Exercise 2. a) Put in the verb to be in the correct form. 1. I ... a student. 2. He ... an economist. 3. We ... workers. 4. They ... doctors. 5. You ... a lawyer. 6. She ... a secretary. 7. You ... managers. 8. It ... a cat. 9. These girls ... very strange. Where ... they from? 10. I ... fond of sports. 11. Jane ... married, but Nick and John ... single. 12. You ... here for the first time. 13. We ... at the lesson now. 14. He ... a businessman and his wife ... a model. 15. They ... my friends, but who ... he? 16. Where ... your car? 17. I ... an artist, and what ... you? 18. [начало предложения обрезано] all the money I’ve got on me. 19. Helen ... Russian. She ... twenty. She ... a good student. She ... not married. She ... single. Her eyes ... blue. She ... beautiful. She ... from the Urals. She ... fond of music. She ... interested in foreign languages. She ... good at swimming. Her favourite seasons ... spring and summer. Her friend’s name ... Nick. He ... twenty. He ... not a student. He ... a singer. He ... tall and handsome. His hair and eyes ... black. They ... good friends. His new car ... red.

Перевод задания: Вставьте глагол to be в правильной форме.

1. I am a student. (Я студент.)
2. He is an economist. (Он экономист.)
3. We are workers. (Мы рабочие.)
4. They are doctors. (Они врачи.)
5. You are a lawyer. (Вы юрист.)
6. She is a secretary. (Она секретарь.)
7. You are managers. (Вы менеджеры.)
8. It is a cat. (Это кошка.)
9. These girls are very strange. Where are they from? (Эти девушки очень странные. Откуда они?)
10. I am fond of sports. (Я увлекаюсь спортом.)
11. Jane is married, but Nick and John are single. (Джейн замужем, а Ник и Джон не женаты.)
12. You are here for the first time. (Вы здесь впервые.)
13. We are at the lesson now. (Мы сейчас на уроке.)
14. He is a businessman and his wife is a model. (Он бизнесмен, а его жена — модель.)
15. They are my friends, but who is he? (Они мои друзья, но кто он?)
16. Where is your car? (Где твоя машина?)
17. I am an artist, and what are you? (Я художник, а ты кто?)
18. Начало пункта обрезано, поэтому восстановить его нельзя. В видимой части “... all the money I’ve got on me” форма глагола зависит от подлежащего; пришлите начало строки.
19. Helen is Russian. She is twenty. She is a good student. She is not married. She is single. Her eyes are blue. She is beautiful. She is from the Urals. She is fond of music. She is interested in foreign languages. She is good at swimming. Her favourite seasons are spring and summer. Her friend’s name is Nick. He is twenty. He is not a student. He is a singer. He is tall and handsome. His hair and eyes are black. They are good friends. His new car is red. (Хелен русская. Ей двадцать лет. Она хорошая ученица. Она не замужем, она свободна. У неё голубые глаза. Она красивая. Она с Урала. Она увлекается музыкой, интересуется иностранными языками и хорошо плавает. Её любимые времена года — весна и лето. Её друга зовут Ник. Ему двадцать лет. Он не студент, он певец. Он высокий и красивый. У него чёрные волосы и глаза. Они хорошие друзья. Его новая машина красная.)

Формы: am употребляется с I, is — с местоимением или существительным в единственном числе, are — с you и множественным числом.