Grammar rhymes - Joanna Zaranska 1997

To be

Affirmative
I am a pupil.	I'm a pupil.
You are a sailor.	You’re a sailor.
She is a singer.	She's a singer.
He is a tailor.	He’s a tailor.
It is a dolphin.	It’s a dolphin.
We are zoo keepers.	We're zoo keepers.
You are policemen.	You’re policemen.
They are maths teachers.	They’re maths teachers.

QUESTIONS		SHORT ANSWERS
Am I a pupil?	Yes, I am.		No. I’m not.
Are you a sailor?	Yes, you are.		No, you aren't.
Is she a singer?	Yes, she is.		No, she isn’t.
Is he a tailor?	Yes, he is.		No, he isn’t.
Is it a dolphin?	Yes. it is.		No. it isn’t.
Are we zoo keepers?	Yes, we are.		No. we aren’t.
Are you policemen?	Yes. you are.		No, you aren’t.
Are they maths teachers?	Yes. they are.		No, they aren’t.

NEGATIVE

I am not a pupil.	I'm not a pupil.
You are not a sailor.	You aren't a sailor.
She is not a singer.	She isn’t a singer.
He is not a tailor.	He isn't a tailor.
It is not a dolphin.	It isn't a dolphin.
We are not zoo keepers.	We aren’t zoo keepers.
You are not policemen.	You aren’t policemen.
They are not maths teachers.	They aren’t maths teachers.

Remember!

Глагол TO BE принадлежит к семье особых глаголов.

Attention!

I AM. You, we, they ARE. He, she, it IS.

В вопросительной форме AM, IS. ARE ставятся перед подлежащим, напр.:

Не is a sailor. Is he a sailor?

В отрицательной форме после AM, IS. ARE мы ставим NOT, напр.:

He is a sailor. He is not/isn’t a sailor.

Task 1

Допиши стишок, вставляя на свободные места am, is, аге. Соедини предложения с картинками по образцу.

Task 2

Дополни текст, вставлял аm, is, аге.

I am Sylvia. This ... my brother Jim. I ... ten and he ... five.

We ... English, but we ... not in England now. We ... on holiday.

This ... a beach. There ... many children here. It ... hot and sunny.

Task 3

Допиши стишок при помощи следующих форм глагола to be: ’re, ’s, is, am.

Task 4

Допиши стишок при помощи следующих форм глагола to be: are, am, 're, ’m. Раскрась флаги и соедини их с соответствующими предложениями. Только два флага подходят к тексту.

Task 5

Ответь на вопросы.

1. Are you a boy? Yes, I am/I No, I’m not.

2. Is your English teacher a man? ... .

3. Is there a computer in your room? ... .

4. Are there any cassettes in your room? ... .

5. Is your house in a garden? ... .

6. Are your parents at home now? ... .

7. Is your dad a singer? ... .

8. Is your best friend Polish? ... .

9. Are you in the classroom now? ... .

10. Are your toys in the toy box? ... .

11. Are frogs green? ... .

12. Is the elephant a big animal? ... .

13. Is London in England? ... .

14. Is Halloween in May? ... .

15. Is Christmas in December? ... .

16. Are polar bears brown? ... .

17. Are clowns funny? ... .

18. Is Cinderella rich? ... .

19. Is your school in a big city? ... .

20. Is it cold today? ... .