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    Oxford English Grammar

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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using forms of the verb "to be" in English, including: - Present tense forms like "I am", "you are", "we are" etc. - Questions using "be" like "Are you late?" and contractions like "You're" - Negative forms using "not" like "I am not late" or contractions like "I'm not" - Using "be" with adjectives like "hungry", "cold" to describe a state of being - Questions with "what" and "how" about attributes like "What colour is her hair?"

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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using forms of the verb "to be" in English, including: - Present tense forms like "I am", "you are", "we are" etc. - Questions using "be" like "Are you late?" and contractions like "You're" - Negative forms using "not" like "I am not late" or contractions like "I'm not" - Using "be" with adjectives like "hungry", "cold" to describe a state of being - Questions with "what" and "how" about attributes like "What colour is her hair?"

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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice using forms of the verb "to be" in English, including: - Present tense forms like "I am", "you are", "we are" etc. - Questions using "be" like "Are you late?" and contractions like "You're" - Negative forms using "not" like "I am not late" or contractions like "I'm not" - Using "be" with adjectives like "hungry", "cold" to describe a state of being - Questions with "what" and "how" about attributes like "What colour is her hair?"

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    Oxford English Grammar

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    I be I am happy today. Are we late?

    a
    8£: PRESENT
    lam youore he/she/it is weore theyore
    D am/? are you? is he/she/it? are we? ore they?
    a /om not youore not he/she/it is not we arenot theyare not
    �.
    I am a doctor. Are you American? We are not ready. ._.,

    () Put in am, are or is.


    ..,. You ..�� ..... late. 4 I ............ happy today.
    1 We ............ very well. 5 I think you ............ tired.
    2 My sister ............ a doctor. 6 Our house ............ very small.
    3 Paul and Ann ............ in America. 7 I ............ nearly ready.

    In conversation and informal writing, we use contractions:


    I'm you're he's she's it's John's the train's we're they're
    I'm a doctor. You're late. John's in London. The shop's open. We're ready.

    $ Write these sentences with contractions.


    .... Claire is ill. ..����r� .���: .............................. 4 My name is Peter. ......................................
    1 We are all tired. . ........................................ 5 You are early. ...........................................
    2 They are here. ......................................... . 6 The shop is closed. ....................................
    3 I am sorry. ............................................... 7 She is at home. .........................................

    To make questions (6) with be, we put the verb before the subject.
    STATEMENT 0: / am late. The taxi is here. Weare late. Your keys are in the car.
    / --- / �
    QUESTION D: Am I late? Is the taxi here? Are we late? Are my keys in the car?

    C) Make questions.
    .., Bill/ Scottish ..�.�.�� .��'?���.�!.................. 7 we all I ready ...........................................
    1 Marie/ from Paris ..................................... . 8 I/ early .................................................. .
    2 we I very late ........................................... 9 they I at home ......................................... .
    3 John/ in bed .......................................... . 10 you/ happy .............................................
    4 the boss/ here ........................................ . 11 Joe/ married .......................................... .
    5 your car I fast ........................................... 12 this/ your house .......................................
    6 Luke/ here .............................................. 13 that/ Jane ...............................................

    Do you know all these question words? who what when where why how
    Contractions with is: who's what's when's where's why's how's
    Who's that? What's this? When's the party? Where's the station? Why are we here? How are you?

    0 Put in question words with are or 's.


    .., ' ..1/.Y.��·� ........ that?' 'It's my brother: 5 ' ................... you late?' 'My watch is broken:
    .., ' ..1/.Y.��.".'�.��... Leo and Amy?' 'In London: 6 ' ................... your mother?' 'Not very well:
    1 ' ................... your name?' 'Maria: 7 ' ................... Daniel?' 'In hospital:
    2 ' ................... my glasses?' 'Here: 8 ' ................... those men?' 'I don't know:
    3 ' ................... your teacher?' 'Mrs Allen: 9 ' ................... your parents?' 'Very well:
    4 ' ................... the exams?' 'On Tuesday: 10 ' ................... your birthday?' 'March 17th:

    2 BE AND HAVE
    To make negative (a=il) sentences with be, we put
    I Scottish. We ready_
    We can also make contractions with : you
    I
    after
    tired_
    , she
    She
    or
    here_ They
    etc (BUT NOT l-6mft!t)_
    my friends_
    I
    0 Write negative (a=I) ends for the sentences.
    llll> I'm Greek, but (a=ilfrom Athens) __!��-��-�'?�-�����:-___________________________________________________________
    llll> It's winter, but (a=icold) --��.'�-�-�-<:-��------------------------------OR--��--�����-�_._____________________________
    1 She's tired, but (a=iil/) _____ . __________________-__________--_-----__--------------------------------------------------------- ----
    2 They are in England, but (a=iin London) _______----------- --------------------------------- --- - - -- -------- - - - - --------------
    3 You're tall, but (a=il too tall) ----------- -----------------------. -- ------ ---------- --------------------- ------------ --. --------- - -
    4 We are late, but (a=il very late) ________________________-_------------------- - - - --- - -- -- ----- ---------- ------- ------- . -- - -- -- - - - -
    5 It's summer, but (a=ilhot) _____________________________-__--------------------------------------------------- ----------------. --
    6 I'm a student, but (a=iat university) _________________________________________________. ________________________________________
    7 John's good-looking, but (a=il very nice) _-_-___-_---__----------------------- - --- ------- ------------------------ ----- - -- ----
    8 Anne is at work, but (a=ilin her office) _____--___-_______--- -- ---------- . ---- -- - -------- - ----- - ------- --- -- -------------------
    9 This is a nice coat, but (a=lmine) ______________________________________________-__ . __-__---__--------. -----. ------------------
    10 It's a big car, but (a=ivery fast) _______________. __________--- - - --- - ----__ ---- --------------------------- ------------ ----- - -- - - --

    We often use be with: hungry, thirsty, cold, hot, right, wrong, afraid, interested, what colour?, what size?
    And we use be with ages_
    Have you got anything to eat? I'm hungry_ I'm cold_ It's very hot here in summer_
    'It's late.' 'You're right. Let's go.' Are you afraid of flying? I'm interested in politics_
    What colour is her hair? What size are your shoes? 'How old are you?' 'I'm 17.'

    Complete the sentences under the pictures.

    llll> She is -��-�-t]::1: _ _ 1 He __ ___ ___________ 2 She ________________ 3 _______ . _____ ___ 4 It __ . _____________

    f) Put in words from the box.


    afraid ./ cold colour hot hungry interested old right size thirsty wrong

    llll> He .1s a b-19 man, but he 1s QfYf-t�c'.


    - ____ _________ of her_
    You think I'm wrong, but I know I'm _______________
    2 'What _______________ is that T-shirt?' 'Extra large:
    3 What _______________ is your car?
    4 Sorry, I'm not _______________ in her problems_
    5 'It's the 18th today: 'You're _______________ - it's the 19th:
    6 'Something to drink?' 'No, thanks_I'm not ___________. ___'
    7 'It's _______________ in here: 'Open a window:
    8 Is it _______________ here in winter?
    9 'How _______________ is your girlfriend?' 'She's 19:
    10 Tm _______________ · 'Would you like a sandwich?'

    In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full BE AND HAVE 3
    forms (for example/ am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.

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