3.2 Classroom Exercises EXERCISE 7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.
1. Can you close the window, please? I _____ cold.
2. I _____ 32 years old. My sister _____ 29.
3. My brother _____ a policeman. He _____ very tall.
4. It _____ 10 o'clock. You _____ late again.
5. Ann and I _____ very good friends.
6. Tom _____ (not) interested in politics.
7. Jane _____ (not) at home at the moment. She _____ at work.
8. Those people _____ (not) English. They _____ Australian.
9. The weather _____ very nice today.
10. This castle _____ one thousand years old.
11. I _____ not tired.
12. This case _____very heavy
EXERCISE 8. Make questions from these words. Use am / is / are. 1. (your parents at home?) ____________________?
2. (this hotel expensive?) ____________________?
3. (you interested in art?) ____________________?
4. (the shops open today?) ____________________?
EXERCISE 9. Complete the sentences. Use am / is / are+ one of these verbs:
building coming working playing cooking standing
swimming
Listen! Pat is playing the piano.
1. They _________ a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.
2. Look! Somebody _________ in the river.
3. “You _________ on my foot.” “Oh, I'm sorry.”
4. Hurry up! The bus _________.
5. 'Where are you, George?' 'In the kitchen. I _________ a meal.'
6. (on the telephone) “Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?” “She _________ on her
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research paper the moment. Can you phone again later?”
EXERCISE 10. What's happening at the moment? Make true sentences.
(I/wash/my hair) I'm not washing my hair. (it/snow) It isn’t snowing.
1. (I/sit/on a chair). ____________________.
2. (I/eat) ____________________.
3. (it/rain) ____________________.
4. (I/learn/English) . ____________________.
5. (I/listen/to the radio) ____________________.
6. (the sun/shine) ____________________.
7. (I/wear/shoes) ____________________.
8. (I/read/a newspaper) ____________________.
EXERCISE 11. Complete the sentences. Use was / wasn't / were /weren't. We didn't like our hotel room. It was very small and it wasn't very clean.
1. Kate got married when she _____ 24 years old.
2. I phoned you yesterday evening but you _____ at home. Where _____ you?
3. George _____ at work last week because he _____ ill. He's better now.
4. The shops _____ open yesterday because it _____ a public holiday.
5. “_____ you at home at 9.30?” “No, I _____ at work.”
EXERCISE 12. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then answer
them about you.
parents/ where/ were/ your/ born Where were your parents born? - They were born in_____. 1. moment/ what/ you/ at/ are/ the/ wearing ___________? - ______________.
2. play/ any/ the/ at/ sports/ weekend/ you/ do ___________? - ______________.
3. up/ time/ morning/ what/ did/ get/ this/ you __________? - _____________.
4. person / famous / ever / a / have / met / you __________? - _____________.
5. mother / look / your / you / like / do ___________? - ______________.
6. go/ you/ where/ holiday/ were/ did/ child/ when/ you/ on/ a _____? - ______.
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Chart 1. Irregular Verbs: A Reference List
Simple
Form
Simple
Past
Past