Do the following grammar exercises

Глагол to be

I am student. You are a student. He is a student. I was a student. You were a student. He was a student. I shall be a student. You will be a student. He will be a student.

We are students. You are students. They are students. We were students. You were students. They were students. We shall be students. You will be students. They will be students.

Read the sentences. Change the Present Simple into the Past Simple

1 I am a first-year student.

2 My friend is a second year student.

3 The students are in the library.

4 We are full-time students.

5 My friend is a part-time student.

6 The group leader (староста) is in the Dean's office.

7 The methods of instructions are lectures, classes and seminars.

8 He is at the lecture on mathematics.

9 I am short of time.

Read the sentences. Give the negative and interrogative forms of these sentences

Образец 1:

They have classes every day.

Have they classes every day?

They have no (not any) classes every day.

Образец 2:

You'll have a test next week.

Will you have a test next week?

You will have no (not any) test next week.

1 The students had 3 lectures yesterday.

2 Our University has a part-time department.

3 We shall have an exam next month.

4 They will have a meeting tomorrow.

5 Students have monthly grants.

Use the appropriate verb forms in the following sentences

I (to study) at the Orenburg State University. The University (to have) 22 faculties. Now the University campus (to consist of) several buildings. The overall number of students (to be) about 30,000. The University (to train) specialists in many specialities. During the academic year students (to attend) lectures and seminars. Students (to take) exams at the end of each term. Most of the students (to pass) their exams successfully, but some of them (to fail) in this or that subject. I (to live) at a hostel. My friend (to rent) a room. We (to receive) monthly grants. We (to carry out) research work.

Answer the following questions

Образец 1:

Are you a student?

Yes, I am a student.

Образец 2:

Do you miss lectures?

No. I don't. I don't miss lectures.

1 Was the Orenburg State University founded in 1996?

2 Does the University campus consist of a number of buildings?

3 Are there 15 faculties at the University?

4 Does the University offer a 5-year course of study?

5 Are all the laboratories well equipped?