Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Topic 29 - 30



Topic 29       Am / Is / Are [ S ] ……………?

Short Answers -----------à   Simple Present Tense
                                                   Questions?

     [I]           am                            Am      [I] …………………?
   
     [You]       are                            Are      [you]  ……………?

     [He]                                                    [he ]
     [She]        is                              Is        [she]       …………………..?
     [It   ]                                                   [it   ]


     [We  ]                                                  [we]
     [You   ]    are                             Are      [you]  ………………………?
     [They  ]                                                [they]


      Am/ Is /Are [ S ] …………….?

      Am [I] neat and tidy?                      Are [you] happy?
      Yes, [you] are.                                Yes, [I] am.
      No, [you] aren’t.                              No, [I] aren’t.  (aren’t = am not)
      (are = are not )
                           
       Is [he] happy?                                 Is [Mary] angry?       
       Yes, [he] is.                                     Yes, [she] is.
        No, [he] isn’t.                                  No, she isn’t.

       Is [the snake] long?                        Are [the desks] new?    
       Yes, [it] is.                                     Yes, [they] are.
       No, [it] isn’t.                                   No, [they] aren’t.

       Are you and your friends busy now?
       Yes, we are.
        No, we aren’t.

      (Remember Subject Person ’I / You / He / She / It / We /You /They’   
      must agree with ‘am / is / are’.)                  
      (Remember the answer starts with ‘No’  always ended in ‘not’.)     (72)

Topic 29       Short Answers:  Simple Present Tense (Verb-to-be)
Exercise 125
Give short answers to the following questions
1.  Is [John] busy now?
     Yes,__________________.      No,________________.
2.  Am [I] clean now?
     Yes, _________________.       No, ________________.
3.  Are [your friends] talkative?
     Yes, _________________.       No, _________________.
4.  Are [the children] noisy?
     Yes, _________________.       No, _________________.
5.  Is [your mother] at home now?
     Yes, _________________.       No, _________________.
6.  Is [the little boy] frightened?
     Yes, _________________.       No, __________________.
7.  Are [John and his brother] quiet?
     Yes, _________________.       No, ___________________.
8.  Am [I] careful?
     Yes,__________________.       No, ___________________.

Exercise 126
Give short answers to the following questions.
1.  Are [the pupils] hardworking?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
2.  Is [Mr Chiong] strict?
     Yes _________________           No____________________
3.  Am [I] late?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
4.  Are [Tina’s parents] loving?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
5.  Are [the children] hungry?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
6.  Is [the dog] thirsty?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
7.  Is [Siew Ling] cheerful?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
8.  Am [I] fat?
     Yes__________________          No____________________
9.  Is [Nora] helpful?
     Yes_________________            No____________________
10.  Are [John and his friends] greedy?
      Yes________________             No_____________________
                                                                                              (73)
Topic 30           Was / Were [ S ] …………….?
Simple Past Tense  --------------à     Was  /  Were
(i)  Verb-to-be
        [I / He/ She / It ]    was                                         

        [We /You / You / They ]  were

                      I
        Was        he………………………?
                      she
                      it

         Yes,   [S]   was.
         No,    [S]    wasn’t.
 
         Were    [ we / you / they ]………………….?
                      
         Yes,     S        were.
         No,      S        weren’t.
_____________________________________________________________

        Were you late last Thursday?
        Yes, I was.
        No, I wasn’t.
         
        Was he angry yesterday?
         Yes, he was.
         No, he wasn’t.
       
        Were the children noisy?
        Yes, they were.
        No, they weren’t.

        Was the tiger hurt?
        Yes, it was.
        No, it wasn’t.
    
        Was Alice busy last Friday?  
        Yes, she was.
        No, she wasn’t.
                                                                                                        (74)

Topic 30    Was / Were  S……….?           Short Answers 
Exercise 127
Give short answers to the following questions.
1.  Were [you] late yesterday?
     Yes_______________               No_____________________
2.  Was [Tom] naughty yesterday?
      Yes________________            No_____________________
3.  Was [Aminah] ill last Friday?
      Yes________________             No____________________
4.  Were [the children] obedient yesterday?
     Yes________________               No____________________
5.  Was [Hassan] disobedient last Thursday?
     Yes_________________              No ___________________
6.  Were [you and Peter] thin?
     Yes_________________               No___________________

Exercise  128          
Give short answers to the following questions.
1.  Was [Jane] absent yesterday?
     Yes_______________                   No___________________
2.  Were [the pupils] helpful last Thursday?
      Yes_____________                     No____________________
3.  Were [you] strong last year?
      Yes_______________                  No____________________
4.  Was [the boy] healthy last month?
      Yes______________                    No ___________________
5.  Were [the rulers] long?
       Yes______________                   No____________________
6.  Was [the bottle] empty?
       Yes______________                   No____________________

Exercise   129        
Give short answers to the following questions.
1.  Was [Nora] grumpy yesterday?
     Yes_______________                   No____________________
2.  Were [your grandparents] very tired last Monday?
     Yes_______________                   No____________________
3.  Were [you] thirsty just now?
     Yes_______________                   No____________________
4.  Was [yesterday] an exciting day?
     Yes________________                 No____________________
5.  Was [Peter] very boastful?
     Yes_______________                   No____________________  (75)

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