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ANGLO-PEDIA Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1

Part 1: To be ‘To be’ in the Present Tense Positive Negative Question I am late. I am not late. Am I late? You are 35 years old. You are not 35 years old. Are you 35 years old? He is tired. He is not tired. Is he tired? She is a teacher. She is not a teacher. Is she a teacher? It is easy. It is not easy. Is it easy? You are doctors. You are not doctors. Are you doctors? We are ready. We are not ready. Are we ready? They are expensive. They are not expensive. Are they expensive? Contractions I am I’m You are You’re He is He’s She is She’s It is It’s You are You’re We are We’re They are They’re am not X (no contraction) is not isn’t are not aren’t ‘To be’ in the Past Tense Positive Negative Question am was I was late. I was not late. Was I late? is was He was tired. He was not tired. Was he tired? are were They were expensive. They were not expensive. Were they expensive? Contractions I / He / She / It was X (no contraction) You / We / They were X (no contraction) was not wasn’t were not weren’t

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‘To be’ in the Future Tense Positive Negative Question am will be I will be late. I will not be late. Will I be late? is will be It will be easy. It will not be easy. Will it be easy? are will be We will be ready. We will not be ready. Will we be ready? Contractions I will I’ll You will You’ll He will He’ll She will She’ll It will It’ll You will You’ll We will We’ll They will They’ll will not won’t

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Part 2: There is / There are When you first mention someone or something, use there is (singular) or there are (plural). Then, if you want to give more information, use he is / she is / it is (singular) or they are (plural): There is a man in the car. He is blond. There is a letter for you. It is on your desk. There is some bread on the table. It is fresh. There is a woman at reception. She is angry. There is a lot of information. It is interesting. There are two men in the car. They are blond. There are many letters for you. They are on your desk. There are some biscuits on the table. They are fresh. There are three women at reception. They are angry. There are a lot of facts. They are interesting. Positive Negative Question Present Tense There is (There’s) There is not (isn’t) Is there? There are There are not (aren’t) Are there? Past Tense There was There was not (wasn’t) Was there? There were There were not (weren’t) Were there? Future Tense There will be There will not be (won’t be) Will there be?

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Part 3: Pronouns Subject pronouns possessive adjectives Object pronouns I my me You (one person) your you He (man) his him She (woman) her her It (object) its it You (2 people or more) your you We our us They (people / objects) their them I have my key with me. You have your key with you. He has his key with her. She has her key with her. It has its key with it. You have your keys with you. We have our keys with us. They have their keys with them. Possessive adjectives possessive pronouns my mine your yours his his her hers its ---- your yours our ours their theirs These are my glasses. These glasses are mine. This is your book. This book is yours. That is his coat. That coat is his. These are her shoes. These shoes are hers. Those are our bags. Those bags are ours. This is their house. This house is theirs. Note: ‘This’ is used for a person or object near you. The plural form is ‘these’. This book here is mine. These books here are mine. ‘That’ is used for a person or object not near you. The plural form is ‘these’. That book there is yours. Those books there are yours.

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ANGLO-PEDIA

Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1

EXERCISES Part 1: To be Exercise 1 (Tracks 1-11) Change from the Present Tense into the Past Tense. Use contractions (wasn’t, weren’t etc.), where possible. Example: The train isn’t late. … The train wasn’t late. …

1. Bob is 80 years old. ……………………………………………………… 2. Is he an engineer? ……………………………………………………… 3. Is Mary here? ……………………………………………………… 4. We aren’t ready. ……………………………………………………… 5. Are they cheap? ……………………………………………………… 6. They are hungry. ……………………………………………………… 7. Are you happy? ……………………………………………………… 8. We aren’t far away. ……………………………………………………… 9. Is the hotel alright? ……………………………………………………… 10. Sue isn’t a nurse. ……………………………………………………… Exercise 2 (Tracks 12-22) Change from the Present Tense into the Future Tense. Use contractions (I’ll, won’t etc.), where possible. Example: The train isn’t late. … The train won’t be late. …

1. Bob is 80 years old. ……………………………………………………… 2. Is he an engineer? ……………………………………………………… 3. Is Mary here? ……………………………………………………… 4. We aren’t ready. ……………………………………………………… 5. Are they cheap? ……………………………………………………… 6. They are hungry. ………………………………………………………

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7. Are you happy? ……………………………………………………… 8. We aren’t far away. ……………………………………………………… 9. Is the hotel alright? ……………………………………………………… 10. Sue isn’t a nurse. ……………………………………………………… Exercise 3 (Tracks 23-43) Answer these questions with complete sentences. Use contractions (isn’t, aren’t, wasn’t, I’ll, won’t etc.), where possible. Example: Are you from England? No. … No, I am not from England. …

How old is George? 13. … George is 13. …

1. Are you a farmer? No. ……………………………………………………… 2. Is it expensive? No. ……………………………………………………… 3. Where is Rome? In Italy. ……………………………………………………… 4. How was the weather? Fine. ……………………………………………………… 5. Will it be alright? Yes. ……………………………………………………… 6. Who was the manager? Tina. ……………………………………………………… 7. Were we late? No. ……………………………………………………… 8. When was the concert? Last night. ……………………………………………………… 9. How old is the car? 5 years old. ……………………………………………………… 10. Were you informed? No. ……………………………………………………… 11. Are the children ready? Yes. ……………………………………………………… 12. Will he be angry? No. ……………………………………………………… 13. Was it interesting? Yes. ……………………………………………………… 14. Were they interested? Yes. ……………………………………………………… 15. Where will he be? At work. ……………………………………………………… 16. What time is it? 2 o’clock. ……………………………………………………… 17. Is it the right answer? No. ……………………………………………………… 18. Was she at the meeting? No. ……………………………………………………… 19. Where were they? At school. ……………………………………………………… 20. Were you surprised? No. ………………………………………………………

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Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1 / Answer Key Part 1: To be, Exercise 1: Change from Present to Past Tense 1. Bob was 80 years old. 2. Was he an engineer? 3. Was Mary here? 4. We weren’t ready. 5. Were they cheap? 6. They were hungry. 7. Were you happy? 8. We weren’t far away. 9. Was the hotel alright? 10. Sue wasn’t a nurse . Part 1: To be, Exercise 2: Change from Present to Future Tense 1. Bob will be 80 years old. 2. Will he be an engineer? 3. Will Mary be here? 4. We won’t be ready. 5. Will they be cheap? 6. They’ll be hungry. 7. Will you be happy? 8. We won’t be far away. 9. Will the hotel be alright? 10. Sue won’t be a nurse.

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Part 1: To be, Exercise 3: Answer the questions. 1. No, I’m not a farmer. 2. No, it isn’t expensive. 3. Rome is in Italy. 4. The weather was fine. 5. Yes, It’ll be alright. 6. Tina was the manager. 7. No, we weren’t late. 8. The concert was last night. 9. The car is 5 years old. 10. No, I wasn’t informed. 11. Yes, the children are ready. 12. No, he won’t be angry. 13. Yes, it was interesting. 14. Yes, they were interested. 15. He will be at work. 16. It’s 2 o’clock. 17. No, it isn’t the right answer. 18. No, she wasn’t at the meeting. 19. They were at school. 20. No, I wasn’t surprised.

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ANGLO-PEDIA Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1

EXERCISES Part 2: There is / There are Exercise 1 (Tracks 44-55) Answer these questions with complete sentences. Example: Is there a post office in town? Yes. … Yes, there is a post office in town. …

Is it far away? No. … No, it isn’t far away. …

1. Was there some coffee? Yes. ……………………………………………………… Was it fresh? Yes. ……………………………………………………… 2. Were there some pubs in town? Yes. ……………………………………………………… Were they nice? No. ……………………………………………………… 3. Are there many e-mails? No. ……………………………………………………… 4. Is there an e-mail for me? No. ……………………………………………………… 5. Is there a bookshop in town? Yes. ……………………………………………………… Is it near here? No. ……………………………………………………… 6. Will there be a presentation? Yes. ……………………………………………………… Will it be long? No. ……………………………………………………… 7. Will there be many people? No. ……………………………………………………… 8. Was there a pool in the hotel? No. ……………………………………………………… 9. Were there many guests? No. ……………………………………………………… 10. Were there many rooms? Yes. ……………………………………………………… Were they comfortable? Yes. ………………………………………………………

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Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1 / Answer Key Part 2: There is / There are: Exercise 1 1. Yes, there was some coffee. Yes, it was fresh. 2. Yes, there were some pubs in town. No, they weren’t nice. 3. No, there aren’t many e-mails. 4. No, there isn’t an e-mail for you. 5. Yes, there is a bookshop in town. No, it isn’t near here. 6. Yes, there will be a presentation. No, it won’t be long. 7. No, there won’t be many people. 8. No, there wasn’t a pool in the hotel. 9. No, there weren’t many guests. 10. Yes, there were many rooms. Yes, they were comfortable.

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ANGLO-PEDIA Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1

EXERCISES Part 3: Pronouns Exercise 1 (Tracks 56-71) Replace the name or the object with an object pronoun. Example: He lives with John. … He lives with him. …

1. I work with Sue and Jack. ……………………………………………………… 2. We listen to the CD. ……………………………………………………… 3. She knows Sally. ……………………………………………………… 4. They come with you and me. ……………………………………………………… 5. She plays with friends. ……………………………………………………… 6. We depend on the car. ……………………………………………………… 7. This is for Philip. ……………………………………………………… 8. I read the book. ……………………………………………………… 9. They see you and me. ……………………………………………………… 10. She writes to Jack. ……………………………………………………… 11. I must speak to Jane. ……………………………………………………… 12. We need the keys. ……………………………………………………… 13. I can hear the birds. ……………………………………………………… 14. She likes you and me. ……………………………………………………… 15. We pay for electricity. ………………………………………………………

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Exercise 2 (Tracks 72-83) Make sentences with my, mine etc. Example: This pen belongs to me. … This is my pen. This pen is mine. … 1. That house belongs to them. ……………………………………………………… 2. These books belong to us. ……………………………………………………… 3. That file belongs to him. ……………………………………………………… 4. This bicycle belongs to you. ……………………………………………………… 5. Those clothes belong to her. ……………………………………………………… 6. That boat belongs to us. ……………………………………………………… 7. These photos belong to her. ……………………………………………………… 8. Those cars belong to them. ……………………………………………………… 9. This key belongs to him. ……………………………………………………… 10. That money belongs to us. ………………………………………………………

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Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1 / Answer Key Part 3: Pronouns: Exercise 1 1. I work with them. 2. We listen to it. 3. She knows her. 4. They come with us. 5. She plays with them. 6. We depend on it. 7. This is for him. 8. I read it. 9. They see us. 10. She writes to him. 11. I must speak to her. 12. We need them. 13. I can hear them. 14. She likes us. 15. We pay for it. Part 3: Pronouns: Exercise 2 1. That is their house. That house is theirs. 2. These are our books. These books are ours. 3. That is his file. That file is his. 4. This is your bicycle. This bicycle is yours. 5. Those are her clothes. Those clothes are hers. 6. That is our boat. That boat is ours. 7. These are her photos. These photos are hers. 8. Those are their cars. Those cars are theirs. 9. This is his key. This key is his. 10. That is our money. That money is ours. ©Anglo-Link Language Community, 2008