The Present Indefinite Tense

  Positive form Negative form Questions
Sing. I am I am not Am I?
You are You are not Are you?
He, she, it is He, she, it is not Is he, she, it?
Plural We are We are not Are we?
You are You are not Are you?
They are They are not Are they?
  Positive form Negative form Questions
Sing. I have I have not Have I?
You have You have not Have you?
He, she, it has He, she, it has not Has he, she, it?
Plural We have We have not Have we?
You have You have not Have you?
They have They have not Have they?
  Positive form Negative form Questions
Sing. I work I do not work Do I work?
You work You do not work Do you work?
He, she, it works He, she, it does not work Does he, she, it work?
Plural We work We do not work Do we work?
You work You do not work Do you work?
They work They do not work Do they work?

№ 1. Put in am, is or are:

% The sky is very blue today.

  1. I_____ not tired.
  2. This shelf _____ very heavy.
  3. These shelves _____ very heavy.
  4. The child _____ asleep.
  5. Look! This ___ Mabel.
  6. I ___ cold. Can you shut the window, please?
  7. The castle ___ one thousand years old.
  8. My brother and I ___ good tennis players.
  9. Amy ____ at home but her parents ___ in church.
  10. I ___ a student.
  11. My sister ____ an archaeologist.

№ 2. Write full sentences. Use am, is, are each time:

% (my grandparents very old) My grand parents are very old.

  1. (my desk very comfortable)_________________________
  2. (your spectacles in your bag)_______________________
  3. (I very clever today)____________________________
  4. (This house very expensive)_________________________
  5. (the shops not open today)__________________________
  6. (Mr. Wren’s grandson six years old) _____________________
  7. (the houses in this street very big) _______________________
  8. (the examination not difficult) _____________________________
  9. (those flowers very beautiful) _____________________________

№ 3. Write positive or negative sentences. Use “to be” in the Present Indefinite Tense:

% Brussels ___ the capital of Belgium. Brussels is the capital of Belgium.

  1. I ___interested in hockey.
  2. I ___ angry.
  3. It ___cold today.
  4. The Hague ____ not in Switzerland.
  5. I ____ afraid of dogs.
  6. My hands ____ dirty.
  7. Russia ____ very big country.
  8. The Amur ____ not in Europe.
  9. Diamonds ___ cheap.
  10. Motor-racing ___ dangerous sport.
  11. Squirrels ___ big animals.

№ 4. Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why…? Use am/is/are:

% (What colour your house?) What colour is your house?

  1. (Where my key?)__________________________________
  2. (Where my trousers?)_______________________________
  3. (How old ___ your grandmother?)_____________________
  4. (What colour ___ his hair?)__________________________
  5. (How much ___ these shoes?)_________________________
  6. (Who your favorite actor?)___________________________
  7. (Why you always late?)______________________________

№ 5. Write positive or negative short answers:

% Yes, I am. / No, he is not

  1. Are you married?
  2. Is she tall?
  3. Is it cold today?
  4. Are you an engineer?
  5. Are you hungry?
  6. Are you hungry?
  7. Is it light now?
  8. Are your hands warm?
  9. Are you thirsty?
  10. Are you thirsty?
  11. Is your father tall?
  12. Is it sunny?

* № 6. Translate into English:

1. Твой брат дома? 2. Сколько стоят эти открытки? 3. Эта гостиница очень дорогая. 4. Я интересуюсь искусством. 5. Все магазины сегодня открыты. 6. Музей сегодня открыт? 7. Мне жарко. 8. Моя сестра архитектор. 9. Я не устала. 10. Они не студенты, они врачи. 11. Тебе интересны иностранные языки?

№ 7. Write questions. Use “to have”:

% (you/a bicycle?) Have you (got) a bicycle?

  1. (you/ a computer?)__________________________________
  2. (your father/ a car?)_________________________________
  3. (Carol/many friends?)________________________________
  4. (Mr. & Mrs. Lewis/any children?)______________________
  5. (how much copies/ you?)_____________________________
  6. (what kind of car/ John?)_____________________________

№ 8. Write negative sentences:

% (Mark/ seminars this month) Mark has not (got) seminars this month.

  1. (He/ a car)__________________________________________
  2. (She / a new dress every summer)________________________
  3. (I/ a brother)_________________________________________
  4. (You/ tea for breakfast this morning)______________________
  5. (The house/ a garden)__________________________________

№ 9. Put in have (got), has (got), have not (got) or has not (got):

% They like flowers. They have (got) a lot of flowers in their garden.

  1. Jane ___ a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.
  2. Everybody likes Tom. He ___ a lot of friends.
  3. Mr. and Mrs. Eastwood _____ two children, a boy and a girl.
  4. An insect _____ six legs.
  5. I cannot open the door. I ___ a key.
  6. Quick! Hurry! We ___ much time.
  7. “What is wrong?” – “I ___something in my eye.”
  8. Ben does not read much. He____ many books.
  9. It is a nice town. It___ a very nice shopping centre.
  10. Mother is going to the dentist. She ___ a toothache.
  11. “Where is my newspaper?”-“I do not know. I ___it.”
  12. Julia wants to go on holiday but she ___ any money.
  13. Abram is not going to work today. He ___ a bad cold.

* № 10. Translate into English:

1. Мы хорошо провели время вчера. 2. Сколько у вас лекций сегодня? 3. Когда вы пьёте чай? 4. У вас есть книги по истории Англии? 5. У них есть три собаки и три кошки.

№ 11. Answer the following questions according to the model:

% What does the driver do? – He drives.

  1. What do the drivers do?
  2. What does a singer do?
  3. What does a runner do?
  4. What do students do?
  5. What do painters do?

№ 12. Write the following sentences in the negative.

  1. She understands the rule.
  2. He usually has breakfast at 8 o’clock.
  3. The lecture starts at 10.15.
  4. The flowers look fresh.
  5. She usually walks in the morning.

№ 13. Write the following sentences in the interrogative.

  1. He has coffee in the morning.
  2. She remembers them well.
  3. He plays chess very well.
  4. She leaves home at 10 a.m. every day.
  5. Ann misses you badly.

№ 14. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite Tense.

1. Oscar Wilde and Bernard Show(be) the most witty British writers. 2. Fishermen often (tell) tales about their catches. 3. Their children (go) to a private school. 4. Little Amanda (collect) all sorts of toy-pigs. 5. My father (like) a lot of sugar in his tea. 6. Anything that he (say) is worth listening to. 7. We usually (spend) our holidays in Spain. 8. My English friends (live) in a nice house that (stand) on a hill that (overlook) lake Windermere which (be) in the Lake District. 9. What this abbreviation (mean)? 10. I live in Tver, which (be) my native town. 11. My brother (sing) in Italian opera. 12. This map (be) the largest that we (have). 13. What you (see) over there?

№ 15. Correct the sentences. The English is correct but the information is wrong. Write two correct sentences each time.

% Hens eat foxes. Hens do not eat foxes.Foxes eat hens.

  1. The sun sets in the East.
  2. The Earth goes round the Moon.
  3. Blacksmiths make things from wood.
  4. The river Dvina flows into a Black Sea.

* № 16. Translate the sentences into English using the Present Indefinite Tense:

1. Я обычно делаю домашнее задание вечером. 2. Моя сестра учится в медицинском колледже. 3. Он теперь редко путешествует. 4. Вы часто ходите в кино? 5. Теперь мы редко с ними встречаемся.


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