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Simple present tense with 'be'
The verb 'be' is different from the other verbs in this tense. Let's look at 'be' first:
Here's the positive form (positive means a normal sentence, not a negative or a question. This is sometimes called 'affirmative')
Positive
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Positive Short Form
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I am
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I'm
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you are
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you're
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he is
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he's
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she is
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she's
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it is
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it's
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we are
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we're
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they are
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they're
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They are they’re
2.Circle the correct word or phrase. 1 I work / am working at the local library for the summer. 2 We dont go / arent going to the theatre very often. 3 Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she can't come to the phone. 4 Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle? 5 In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall. 6 I read / am reading a newspaper at least once a week. 7 Do you practice / Are you practicing the piano for two hours every day? 8 Nadine and Claire do / are doing quite well at school at the moment. 9 A good friend knows / is knowing when youre upset about something. 10 How do you spell / are you spelling your name?
3. Make up own examples: challange,beat,mental, skill,boot,plug to.
4. Text: IT security.
Билет № 38 1.Grammar: Present Simple
We need to use the Present Simple a lot in English, so it’s really important to understand it well. Many students have problems with the form (or how to make it).
If you’d prefer to learn about how to USE the Present Simple jump to this page.
Or, click here for all the practice exercises about this tense.
Simple present tense with ‘be’
The verb ‘be’ is different from the other verbs in this tense. Let’s look at ‘be’ first:
Here’s the positive form (positive means a normal sentence, not a negative or a question. This is sometimes called ‘affirmative’)
Positive Positive Short Form
I am I’m
You are you’re
He is he’s
She is she’s
It is it’s
We are we’re
They are they’re
They are they’re
2.U nderline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly. ‘One game I am loving is backgammon. You are throwing the dice and then you move your pieces around the board. It is seeming quite easy, but in fact you are needing to be quite careful. When your piece lands on one of the other persons pieces, you are taking it off the board and you send it back to the beginning. You are winning by getting all your pieces to the end and off the board. Some people are preferring chess, but I am not understanding that game. Right now, I wait to have a game with my brother. He does his homework. I usually win, so I think he doesnt w ant to play a game with me! 1_____________ 2______________ 3_______________ 4_____________ 5_____________ 6________________ 7_____________ 8_____________ 9________________ 10____________ 3. Make up own examples: achieve, hesitate,mental,update,installing.
4. Text: IT organization in Uzbekistan
Билет № 39
1.Grammar: Past Simple
It’s similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb ‘be’, which becomes ‘was’ or ‘were’:
The Past Simple with ‘be’
Here’s how to make the positive:
Positive with ‘be’
I was cold
You were tired
He was in the garden
She was late
It was sunny
We were on holiday
They were hungry
To make the negative with ‘be’, just add ‘not’:
Negative with ‘be’ Negative Short Form
I was not sleepy I wasn’t sleepy
You were not on the bus you weren’t on the bus
He was not at school he wasn’t at school
She was not beautiful she wasn’t beautiful
It was not cold it wasn’t cold
We were not at work we weren’t at work
They were not tired they weren’t tired
Here’s an exercise to practise the positive and negative forms with ‘be’
To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of ‘was / were’ and the subject.
Here are the past simple ‘yes / no’ questions with ‘be’:
‘Yes / No’ Questions with ‘Be’
Was I sleepy?
Were you late?
Was he at the cinema?
Was she kind?
Was it hot?
Were we hungry?
Were they at work?
And the ‘wh’ questions with ‘be’ (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):
‘Wh’ Questions with ‘Be’
Why was I sleepy?
Where were you?
When was he at the cinema?
How was she?
How was it?
Why were we hungry?
When were they at work?
2.come • give • go • have • know • make • send • take 1 I got to the post office just before >t closed a n d ........................................... the letter. 2 We invited Stephanie to the party, but she ..................................... 3 Jack lost his job because he ........................................... too many mistakes. 4 Everyone........................................... that it was Bill's fault, but nobody said anything. 5 Karen........................................... the keys from the kitchen table and ran out the door. 6 I was bored, so Mum ........................... me some money to go shopping. 7 Do you remember the time we ........................................... to India on holiday? 8 It started raining, but luckily I ........................................... an umbrella in my bag.
3. Make up own examples:support,cheat,referee,externai drive,launch
4. Text: Digital World
Билет № 40
1. Grammar: Past Simple
2. Do exercise
1.When we were in Canada, we went / were going skiing almost every day. 2 About four years ago, I decided / was deciding to become a chef. 3 Georgia had / was having a shower when someone knocked at the door. 4 Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it rained / was raining heavily. 5 Two men argued / were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening. 6 Daniel called / was calling you at one oclock yesterday, but you were here with me. 7 We ate / were eating breakfast when a letter came through the letter box. 8 As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula made / was making a cake. 9 I dreamt / was dreaming about my favorite band when the alarm clock went off. 10 While I practiced / was practicing the trumpet late last night, a neighbor came to complain.
3. Make up own examples: entertaining, defeatconcentrate, maintaining, insert
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