Write questions with what who how where why use am is are

Interrogative sentences (am/is/are)

Making questions

• Questions are formed for all tenses except present simple and past simple by

changing the position of the auxiliary verb

subject (I, you, she, he, etc.):

You ‘re going à Are you going?

He has gone à Has he gone?

• Questions are formed for the present simple and past simple by using do,

They work here. Do they work here?

She lived here. Did she live here?

she is Is he/ she/ it?

you are Are we/you/they?

-‘Is your mother at home?’ – ‘No, she’s out.’

-‘Is it cold in your room?’ – ‘Yes, a little’

—Those shoes are nice. Are they new?

—Are books expensive in your country?

-‘How old is Joe?’ – ‘He’s 24.’

-‘What colour is your car?’ – ‘It’s blue’

what’s=what is who’s=who is how’s=how is where’s=where is

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Yes, he/she/it is. No, he’s/she’s/it’s not. or No, he/she/it isn’t.

Yes, we/you/they are. No, we’re/you’re/they’re not. or No, we/you/they aren’t.

—Are you tired? Yes, I am.

—Are you hungry? No, I’m notbut I’m thirsty.

—Is he English? Yes, he is.

—Is Ann at work today? No she isn’t.

—Is this seat free? Yes, it is.

—Am I late? No, you are not.

1. Write questions from these words. Use am/is/are:

1 (your mother at home?) ……Is your mother at home……?

1 (what colour your car?) What colour is your car?

3. Ask the questions (Read the answers to the questions first):

You Paul.

4. Write positive or negative short answers (Yes, I am / No, he isn’t etc.).

5. Make four different types of questions questions from these statements:

1 She likes travelling

Does she like travelling? What does she like doing? Does she like travelling or cooking? She likes traveling, does not she?

2 They’re working.

Are they working?

3 He was playing tennis.

4 She went to school today.

5 They live here.

6 She’s eating at the moment.

7 They drove to the station.

9 He had breakfast early.

10 They came today.

11 She drives to work.

12 He left this morning.

13 He was writing a letter.

14 They watched television.

15 She’s at home.

16 They went home.

17 She likes horror films.

18 He’s walking home.

19 They were eating ice cream.

20 They gave him the money.

WORD ORDER

Direct object and indirect object

• In simple sentences the object is easy to see:

She hit him.

They took the money.

• Some verbs, however, have two objects:

She gave me the book.( = she gave the book to me)

the book is the real object of this sentence. It tells us whatshe gave.This is the direct object (Direct object)

me is the indirect object (Indirect object)

FORM

• verb + direct object + to or for + indirect object:

a) Some common verbs Taking to: bring, give, lend, pay, promise, send,

Show, take, tell.

b) Some common verbs taking for: buy, find, get, make.

verb + indirect object without to or for + direct object:

Note:that it is not possible to use the second form when the direct object is a pronoun

(me, her, him, it, etc]. The longer construction must be used:

Give it to John. (NOT Give John it.)

6. Rewrite these sentences without using to or for.

1 Give this food to your parents.

Give your parents this food.

2Get an ashtray for me, please.

Get me an ashtray, please.

3 Have you sent a postcard to your family?

4 Did you pay the money to him?

5 Would you find a seat for my mother, please?

6 I’ll get some money for you.

7 Did you tell the news to your parents?

8 I’m buying a ticket for Jenny, too.

9 Show your painting to Mr Anderson.

10 Would you take this note to your parents?

C O N T E N T S

UNIT 1 TO BE. PRONOUS. THERE + BE. POSSESSIVE’S

Put in am, isor are.

8. Your friend ….. on the phone.

9. ….. everybody coming to the party?

10. People ….. the same all over the world.

11. My trousers ….. too big.

12. The police ….. asking a lot of questions.

1.2.Write full sentences. Use am / is / areeach time.

Model: my boots very dirty – My boots are very dirty

Write positive or negative answers. Use am / am not / is / isn’t / are / aren’t.

Model 1. Paris / the capital of France – Paris is the capital of France.

Model 2. I / interested in basketball – I’m not interested in basketball.

Write questions from these words. Use am / is / are.

Model: what colour your car? – What colour is your car?

1.6.Write positive or negative answers (Yes, I am / No, he isn’t, etc.)

2. Are you tall? 7. Are you hungry?

3. Are you an engineer? 8. Is your father tall?

4. Are you tired? 9. Is it sunny?

5. Is it winter now? 10. Are they travellers?

1.7.Complete the sentences. Use one of the question forms below + is or are.

1. …Where are…my keys? On the table.

2. ……… the time, please? Half past five.

3. ……… your headache now? Much better, thank you.

4. ……… the holiday photographs? In your handbag.

5 …….… that clock? Three hundred years old.

6 ….…… your new shoes? Red.

7. ……… Simon happy today? Because it’s his birthday.

8. ……… Maria from? Spain, I think.

9. ……… these trousers? They’re £40.

10. ……… that man in the car? My uncle.

11. ……… the banks closed today? Because it’s a holiday.

1.8.Ask the questions. (Read the answers to the questions first).

2. married or single? I’m married.

3. British? No, I’m not.

4. where / from? From Austria.

5. how old? He is 22.

6. a student? No, I’m a worker.

7. your friend / a doctor? No, she’s a secretary.

8. where / from?) She’s Russian.

9. his name? Tony.

1.9. Fill in the gaps. Make the questions and answers.

Model: – …Are… you Mexican? – No, I …am not.

4. A:…. Leon on business? B: No, …. he’s on holiday.

1.10.Find words for the blanks.

1. “How old are you?” “. fifteen.”

1.11.Write sentences with There are. Choose the right number:

790,000 / 7 / 9 / 15 / 26 / 30 / 50.

Model:days / a week – There are seven days in a week.

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Task 2. Write full sentences, use am / is / are each time.
1.(A URL the address of a file on the Internet) → A URL is the address of a file on the Internet.
2.(Just a few websites secure)
3.(Not all computer users competent enough)
4.(Some printers not very quick)
5.(A computer system very complex)
6.(The total number of pixels on the display its resolution)
7.(The most common input devices the keyboard and the mouse)
8.(Some of the people in this computer company not at work now)
9.(These programs available from our website)
10.(I interested in computer programming)
11.(Each pixel a certain combination of the three colours: red, green and blue)
12.(Those Internet service providers not reliable)

Task 4. Ask and answer questions using the words given in brackets.
1.(elderly people eager to use PCs)?
2.(virtual reality useful in education)?
3.(computer operators responsible for running data-processing equipment)?
4.(laptop computers popular in Russia)?
5.(it legal to hack into banking and credit card networks)?
6.(web design complicated)?
7.(all application programs free)?
8.(the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) available in mobile phones)?
9.(iPhones widespread in many European countries)?
10.(it obligatory for a modern engineer to know high-level programming languages)?
11.(you a student of Kolomna Branch of Moscow State Open University)?
12.(Bill Gates the founder of “Apple”)?

Task 5. Write questions with What / Who / Where / When / How / Why, use am / is / are.
1.The providers are ready to give you a software package, username, password and access phone number. (What?)
2.The senior programmer is in the office. (Where?)
3.This e-mail attachment is suspicious. (Why?)
4.The keyboard of my computer is dark. (What colour?)
5.These printers are rather valuable. (How much?)
6.Elderly people are not always eager to send sms-messages. (What kind of?)
7.Mr Blake is a system administrator. (Who?)
8.The help of a competent programmer is necessary in most difficult cases. (When?)
9.E-commerce is popular in most European countries. (Where?)
10.Three of the links are useless. (How many?)
11.The programmer’s job is to write programs for solving different problems. (Whose?)
12.The head of our data processing department is 40 years old. (How old?)

Task 1. Complete the sentences with am/am not, is/is not, are/are not.
1. She is a computer operator.
2. No, I am not a web designer, I am an electronic engineer.
3. The systems analyst is in his office.
4. These files are out-of-date.
5. John is quite competent.
6. No, they are not hackers.
7. My friends and I are students of the computer engineering faculty.
8. No, it is not an ink-jet printer, it is a laser printer.
9. Those databases are new.
10. The staff of the data processing department is here now.
11. Where are the microprocessors from?
12. Hyperlinks are very useful.

Task 2. Write full sentences, use am / is / are each time.
1. (A URL the address of a file on the Internet) → A URL is the address of a file on the Internet.
2. Just a few websites are secure.
3. Not all computer users are competent enough.
4. Some printers are not very quick.
5. A computer system is very complex.
6. The total number of pixels is on the display its resolution.
7. The most common input devices are the keyboard and the mouse.
8. Some of the people in this computer company are not at work now.
9. These programs available from our website.
10. I am interested in computer programming.
11. Each pixel is a certain combination of the three colours: red, green and blue.
12. Those Internet service providers are not reliable.

Task 5. Write questions with What / Who / Where / When / How / Why, use am / is / are.
1. What are the providers ready to give you?
2. Where is the senior programmer?
3. Why is this e-mail attachment suspicious?
4. What colour is the keyboard of my computer?
5. How much are these printers valuable?
6. What kind of people are not always eager to send sms-messages?
7. Who is a system administrator?
8. When is the help of a competent programmer necessary?
9. Where is E-commerce popular?
10. How many links are useless?
11. Whose job is to write programs for solving different problems?
12. How old is the head of our data processing department?

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Making questions

• Questions are formed for all tenses except present simple and past simple by

changing the position of the auxiliary verb

subject (I, you, she, he, etc.):

You ‘re going à Are you going?

He has gone à Has he gone?

• Questions are formed for the present simple and past simple by using do,

They work here. Do they work here?

She lived here. Did she live here?

she is Is he/ she/ it?

you are Are we/you/they?

-‘Is your mother at home?’ – ‘No, she’s out.’

-‘Is it cold in your room?’ – ‘Yes, a little’

—Those shoes are nice. Are they new?

—Are books expensive in your country?

-‘How old is Joe?’ – ‘He’s 24.’

-‘What colour is your car?’ – ‘It’s blue’

what’s=what is who’s=who is how’s=how is where’s=where is

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Yes, he/she/it is. No, he’s/she’s/it’s not. or No, he/she/it isn’t.

Yes, we/you/they are. No, we’re/you’re/they’re not. or No, we/you/they aren’t.

—Are you tired? Yes, I am.

—Are you hungry? No, I’m notbut I’m thirsty.

—Is he English? Yes, he is.

—Is Ann at work today? No she isn’t.

—Is this seat free? Yes, it is.

—Am I late? No, you are not.

1. Write questions from these words. Use am/is/are:

1 (your mother at home?) ……Is your mother at home……?

1 (what colour your car?) What colour is your car?

3. Ask the questions (Read the answers to the questions first):

You Paul.

4. Write positive or negative short answers (Yes, I am / No, he isn’t etc.).

5. Make four different types of questions questions from these statements:

1 She likes travelling

Does she like travelling? What does she like doing? Does she like travelling or cooking? She likes traveling, does not she?

2 They’re working.

Are they working?

3 He was playing tennis.

4 She went to school today.

5 They live here.

6 She’s eating at the moment.

7 They drove to the station.

9 He had breakfast early.

10 They came today.

11 She drives to work.

12 He left this morning.

13 He was writing a letter.

14 They watched television.

15 She’s at home.

16 They went home.

17 She likes horror films.

18 He’s walking home.

19 They were eating ice cream.

20 They gave him the money.

Tag questions

Exercise 11. Give the correct tag to these sentences.

Exercise 12. Ask questions about the information in italics. Example: My mother is 50. — How old is your mother?

1. I’m from a small town in the South of Russia. /Where are you from?

2. Yes, Linda is a first-year student. /Is Linda a first-year student?

3. Tom and Sue are sociable and very intelligent. /What kind of people are Sue and Tom?

4. My sister is fond of classical music. /Who is interested in music?

5. I am a bank clerk. /What are you?

6. Today Tony is at home because it’s Sunday. /Why is Tony at home today?

7. His home telephone number is 678-899. /What is his telephone number?

8. It’s 4 o’clock and you are at work. /Why are you at work?

E. Bazanova, Moscow, Drofa.

– Put in am, is or are.

10. Ann is at home but her children are at school.

11. I am a student. My sister is an architect.

– Write full sentences. Use am/is/are each time.

10. (those flowers very beautiful).Those flowers are beautiful.

– Write positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not/is/isn ‘ t/are/aren ‘ t.

10. (diamonds/cheap) Diamonds aren’t cheap.

– Write questions from these words. Use am/Is/are.

– Write positive or negative short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn ‘ t etc.).

Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I goto bed at 11.00 p.m. (go)

Jack speaks fluent French. (speak)

Her children enjoy game shows and cartoons. (enjoy)

She always tells funny jokes. (tell)

My sister and I often try to read newspapers in En­glish. (try)

People use personal computers at home. (use)

It takes him about half an hour to get home from college. (take)

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