English for Business Life Elementary

1 SPECIAL VERBS Past tense
1.1 be
Present tense
I am (I'm) I am not (I'm not) am I?
you are (you're) you are not (you're not/ are you?
you aren't)
he is (he's) he is not (he's not/ is he?
he isn't)
she is (she's) she is not (she's not/ is she?
she isn't)
it is (it's) it is not (it's not/ is it?
it isn't)
we are (we're) we are not (we're not/ are we?
we aren't)
you are (you're) you are not (you're not/ are you?
you aren't)
they are (they're) they are not (they're not/
they aren't)
are they?
e.g. I'm from France.
I'm thirty-seven, (not I have thirty-seven.)
She isn't in the sales department.
They aren't in the office.
Are you an engineer? Yes, I am.
Is he a sales rep? No, he isn't.
Past tense
I was I was not (I wasn't) was I?
you were you were not (you weren't) were you?
he, etc. was she, etc. was not (she wasn't) was it, etc.?
we were we were not (we weren't) were we?
you were you were not (you weren't) were you?
they were they were not (they weren't) were they?
e.g. The weather was very nice.
The people were very friendly.
The journey wasn't very long.
The hotels weren't very good.
Were you at the conference?
Were they in the office?
1.2 there is
Present tense
No, I wasn't.
Yes, they were.
there is there is not (there isn't) is there?
there are there are not (there aren't) are there?
e.g. There's a car park in the basement.
There aren't any shops near here.
Is there a bank near here? Yes, there is.
there was there was not (there wasn't) was there?
there were there were not (there weren't) were there?
e.g. There were some shops near the hotel.
There weren't any banks near the hotel.
Were there any problems? No, there weren't.
1.3 have and have got
Present tense of have
I have I do not (don't) have do I have?
you have you do not (don't) have do you have?
he, etc. has she, etc. does not
(doesn't) have
does it, etc. have?
we have we do not (don't) have do we have?
you have you do not (don't) have do you have?
they have they do not (don't) have do they have?
e.g. It has ten floors.
We have a canteen.
He doesn't have a secretary.
They don't have a car park.
Do you have a translation unit?
Does your company have a cafeteria?
Yes, we do.
No, it doesn't.
have got
Have got means the same as have. Have got in the Present tense
is very common in spoken British English. Have is more
common in American English.
Present tense of have got
I have
(I've) got
you have
(you've) got
he, etc. has
(he's) got
we have
(we've) got
you have
(you've) got
they have
(they've) got
I have not
(haven't) got
you have not
(haven't) got
she, etc. has not
(hasn't) got
we have not
(haven't) got
you have not
(haven't) got
they have not
(haven't) got
e.g. I've got a new computer.
They haven't got many orders.
Have you got a fax? Yes, we have.
have I got?
have you got?
has it, etc. got?
have we got?
have you got?
have they got?
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