ANGLO-PEDIA

Anglo-File 101: Essential Elements 1

Part 1: To be
To be in the Present Tense
Positive

Negative

Question

I am late.
You are 35 years old.
He is tired.
She is a teacher.
It is easy.
You are doctors.
We are ready.
They are expensive.

I am not late.
You are not 35 years old.
He is not tired.
She is not a teacher.
It is not easy.
You are not doctors.
We are not ready.
They are not expensive.

Am I late?
Are you 35 years old?
Is he tired?
Is she a teacher?
Is it easy?
Are you doctors?
Are we ready?
Are they expensive?

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 am Im
You are Youre
He is Hes
She is Shes
It is Its
You are Youre
We are Were
They are Theyre
am not X (no contraction)
is not isnt
are not arent

To be in the Past Tense

Contractions
I / He / She / It was X (no contraction)
You / We / They were X (no contraction)
was not wasnt
were not werent

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 Ill
You will Youll
He will Hell
She will Shell
It will Itll
You will Youll
We will Well
They will Theyll
will not wont

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
There
There
There
There

is
is
is
is
is

a man in the car.

a letter for you.
some bread on the table.
a woman at reception.
a lot of information.

There
There
There
There
There

are
are
are
are
are

He is blond.
It is on your desk.
It is fresh.
She is angry.
It is interesting.

two men in the car.

many letters for you.
some biscuits on the table.
three women at reception.
a lot of facts.

Positive

They
They
They
They
They

are
are
are
are
are

blond.
on your desk.
fresh.
angry.
interesting.

Negative

Question

There is not (isnt)

There are not (arent)

Is there?
Are there?

There was not (wasnt)

There were not (werent)

Was there?
Were there?

There will not be (wont be)

Will there be?

Present Tense
There is (Theres)
There are
Past Tense
There was
There were
Future Tense
There will be

Part 3: Pronouns
Subject pronouns

possessive adjectives

Object pronouns

I
You (one person)
He (man)
She (woman)
It (object)
You (2 people or more)
We
They (people / objects)

my
your
his
her
its
your
our
their

me
you
him
her
it
you
us
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
my
your
his
her
its
your
our
their

possessive pronouns
mine
yours
his
hers
---yours
ours
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-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 (wasnt,
werent etc.), where possible.
Example:
The train isnt late.
1. Bob is 80 years old.

The train wasnt late.

2. Is he an engineer?

3. Is Mary here?

4. We arent ready.

5. Are they cheap?

6. They are hungry.

7. Are you happy?

8. We arent far away.

9. Is the hotel alright?

10. Sue isnt a nurse.

Exercise 2 (Tracks 12-22)

Change from the Present Tense into the Future Tense. Use contractions (Ill,
wont etc.), where possible.
Example:
The train isnt late.
1. Bob is 80 years old.

The train wont be late.

2. Is he an engineer?

3. Is Mary here?

4. We arent ready.

5. Are they cheap?

6. They are hungry.

7. Are you happy?

8. We arent far away.

9. Is the hotel alright?

10. Sue isnt a nurse.

Exercise 3 (Tracks 23-43)

Answer these questions with complete sentences. Use contractions (isnt, arent,
wasnt, Ill, wont 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 oclock.

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.

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 werent ready.
5. Were they cheap?
6. They were hungry.
7. Were you happy?
8. We werent far away.
9. Was the hotel alright?
10. Sue wasnt 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 wont be ready.
5. Will they be cheap?
6. Theyll be hungry.
7. Will you be happy?
8. We wont be far away.
9. Will the hotel be alright?
10. Sue wont be a nurse.

Part 1: To be, Exercise 3: Answer the questions.

1. No, Im not a farmer.
2. No, it isnt expensive.
3. Rome is in Italy.
4. The weather was fine.
5. Yes, Itll be alright.
6. Tina was the manager.
7. No, we werent late.
8. The concert was last night.
9. The car is 5 years old.
10. No, I wasnt informed.
11. Yes, the children are ready.
12. No, he wont be angry.
13. Yes, it was interesting.
14. Yes, they were interested.
15. He will be at work.
16. Its 2 oclock.
17. No, it isnt the right answer.
18. No, she wasnt at the meeting.
19. They were at school.
20. No, I wasnt surprised.

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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 isnt 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.

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 werent nice.
3. No, there arent many e-mails.
4. No, there isnt an e-mail for you.
5. Yes, there is a bookshop in town.
No, it isnt near here.
6. Yes, there will be a presentation.
No, it wont be long.
7. No, there wont be many people.
8. No, there wasnt a pool in the hotel.
9. No, there werent many guests.
10. Yes, there were many rooms.
Yes, they were comfortable.

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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

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