Question

Exercise 4. Use the verbs in the correct form: 1. My watch (to be) _____ten minutes fast. 2. These data (to be) _____ not accurate. 3. No news (to be) _____ good news. 4. Mathe­matics (to be) _____ my favourite subject when I was at school. 5. Money (to do) _____ not make you happy. 6. Your clothes (to hang) ______ on the chair. 7. The goods (to have) ______ arrived. 8. The pyjamas (to be) _____ too short. 9. Your advice (to have) ______ helped me greatly. 10. How many pieces of furniture (to be) _____ there in your living room? 11. In England postmen (to wear) _____ a uniform. 12. Mice (to be) ______ also domestic animals. 13. Paper (to be) _____ very expensive today. 14. Your hair (to need) ______ cutting. 15. There (to be) _____a lot of different fruits at the greengrocer's.

Answer 1

1) are 2) is 3) were 4) was 5) do 6) is hanging 7) had 8) is 9) had 10) are 11) wears 12) are 13) is 14) need 15) are

Answer 2

1. My watch is ten minutes fast. 2. These data are not accurate. 3. No news is good news. 4. Mathematics was my favourite subject when I was at school. 5. Money does not make you happy. 6. Your clothes are hanging on the chair. 7. The goods have arrived. 8. The pyjamas are too short. 9. Your advice has helped me greatly. 10. How many pieces of furniture are there in your living room? 11. In England, postmen wear a uniform. 12. Mice are also domestic animals. 13. Paper is very expensive today. 14. Your hair needs cutting. 15. There are a lot of different fruits at the greengrocer's.