______________________________________ DO/DID vs.

IS/WAS
1. Grammar Point #1

Present Tense
Regular Verbs

Question do /does
Do you like coffee?

Affirmative (do/does)
I like coffee. Yes, I do.

Negative dont /doesnt

I dont like coffee. No, I dont. He doesnt like coffee. No, he doesnt.

Does he like coffee?

He likes coffee. Yes, he does.

To Be

Question is/am/are
Is she happy?

Affirmative is/am/are
Shes happy. Yes, she is.

Negative am/are/is not

She isnt happy. No, she isnt. No, Im not happy. No, Im not. No, theyre not happy. No, theyre not.

Am I happy?

Im happy. Yes, I am.

Are they happy?

Theyre happy. Yes, they are.

Past Tense
Regular Verbs

Question did
Did you like coffee?

Affirmative (did)
I liked coffee. Yes, I did.

Negative didnt
I didnt like coffee. No, I didnt.

To Be

Question was/were
Was she happy?

Affirmative was/were
She was happy. Yes, she was.

Negative wasnt/werent
She wasnt happy. No, she wasnt. They werent happy. No, they werent.

Were they happy?

They were happy. Yes, they were.

2.

Language Practice #1 Give short answers to the following questions. Do you like dancing? Were you happy? Yes, I do. No, I wasnt.

1. Is he at school? 2. Was he crying? 3. Are they busy? 4. Did he go to work? 5. Do they eat apples? 6. Were they sad?

Yes, _______________________ No, _______________________ No, _______________________ No, _______________________ No, _______________________ Yes, _______________________ Yes, _______________________ No, _______________________ No, _______________________ Yes, _______________________

7. Does he like cucumber? 8. Does he like coffee? 9. Were we angry? 10.

Were they sad?

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Did they go to the park? Is she French? Am I Italian? Am I a journalist? Do I like tea?

Yes, _______________________

No, _______________________ No, _______________________ Yes, _______________________ No, _______________________

3.

Grammar Point #2

When to use the verb To Be Describing someone/something Feelings Health Age Where someone/something is What something is Nationality Job Hes small. Shes happy. Im ill. Im 21. Shes behind the tree. This is a dog. Im British. Im a doctor Hes tall. Theyre crying. Theyre sick. Hes 14. The pens on the table. Those are flowers. Im from Britain. Hes a football player.

4.

Language Practice #2 Enter either DO/DID/DOES/WAS/WERE in the gaps.

1. ________she at school today? 2. ________they busy yesterday?

3. ________he play football last week? 4. ________Alison angry last night? 5. ________she play the piano well? 6. ________Tiffany cook anything yesterday? 7. ________you sleep well? 8. ________they at work yesterday? 9. ________she wash her every day? 10. ________they like her? 11. ________Helen run fast? 12. ________Dimitri like apples? 13. ________you at the cinema last week? 14. ________she go to the cinema last Monday? 15. ________George drive carefully? 16. ________Olivia fly to Paris last month? 17. ________Joshua often fly? 18. We ________at home, of course

19. ________you like coffee?

20. ________your parents in London last year?

21. ________she have any family? 22. ________they in that shop yesterday?
23. ________Hannah sick last week? 24. ________they like playing tennis? 25. ________he go to school regularly? 26. ________they hungry last night? 27. ________it expensive? 28. ________it cost a lot of money? 29. ________your sisters at the dentist yesterday?

30. ________Andrew play rugby? 31. ________Andrew play rugby yesterday?