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We have no house in the country.

EXERCISES

IN

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Практикум по грамматике

Английского языка

TENSES

IN

ACTIVE VOICE

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE

V (Vs)

A

B

Exercise 2. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. My friend (be) at home now. 2. We (have) English classes twice a week. 3. Wealth (be) nothing, happiness (be) all. 4. She (be) an economist. 5. A good teacher (have) some of the gifts of a good actor. 6. Alex’s girl-friend (have) dark brown eyes. 7. Education (be) not just learning facts. 8.The Bakers (have) a new colour TV set. 9. School (be) an institution for educating children. 10. She (have) an annoying habit of biting her fingernails. 11. The 4th of July (be) a national holiday of the US. 12. They often (have) a swim in the morning. 13. It (be) his favourite expression. 14. I (be) very punctual. 15. The English language (have) an interesting history. 16. He often (have) headaches. 17. I (have) no interest in politics. 18. This ice-cream (be) as hard as rock. 19. English people often (have) roast beef for lunch on Sundays. 20. She (have) regular features.

Exercise 3. Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative.

Model: 1. Miss Dickens is a very good typist.

a) Is Miss Dickens a very good typist?

B) Miss Dickens is not a very good typist.

We have a house in the country.

a) Have we a house in the country?

B) We have not a house in the country.

We have no house in the country.

1. The train for London is at Platform 5. 2. She has a singing lesson every week. 3. I have a terrible toothache. 4. My sister is a clever girl. 5. Our cat has kittens every year. 6. I am a pensioner already. 7. These two young women are our new colleagues. 8. The eagle is a very big bird. 9. They have a flat in Oxford street. 10. This student has a good memory. 11. The Greens are very proud of their son. 12. We have three lectures on Ffiday. 13. I am fond of classical music. 14. You are nearly twenty years old. 15. Chicago is a large city. 16. I have an invitation to the party. 17. The lecture hall is on the second floor. 18. Her husband has plenty of books by foreign writers. 19. Bill has some questions to the lecturer. 20. They have some very nice watches in that shop.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs to be and to have into the correct form of the Present Simple.

1. George and Alice are students at Boston University. 2. Terry Archer have not a big house, he has a flat. 3. What (be) the capital of the USA? 4. I (have) some cigarettes, but I (not to have) any matches. 5. Steve Baxter (be) a journalist in London. 6. (Have) she any brothers or sisters? 7. He (not to be) a very cheerful person. 8. The new hotel (have) a swimming - pool and a business centre. 9. My work (be) very interesting. 10. (Be) he a student or a teacher? 11. (Have) your firm many contacts with foreign companies? 12. What (be) your new telephione number? 13. They (have) a nice present for their baby daughter. 14. How many classes (have) Professor Jones a week? 15. Mrs. Wilson (be) one of our regular customers. 16. Air passengers usually (not to have) much luggage. 17. (Have) babies teeth when they are born? 18. (Be) you happy with your new job? 19. Her mother and father (be) both doctors. 20. What time you (have) breakfast?