Practice Makes Perfect
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EXERCISE Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the new vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space provided. aunt cousin cloud uncle red bright window blue cold brother teacher class man tall news hot furniture upstairs moon green bug woman bald student open juice sad lawyer room grass old lazy Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb to be . 1. My aunt nice. 2. The clouds white. 3. Kathy sick. 4. The ribbons yellow. 5. We twins. 6. The windows open. 7. Colton and Cody brothers. To Be: Present Tense 3 PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 3 1/15/19 11:10 AM 4 practice makes perfect Basic English 8. We teachers. 9. It a French book. 10. You very smart. 11. It sad news. 12. She my cousin. 13. You tired. 14. The grass green. 15. It in my room. 16. They lazy. 17. The flower yellow. 18. The bug on the counter. 19. I tall. 20. The man happy. 21. The vacuum red. 22. The tent blue. 23. The juice cold. 24. She a student. 25. They in my class. 26. The woman a lawyer. 27. She upstairs. 28. The teacher smart. 29. The ribbon blue. 30. The water hot. 31. My uncle bald. 32. The furniture old. 33. The fridge in the kitchen. 34. The moon bright. PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 4 1/15/19 11:10 AM 5 To Be: Present Tense: Negative Form Place not after the verb to be to create the negative form of the present tense. I am → I am not → I am not ready. you are → you are not → You are not busy. he is → he is not → He is not my friend. she is → she is not → She is not tall. it is → it is not → It is not true. we are → we are not → We are not tired. they are → they are not → They are not pink. The negative form of the present tense of the verb to be can also be expressed with the contraction isn’t or aren’t. There is no contraction for am not. I am not → I am not → I am not sick. you are not → you aren’t → You aren’t a teacher. he is not → he isn’t → He isn’t a lawyer. she is not → she isn’t → She isn’t ready. it is not → it isn’t → It isn’t a toy. we are not → we aren’t → We aren’t twins. they are not → they aren’t → They aren’t yellow. 2·1 EXERCISE Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the new vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space provided. table neighbor city cheese kid Italian sister early bus Spanish sister-in-law drawer sour empty lime pregnant ·2· PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 5 1/15/19 11:10 AM 6 practice makes perfect Basic English Rewrite the following sentences to express the negative form. Write the sentence once using am not , is not , or are not and once using the contraction isn’t or aren’t . 1. The cheese is on the table. 2. She is my sister. 3. My neighbors are Spanish. 4. My sister-in-law is Italian. 5. Diane is pregnant. 6. The limes are sour. 7. The bus is empty. 8. The kids are early for class today. 9. The drawers are empty. 10. It is a nice city. PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 6 1/15/19 11:10 AM 2·2 EXERCISE Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the new vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space provided. boss wife mall boy far dragonfly subway full road white eraser bowl fair black wide hand husband pen good expensive idea late store car key garbage can office garbage bag work shelf book pencil case school shoe ceiling doctor Use am not or the contraction isn’t or aren’t to complete the following negative sentences. 1. The subway full. 2. The windows dirty. 3. It a dragonfly. 4. The keys in the car. 5. The microwave oven in the kitchen. 6. My boss at the office. 7. The boys in the tent. 8. We busy at work. 9. My hands dirty. 10. The eraser in the pencil case. 11. She a teacher in my school. To Be: Present Tense: Negative Form 7 PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 7 1/15/19 11:10 AM 8 practice makes perfect Basic English 12. The ceiling white. 13. The bowls on the table. 14. The garbage bags in the drawer. 15. The garbage can full. 16. The store far. 17. It fair. 18. The roads in the city wide. 19. My husband a doctor. 20. The pens black. 21. The books on the shelf. 22. The vacuum in the basement. 23. They friends. 24. The ribbon red. 25. She late for class today. 26. It true. 27. I tired. 28. Barry a good student. 29. The juice cold. 30. My wife at the mall. 31. The shoes expensive. 32. The students tired today 33. The woman old. 34. It a good idea. PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 8 1/15/19 11:10 AM 9 To Be: Present Tense: Question Form Place the verb to be before the subject to create the question form of the present tense. I am → am I → Am I late? you are → are you → Are you my new boss? he is → is he → Is he your teacher? she is → is she → Is she your neighbor? it is → is it → Is it expensive? we are → are we → Are we early? they are → are they → Are they in the basement? 3·1 EXERCISE Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the new vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space provided. wheel pond policeman bathroom goldfish outside sweet toothbrush meeting toothpaste serious bathing suit English desk orange coat sharpener cow clothesline box garage calf French frog brown poor downstairs very ·3· PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 9 1/15/19 11:10 AM 10 practice makes perfect Basic English Rewrite the following sentences to create questions by placing the verb to be before the subject. Don’t forget to include a question mark (?) in your answer. 1. The wheels are in the garage. 2. The sharpener is on my desk. 3. The toothbrush and toothpaste are in the bathroom. 4. My bathing suit is on the clothesline. 5. I am in your English class. 6. It is cold outside. 7. He is a policeman in the city. 8. The coats are on the floor. 9. Johanne and Véronique are in a meeting. 10. The toys are in the box downstairs. 11. The cow and calf are brown. 12. The orange juice is sweet. 13. The frogs are in the pond. 14. The goldfish is in the bowl. 15. You are serious. 16. Marie is French. PMP Basic English_Lachance.indd 10 1/15/19 11:10 AM 3·2 EXERCISE Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the new vocabulary words needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space provided. knife gate dishwasher printer fork nail polish bill bird correct skunk living room pillow clean accountant real ink sharp fence lipstick thread oven curtain bed pen funny Mrs. pearl pot sheet birdhouse turkey pan Chinese pig Mr. garden Scottish again needle there Complete the following questions using the correct form of the verb to be . 1. it cold in Canada? 2. the skunks in my garden again? 3. the needle and thread in the drawer? 4. he a good accountant? 5. they in the living room? 6. the ink in the printer? 7. the pots and pans clean? 8. she your sister-in-law? 9. the forks in the dishwasher? To Be: Present Tense: Question Form Yüklə 5,59 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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