She is, they are или we were? А когда нужны there is, be going to и about to? Выполните шесть интерактивных упражнений и проверьте, насколько уверенно вы используете глагол to be.
Знаете формы am, is, are, но иногда теряетесь в более сложных конструкциях? Пройдите упражнения от базовых форм до ситуаций, где to be работает как связка, вспомогательный глагол или часть устойчивой конструкции.
Потренируйте глагол to be за 30 минут
Пройдите шесть блоков — от выбора формы to be до конструкций и финального теста.
Выберите there is, going to, about to и другие конструкции
Упражнение 5. Дополните диалоги
Выберите естественные реплики для разных ситуаций
Упражнение 6. Пройдите тест
Проверьте, насколько хорошо вы усвоили тему
Упражнение 1. Выберите форму to be
Выберите правильный вариант из выпадающего списка.
1. I .... not sure this is the right entrance.
2. The lights in the building .... still on.
3. This part of the city .... surprisingly quiet at night.
4. We .... the last people to leave the restaurant yesterday.
5. The roads .... almost empty early this morning.
6. She .... in another meeting when I called.
7. You .... much better at explaining this than I am.
8. The final episode .... more interesting than I expected.
9. Those paintings .... part of a private collection.
10. That .... the first time I travelled alone.
Упражнение 2. Определите функцию глагола to be
В каждом предложении to be выполняет одну из трех функций. Выберите верную функцию.
1. The restaurant is unusually quiet tonight. → ....
2. Someone is waiting for you downstairs. → ....
3. Her new neighbours are very friendly. → ....
4. The old cinema was converted into a hotel. → ....
5. The team is preparing for the presentation. → ....
6. The documents were signed this morning. → ....
7. We were discussing the same idea yesterday. → ....
8. The road is closed after 10 p.m. → ....
9. These tickets are much cheaper online. → ....
Упражнение 3. Верно или нет?
Посмотрите, правильно ли употреблен глагол to be.
1. The entrance is on the other side of the building. → ....
2. My colleagues is already inside. → ....
3. We were waiting for the doors to open. → ....
4. The new bridge was opened last month. → ....
5. They are discuss the proposal right now. → ....
6. These seats are reserved for guests. → ....
7. There are a small café near the station. → ....
8. Here is the information you asked for. → ....
9. I’m going to book the tickets tonight. → ....
10. We is about to start the meeting. → ....
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Упражнение 4. Дополните ситуации
Прочитайте предложения и выберите конструкцию, которая лучше всего подходит по смыслу.
Выберите правильный вариант.
1. Look at those clouds. It .... .
2. Hurry up — the doors .... .
3. According to the programme, the CEO .... after lunch.
4. .... a charging point next to the reception desk.
5. You ordered the vegetarian option, right? .... .
6. We’ve already made the decision. We .... to a smaller office.
7. The train .... , so we need to get on now.
8. If we .... before six, we need to make a decision soon.
Соотнесите конструкцию и ситуацию.
1. Говорим, что что-то существует или находится где-то → ....
2. Передаем или показываем предмет → ....
3. Рассказываем о принятом плане или прогнозе → ....
4. Говорим о том, что случится совсем скоро → ....
5. Говорим об официальном плане, договоренности или инструкции → ....
Упражнение 5. Дополните диалоги
Выберите подходящий вариант для каждой ситуации.
Here it is
There it is have
It is going to be
is going to rain
is about rain
is rain
is about to leave
is going to leaving
is to left
is to speak
is about speaking
there is to speak
there is
here are
it is
Упражнение 6. Пройдите итоговый тест
Выберите правильный вариант.
Выберите правильную форму: I … ready to leave.
am
is
are
Выберите правильную форму: These rooms … much brighter in the morning.
are
is
am
Выберите правильную форму: We … in Prague last weekend.
were
was
are
Какое предложение написано правильно?
The building is very old.
The building very old.
The building are very old.
В каком предложении to be используется как вспомогательный глагол в continuous?
They are waiting outside.
They are very patient.
The doors are locked.
В каком предложении to be используется как вспомогательный глагол в passive voice?
The documents were sent yesterday.
The documents were on the desk.
They were reading the documents.
Выберите правильный вариант: … a small supermarket near the hotel.
There is
Here is
It is going to
Как естественно передать человеку его кофе?
Here is your coffee.
There is your coffee.
Here your coffee is.
Выберите правильный вариант: We’ve already booked the hotel. We … there in May.
are going to stay
are about stay
are stay
Выберите правильный вариант: The film … start, so turn your phone off.
is about to
is going
is to starting
Согласно официальной программе министр выступит завтра. Как сказать это по-английски?
According to the official programme, the minister is to speak tomorrow.
According to the official programme, the minister is about speaking tomorrow.
According to the official programme, the minister is to speaking tomorrow.
Какое предложение написано правильно?
The streets were almost empty last night.
The streets was almost empty last night.
The streets is almost empty last night.
Выберите правильный вариант: Look! Someone … towards us.
is running
is run
running
Выберите правильный вариант: The museum … in the nineteenth century.
was built
was build
built
Выберите правильный вариант: If we … there by noon, we need to leave now.
are to get
are getting to
are to getting
Повторите правила, если остались ошибки
Если некоторые задания оказались сложными, разберите тему подробнее в статье «Глагол to be в английском языке». Там подробно объясняются формы am, is, are, was, were, функции глагола to be и конструкции there is/are, here is/are, going to, about to и be to do.