(to be) students.are students. You are students.
She (to be) a student.is a student. (to be) students.are students.
. I (to be) a pupil. 2. He (to be) a worker. 3. He (to be) an employee. 4. They (to be) teachers. 5. We (to be) journalists.6. You (to be) fitters. 7. They (to be) engineers. 8. She (to be) an actress. 9. I (to be) a doctor. 10. We (to be) scientists.
Exercise 3.Transform into the plural:
He is a student. She is a student. I am studentare students. They are students. We are students
1. I am a pupil. 2. She is a manager. 3. He is a businessman. 4. He is a fitter. 5. She is a physicist. 6. I am a musician. 7. She is an actress. 8. I am an artist. 9. He is a carpenter. 10. She is a teacher.
Exercise 4. Transform into the plural:
This is a book. That is a book.are books. Those are books.
1. This is a notebook. 2. This is a clip. 3. That is a pen. 4. This is an article. 5. That is a ruler. 6. This is a composition. 7. That is a pin. 8. This is a journal. 9. That is a disc. 10. This is a cassette.
Exercise 5.Write short forms (she s/we re, etc.).
1. heishe's 3. she is not 5. I am not
2. they are 4. it is not 6. you are not
Exercise 6. Write the full forms (she is/we are, etc.).
1. we aren t we are not 3. you re5. it is not
2. I m4. they aren t6. she's
Exercise 7. Put in am, is or are.
1. The sky is very blue today. 2. Inot tired. 3. This shelfvery heavy.4. These shelvesvery heavy. 5. The childasleep. 6. Look! This_____Ann. 7. I____cold. Can you shut the window, please? 8. The castle______one thousand years old. 9. My brother and I_______ good tennis players. 10. Amy____at home but her parents________in church. 11. Ia student. 12. My sisteran archeologist.
Exercise 8.Write full sentences. Use am/is/are each time.
1. (my grandparents very old) My grandparents are very old.
2. (my desk very comfortable)
3. (your spectacles in your bag)
4. (I not very clever today)
5. (this house very expensive)
6. (the shops not open today)
7. (Mr Wren's grandson six years old)
. (the houses in this street very big)
. (the examination not difficult)
10. (those flowers very beautiful)
Exercise 9. Write positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not/is/isn t/are/aren t.
. (Brussels ... the capital of Belgium) Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
2. (I ... interested in hockey)/am not interested in hockey.
3. (I ... angry)
4. (It ... cold today)
. (The Hague ... in Switzerland)
. (I ... afraid of dogs)
. (My hands ... dirty)
8. (Russia ... a very big country)
9. (The Amur ... in Europe)
10. (Diamonds ... cheap)
11. (Motor-racing ... a dangerous sport)
12. (Squirrels ... big animals)
Exercise 10. Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why ...? Use am/is/are.
1. (What colour your house? What colour is vour house?
2. (Where my key?) _________________________________?
3. (Where my trousers?) _____________________________________?
. (How old your grandmother?) _______________________________?
5. (What colour his hair?) __________________________________?
6. (How much these shoes?) ______________________________________?
. (Who your favourite actor?) ________________________________?
8. (Why you always late?) _______________________________________?
Exercise 11. Ask questions. (Read the answers to the questions first.)
1. (his name?) What's his name? Robert.
. (single or married?) Are you single or married? I'm single.
. (British?) No, I'm not.
. (where/from?) From Australia.
. (how old?) I'm 18.
. (a student...
