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EXERCISE 1
Write questions from these words. Use am / is / are .
1. ( your mother at home ?)
Is your mother at home ?
2. ( your parents at home ?)
Are your parents at home ?
3. ( this hotel expensive ?)
Is this hotel expensive ?

4. ( you interested in art ?)

Are you interested in art ?
5. ( the shops open today ?)
Are the shops open today ?
6. ( the park open today ? )
Is the park open today ?

EXERCISE 2
Write questions with what / who / how/ where / why ...
Use am / is / are .

1 . ( what colour your car ? )

What colour is your car ?
2 . ( where my key ? )
Where is / Wheres my key ?
3 . ( where my socks ? )
Where are my socks ?
4 . ( how old your father ?)
How old is your father ?

5. ( what colour his eyes ?)

What colour are his eyes ?
6. ( why John angry with me ? )
Why is John angry with me ?
7. ( how much these shoes ?)
How much are these shoes ?
8. ( who your favourite actor ? )
Who is / Whos your favourite actor ?
9 .( why you always late?)
Why are you always late ?

EXERCISE 3
Ask the questions. (Read the answers to the questions first.)
1. ( your name ? ) answer : Paul.
Whats your name ?
2. ( married or single ? ) answer : Im married.
Are you married or single ?
3. ( British? ) answer : No, Im not.
Are you British ?
4. ( where / from ? ) answer : From Australia.
Where are you from ?

5. ( how old?) answer : Im 25.

How old are you ?
6. ( a student ? ) answer : No, Im a teacher.
Are you a student ?
7. ( your wife a teacher ? ) answer : No, shes a lawyer.
Is your wife a teacher ?

8. ( where/ from?) answer : Shes Italian.

Where is / Wheres she from ?
9. ( her name ?) answer : Anna.
What is / Whats her name ?
10. ( how old?) answer : Shes 25 too.
How old is she ?

EXERCISE 4
Write positive or negative short answers ( yes, I am /
No, he isnt etc .)
1. Are you married ?
No, Im not.
2. Are you tall?
Yes, I am.
3. Is it cold today ?
Yes, it is. or No, it isnt. / No, its not.
4. Are you a teacher ?
Yes, I am. or No, Im not.

5. Are you tired ?

Yes, I am . or No , Im not.
6. Is it dark now ?
Yes, it is. or No, it isnt. / No, its not .
7. Are your hands cold ?
Yes, they are. or No, they arent. / No, theyre not.

8. Are you hungry ?

Yes, I am. or No, Im not.
9. Is your father tall ?
Yes, he is. or No, he isnt. / No, hes not.
10.Is it sunny ?
Yes, it is. or No, it isnt . / No, its not.

EXERCISE 5
Rewrite the sentences from exercise 1 in the past. Replace todayby
yesterday . Ex.: 1) ( your mother at home ?) __ 1) Was your mother at home ?
2 ( your parents at home ?)
Were your parents at home ?
3 ( This hotel expensive ? )
Was this hotel expensive ?
4 ( you interested in art ?)
Were you interested in art ?
5 The shops open today ?)
Were the shops open yesterday ?
6 ( the park open today?)
Was the park open yesterday ?

EXERCISE 1 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Look at the pictures and ask a question. Choose one of these verbs :

1. What ...
What is she reading ?
2. Where ...
Where is he going ?/ Wheres he going ?
3. Why ...
Why are they laughing ?

4. What ...
What is he eating ? / Whats he eating ?
5. What ...
What are they looking at ?
6. Why ...
Why is she crying ?

EXERCISE 2
Write the question What ...doing? with diferent subjects.
( he)
What is he doing ?
( they)
What are they doing ?
(I)
What am I doing ?
(your wife )
What is your wife doing ?

Now write the question Where... going ? with these subjects.

5. ( we)
Where are we going ?
6. ( those children )
Where are those children going ?
7. (the girl with long hair )
Where is the girl with long hair going ?
8. ( the man on the bicycle)
Where is the man on the bicycle going ?

EXERCISE 3
Ask the questions. ( Read the answers to the questions first.)
1. ( you / watch / TV ? ) answer : No, you can turn it off.
Are you watching TV ?
2. ( the children /play ?) answer : No, theyre asleep.
Are the children playing ?
3. (what / you / do?) answer :

Im cooking my dinner.

What are you doing ?

4. ( what / Rod / do?) answer : Hes having a bath.
What is Rod doing ? / Whats Rod doing ?

5. ( it / rain?) answer : No, not at the moment.

Is it raining ?
6. ( that clock/ work?) answer : No, its broken.
Is that clock working ?

7. (you/ write /a letter?) answer : Yes, to my sister.

Are you writing a letter ?
8. (why / you / run?) answer : Because Im late.
Why are you running?

EXERCISE 4
Write positive or negative short answers ( Yes, I am / No, it isnt etc.).
1. Are you watching TV ?
No, Im not.
2. Are you wearing shoes ?
Yes, I am. or No, Im not.
3. Are you wearing a hat ?
Yes, I am. or No, Im not.
4. Is it raining ?
Yes, it is. or No, it isnt. / No, its not.

5. Are you eating something ?

Yes, I am. or No, Im not.
6. Are you feeling well ?
Yes, I am. or No, Im not.
7. Is the sun shining ?
Yes, it is. or No, it isnt. / No, its not.
8. Is your mother watching you ?
Yes, she is. or No, she isnt. / No, shes not.

EXERCISE 5
Rewrite the sentences from exercise 1 in the past.
Ex.: 1) ( What is she reading ?) __ 1) What Was she reading ?

2 ( Where is he going ?)
Where was he going ?
3 ( Why are they laughing ? )
Why were they laughing ?
4 ( What is he eating ?)
What was he eating ?
5 (What are they looking at ?)
What were they looking at ?
6 ( Why is she crying ?)
Why was she crying ?