English Elementary Grammar file To be or not

What? / Who? – Что? / Кто?
My name is Susan.
These are my favourite pictures.
He’s / is my brother.
The question is how to learn English effectively.

Where? – Где?
Jane is upstairs.
The Managing Director (MD) is in his office.
Where is he? By this time he should be at home.

Where? – There is / are…
There is a plate on the table.
Haven’t you heard? There was a robbery last night.
There are only questions and no answers, only problems and no solutions.

When? – Когда?
The party was last night.
The concert is on Saturday.
Next weekend we will be in New York.

How?
We had the dinner yesterday and it was fantastic!
It is very cold outside.
It is too dark to read the book. Turn on the light!

Which? – Какой? Whose? – Чей?
The sky was grey.
Mr. Smith was a tall thin man.
Her dress was pure silk.
I’m / am not ready yet.
Don’t be silly!
- Whose is this bag? – It isn’t mine. It is yours.

How old? How many?
Rachel will be three in November.
- How much are the watermelons? – They are 2$ each.

PASSIVE VOICE (пассивный залог)
To be + Participle II
Smoking is forbidden.
I was told about it yesterday.
The fire can be seen several miles away.