 3.
Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets into correct
positive form.
1.
When it is warm, I...
(take) off my coat.
2.
It is a funny situation but she ... (look) very unhappy.
3.
An interpreter ... (translate) from one language into another.
4.
I...
(recommend) you to go
to this new restaurant.
5.
Tony is 34 and he ... (have) 73 prizes from skateboarding
competitions.
6.
The City Museum ... (close) at 5
o’clock in
the evening.
7.
Water ... (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
8.
These shoes are very expensive. They ... (cost) a lot of money.
9.
Julia is a teacher. She ... (teach) Maths to young children.
10.
My job is very interesting. I...
(meet) a lot of
people.
11.
Caterpillars ... (turn) into butterflies.
12.
Wool... (come) from sheep.
13.
Plants ... (need) water to grow.
14.
Food is very expensive in this country. It...
(cost) a lot of
money.
15.
In Britain the banks usually ... (open) at 9.30 in the morning.
16.
Nick usually ... (sleep) eight hours a night.
17.
The sun ... (set) in the west.
18.
Ann and I are good friends. We ... (have) lots in common.
19.
Sue always ... (arrive) at work early.
20.
The Earth ... (go) round the Sun.
Students
Answers
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Exercise
1.
1. b 2. с.
3. a 4. b 5. с
6. b 7. с
8. b 9. с
10. b 11. a 12. с
13. b 14. с
15. с
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с 17. b
18. а 19. а 20. b
Exercise
2. A. 1. don’t
2. doesn’t
3. don’t
4. don’t
5. doesn’t 6. doesn’t 7. doesn’t 8. don’t 9. don’t 10.
doesn’t 11. doesn’t 12. don’t 13. doesn’t 14. doesn’t
15. don’t
B.
16.
do 17. does
18. does 19. do 20. does 21. does 22. do 23. do 24. does 25. do
Exercise
3. 1. take 2. looks
3. translates 4. recommend 5. has 6. closes 7. boils 8. cost 9.
teaches 10. meet 11. turn 12. comes 13. need 14. costs 15. open
16. sleeps 17. sets 18. have 19. arrives 20. goes
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