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be and have: more practice

Q Contractions. Rewrite these sentences with contractions.

► John is tired. 5 She will not be late..
1 They were not ready................................................. 6 You have got my keys. ...

2 We are all here.......................................................... 7 I have not got much time.
3 I am not a student.................................................... 8 Franz does not live here. .
4 Where is your house? ........................................

^ Contractions. Rewrite these sentences without contractions.
► I wasn't ready. ..! .'lYf’f. : 5 She's got two sisters........

1 Tom's late................................................................. 6 She's right.....................
2 I won't have time...................................................... 7 Emma's got beautiful eyes.

3 Anna's hungry.......................................................... 8 There's a letter for you. ...
4 He doesn't have a car...........................................

^ Be. Make questions and negatives. Use negative contractions.

► It's summer, [hot) £. hP^l. W?'..^-'s (9?. ..........
1 He's Chinese, (from Beijing) .....................................................................................

2 He was ill. (in bed) .................................................................................................................
3 We'll be late, (very late) .........................................................................................................
4 Her room's cheap. (very big) ....................................................................................
5 They were students, (at university) ..........................................................................
6 She was in the building, (in her office) .....................................................................
7 They'll have something to drink, (coffee) .................................................................

8 They're rich, (happy) .........................................................................................

Q Have: questions and negatives. Complete the sentences with do or does.

► I ..P!?,1....... not have much free time. 4 ...............you have my new address?
► ..P£?£... Carol have a boyfriend? 5 My brother and I .............. not have blue eyes.
1 Dogs............. not have wings. 6 Maria...............n't speak English.
2 ...............England have any high mountains? 7 I ..............n't have a headache any more.
3 Ann..............n't have a job just now. 8 ...............your street have any shops?

Q There is. Put in expressions from the box.

there's / there are there was there weren't there will be there won't be
is there are there was there were there will there be

► .. ..............................somebody at the door.

1 I think.............................................. an election next year.
2 I'm hungry............................................... anything to eat?
3 .............................................a fascinating programme on TV last night.
4 How many people............................................. in your family?

5 I wanted to buy shoes, b u t............................................. any nice ones in the shops.
6 .............................................many people at the meeting yesterday?
7 .............................................two policemen at the door. They want to talk to you.
8 I'm not going to the party............................................... any interesting people there.
9 .............................................a phone call for me while I was out?
10 anybody in the office tomorrow?

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