□ The weather was good when we were on holiday.
□ The hotel wasn't very expensive.
□ Where were you at 5 o'clock yesterday?
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Ex. 9. Put in am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.
1. Last year their son was 26, so he J§_ 27 now.
2. Today the weather________ nice, but yesterday it_________ cold.
3. I_____ cold. Can I have something hot to drink?
4. I_____ hungry last night, so I had something to eat.
5. Where______ you at 10 o'clock last Sunday morning?
6. Don't buy those shoes. They________ too expensive.
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7. Why_______ you so tired yesterday?
8. We must go now. It______ very late.
9. This time last year I_______ in England.
10. We______ tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
11. Anton Chekhov died in 1904. He________ a famous Russian writer.
12. "Where______ the dogs?" - "I don't know. They________ in the garden ten minutes ago."
Ex. 10. Putin was/wasn't/were/weren't.
1. We didn't like that house. It was very old and it wasn't large enough.
2. Helen got married when she_______ 21 years old.
3. I called you yesterday evening but you__________ at home. Where__________ you?
4. My son________ at work last week because he_______ ill. He's better now.
5. The shops________ open yesterday because it________ a public holiday.
6. "_____ you at home at 9.30?" - "No, I___________ . I________ at work."
Ex. 11. Translate into English.
1. Где они были вчера вечером?
2. Почему ты вчера опоздал?
3. Его вчера не было в институте.
4. Меня там не было.
5. Ее не было дома в 5 часов.
2. 'THERE /5 (ARE)' CONSTRUCTION
We use "there is (are)" constructions talking about the existence of people, things, etc. These constructions have the meaning " есть ", " имеется ", " находится ", " существует ". The verb "to be" in such constructions can be used in different tense forms:
there is/are
there was/were
there will be
there has/have been
there had been
□ There are many French books in this library.
□ There was a meeting at the club yesterday.
□ There will be a good crop in this region this year.
□ There hasn't been any rain for some days.
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