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Ex. 9. Translate into English.

1. Твой брат дома? 2. Эта гостиница очень дорогая. 3. Моя сестра архитектор.

4. Я не устала. 5. Они не студенты, они врачи. 6. Я интересуюсь искусством. 7. Мне жарко. 8. Он сегодня в институте. 9. Она не дома, она на работе. 10. Сегодня погода прекрасная.

11. Это здание очень старое. 12. Моему брату не 14 лет, ему 15 лет. 13. Твой дом очень красивый. 14. Магазины в этом городе очень дешевые. 15. Я не богат.

The verb “to be” in the Past Simple Tense

- Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

- When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs.

- We were tired after the journey but we weren’t hungry.

- The hotel was very comfortable and it wasn’t expensive.

- Where were you at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

- Was the weather good when you were on holiday?

- Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive?

Ex. 10. Put in was / wasn’t / were / weren’t.

1. We didn’t like that house. It __was__ very old and it __wasn’t__ large enough.

2. Helen got married when she __________ 21 years old.

3. I called you yesterday evening but you ___________ at home. Where ___________ you?

4. My son ________ at work last week because he ________ ill. He’s better now.

5. The shops ___________ open yesterday because it _________ a public holiday.

6. “_________ at home at 9.30?” “No, I ___________. I _________ at work.”

7. Kate _______ in the south last year but Sue ________. She _______busy with her work.

8. When my parents ___________ young they rented a flat.

Ex. 11. Put in am / is / are / was / were. Some sentences are present and some are

Past.

1. Last year she __ was 22, so she ___ is__ 23 now.

2. Today the weather _______ nice, but yesterday it ________ cold.

3. I _________ hungry. Can I have something to eat?

4. I _________ hungry last night, so I had something to eat.

5. Where ________ you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning?

6. Don’t buy those shoes. They _________ too expensive.

7. Why _________ you so angry yesterday?

8. We must go now. It ________ very late.

9. This time last year I _________ in Paris.

10. “Where ______ the children?” “I don’t know. They _______ in the garden ten minutes ago.

11. When I ________ a child I liked milk.

12. We ______ very pleased to see you.

13. __________ they in France or in Spain last summer?

14. _________ English very difficult?

15. You ________ not very friendly to my sister.

Ex. 12. Put in was or were.

Last night I had a strange dream. I _________ in the world where all the colours _______ different. The grass _________ orange, the trees ________ white; in the green sky there _______ a purple sun and a moon the colour of blood. I ________ a child again, eight years old, and I ________ lost. But I _________ not frightened. I front of me there _________ a long street, stretching away as far as I could see.

There __________ no people, but all around me I heard the noise of big insects. It _______ neither cold nor hot. I walked until I came to a church. In the church there _________ hundreds of people, all looking at me. They started to come towards me, slowly at first, then faster and faster. Then I woke up.

The verb “to be” in the Future Simple Tense