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Complete with "have" or "has":

The boy .............. an ice-cream.
The girl .................. a cake.
The men .............. a football match on Saturday afternoon.
. The woman ............ a cup of tea.
. The girl ............. a new dress for the party.
. They ................. a holiday in August.
. Mr Jones ............. a bad temper.

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. Mrs Jones ............ a nice smile

Complete with "are" or "is":
The cook............. in the kitchen.
. English.............. an easy language.
. They................. in that hotel.
. The car.............. in the garage.
The tourists......... on the bus and ready to go..
They................. Spanish, from Toledo..
He................... at the concert this evening.
. He................... musical and plays several instruments.
. Mr Jones............. in a bad temper.

Answer the questions.

1. What does a secretary do?

He/she ......................... letters, ......................... the mail, ........................
appointments, ......................... at a desk, ......................... faxes, ......................... a diary
and ......................... customers.

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2. What does a student do?

He/she ......................... books, ......................... to cassettes, ......................... to classes, ........................

essays, ......................... English and ......................... up late.

3. What does a tourist do?

He/she ...................... in a hotel, ......................... a sight-seeing trip,
......................... in restaurants, ......................... art galleries, ......................... to the theatre
and ........................ directions

Select the correct answer, A or B or C or D.

01. I..................... hard-working.
A. am B. are C. is D. be
02. That man.................. a banker.
A. am B. are C. is D. be
03. ................. bankers hard-working?
A. Be B. Is C. Do D. Are
04. Technicians.................... lazy.
A. not are B. be not C. isn't D. aren't
05. Are.............. lazy?
A. he B. it C. they D. this
06. .................... a letter on your desk.
A. There is B. It is C. There are D. It are
07. .................... the office?
A. Where B. Where be C. Where is D. Where are
08. .................... the address?
A. What's B. What be C. What D. What are
09. She..................... to the office.
A. no B. are going C. going D. is going
10. ....................... his car?
A. Driving he B. Is he driving C. Drives he D. Is driving
11. ....................... to the meeting.
A. I am going not B. I not going C. I am not going D. I no go
12. He.................. to work every morning.
A. jog B. jogs C. jogging D. is jog
13. I................ cigars
A. smoke B. smokes C. smoking D. am smoke
14. ...................... newspapers.
A. Read you B. Do you read C. Do read you D. Do reading you
15. .................... at that hotel?
A. Stay he B. Do he stay C. Staying he D. Does he stay

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16. She.................. work in an office.
A. don't B. doesn't C. doing not D. not do
17. He................. walk on water.
A. not able B. isn't able C. can't D. not can
18. He................. a good hotel.
A. having B. have C. has D. to have
19. I...................... a penny.
A. hasn't B. not have C. haven't D. not having
20. ................... a big car?
A. Do he have B. Does he having C. Has he D. Have he

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KEY TO THE EXERCISES

Complete with "have" or Complete with "are" or

"has":
"is":
HAS, HAS, HAVE, HAS, IS, IS, ARE, IS, ARE,
HAS, HAVE, . HAS,HAS ARE, IS.IS,IS

2.What does a student

do?
READS, LISTENS,
ATTENDS, WRITES,
STUDIES, GETS

1. What does a
secretary do?

ANSWERS, READS,
MAKES, ANSWERS THE
PHONE, SENDS,
WRITES, HELPS
3. What does a tourist Select the correct
do?
answer, A or B or C or
D.
SLEEPS, LIKES,EATS,
AM ,IS ,ARE, ARE NOT,
VISITS, GOES ASKS
ARE,THERE IS, WHERE
FOR
IS, WHATS, IS GOING,
IS HE DRIVING, I AM
NOT
GOING,JOGS,SMOKE,
DO YOU READ, DOES
HE STAY,
DOESNT,HAS, DONT
HAVE, DOES HE HAVE