What is it? Что это?
When is your birthday? Когда твой день рождения?
Why are you here? Почему вы здесь?
Example 1
Hello! How are you? Are you free now?
Sorry, I am very busy at the moment.
By the way, where is Mark? Is he in office?
No, he is out. He is at the plant.
Is there anything wrong?
Yes, there are some problems with Contractors.
I hope they are not very serious.
This is Nelly. She is our Section Heads assistant.
As I know she is skilled and knows four languages.
Frankly speaking, I am not experienced. This is my first job.
My name is Peter. I am an engineer. I am at work at
the moment. I am very busy.
Example 2
Hi, Paul! How are you doing?
I m fine. This week is busy but fruitful.
I am glad for you.
You are lucky. I hear youve got a promotion.
Yes, you are right. It is a big responsibility.
Are you afraid of responsibility?
No, but it is hard to be the Chief of the department.
Составьте предложения и запишите.
LESSON 3
Спряжение глагола to be в прошедшем времени.
(я была, он был, мы были.) в прошедшем времени
у глагола to be есть только две формы
was для ед. ч / were для мн. ч.
(+) I was / He was/ She was / It was / They were / We were /
You were
I was on business last week. Я был в командировке
на прошлой неделе.
He was a good worker. Он был хорошим работником.
She was wrong. Он ошибалась.
It was impossible. Это было невозможно.
They were our Partners. Они были нашими партнерами.
We were outside. Мы были на улице (снаружи).
You were right. Вы были правы.
Отрицательные предложения строятся так же как и
в настоящем времени. Отрицательная частица -not
ставиться после глагола to be (was / were)
(-) I / He / She / It was not = (-)
They / We / You were not = werent
I was not on holiday last year. Я не был в отпуске
в прошлом году.
He was not at the meeting. Он не был на собрании.
She was not at work in the morning. Она не
была на работе утром.
It was not so easy. Это было не так легко.
They were not in our department. Они не были в нашем
отделе.
В вопросительных предложениях мы выносим to be (was
/ were) на первое место, т.е. на место перед подлежащим.
(?) Was I? / (?) Was he?/ (?) Was she? / (?) Was it? /(?) Was they?
/ Were we? / Were you?
Was he in your department yesterday? Был ли он вчера
в вашем отделе?
Was she busy before lunch? Была ли она занята до обеда?
Were they ready for this kind of work? Они были готовы
к такой работе?
Were you at the plant last Friday? ВЫ были на заводе
в прошлую пятницу?
В специальных вопросах вопросительные местоимения
ставятся перед глаголом to be (was /were)
Where were you yesterday? Где ты был вчера?
Who was with you? Кто был с тобой?
Example
Who was in the office yesterday after 6p.m.?
As I know, Mike was, why?
There were very important documents on my table,
but now they arent.
Which documents were there?
First of all, there was a draft contract for
delivery of equipment. In addition there were some reports.
I really dont know. I remember some documents
were in that red folder. Mike brought them and put them in.
His name is Tom. He was our manager last your.
He was always calm and confident. We were not friends,
but we were a ood team.
LESSON 4
Спряжение глагола to be в будущем времени.
(я буду, он будет) В будущем времени глагол to be
не изменяется, но добавляется вспомогательный
глагол будущего времени.
(+) I shall be = I(+) I shall be = We(+) I shall be =
He will be= HeHe will be= SheHe will be= ItHe will be= TheyHe will be= YouHe will be=
Ill be in office tomorrow morning. Я буду в офисе завтра
утром.
Hell be busy after lunch. Он будет занят после обеда.
She will be surprised. Она будет удивлена.
It will be an interesting work. Это будет интересная
работа.
Theyll be on business next month. Они будут