English class 1Elementary level

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Juan José Simón Pérez.

VERBO ‘TO BE’ (affirmative)

I YouHeSheItWeYouThey

Am (I’m)

Are (you’re)

Is (he’s)

Is (she’s)

Is (it’s)

Are (we’re)

Are (you’re)

Are they’re)

I am tallYou are slimHe is cleverShe is richIt is bigWe are tiredYou are in classThey are friends

VERBO ‘TO BE’(negative)

I YouHeSheItWeYouThey

Am not Are notIs notIs notIs notAre not Are notAre not

I’m not You aren’tHe isn’tShe isn’tIt isn’tWe aren’t You aren’tThey

aren’t

VERB ‘TO BE’(questions)

Am I…?Are you…?Is he…?Is she…?Is it…?Are we…?Are you…?Are they…?

Am I clean?Are you ok?Is he ill?Is she at home?Is it true?Are we in time?Are you

interested?Are they crazy?

VERB ‘TO BE’(questions)

Exercise. Write the correct form of ‘to Be’

1) We ___ happy.

2) Susan ____ (not) at home, she ____ at work.

3) ____ you angry with me?

4) He ____ tall but he ____ (not) slim.

5) ____ your computer on the table?

6) Toni and Mark ____ tired today.

7) They ____(not) poor, they are very rich, indeed!

8) ___ you free this afternoon?

VERB ‘TO BE’(questions)

Exercise. Write the correct form of ‘to Be’

1) We ARE happy.

2) Susan ISN’T at home, she IS at work.

3) ARE you angry with me?

4) He IS tall but he ISN’T slim.

5) IS your computer on the table?

6) Toni and Mark ARE tired today.

7) They AREN’T poor, they are very rich, indeed!

8) ARE you free this afternoon?

A / AN /THE

Se utiliza a/an para nombres contables en singular cuando el oyente no sabe todavía de que hablamos.

En español significa un, uno, una.An se usa cuando el nombre empieza por una

vocal sonora, mientras que A se usa cuando el nombre empieza por consonante. Delante de palabras que empiezan por h se pone A / An dependiendo de si la h se pronuncia o no, respectivamente.

En palabras deletreadas como FBI se usa an si la pronunciación empieza por vocal.

A / AN /THE

Se utiliza THE para referirnos a cosas específicas cuando ya sabemos a que nos referimos: I have got a car. The car is blue.

Se utiliza para cualquier tipo de nombre: singular o plural, contable e incontable (se puede traducir por el, la, los, las): the ball, the cars, the water…

Algunos nombres se nombran con the delante:

Algunos países: the USA, the Czech Republic, the Arab Emirates…

Rios, océanos…: the Mediterranean sea, the Pacific Ocean…

Selvas, montañas, penínsulas, zonas geográficas,etc: the Sahara desert, the Alps…

También para referirnos a cosas únicas: the sun the Earth, the Eiffel tower…

A / AN /THE

Examples:A horror film, an hour, an apple, a car, a door, a

table, an activist, an editor, an FBI agent.Exercise. Write A, AN or THE:

__ window __ orange

__ flat __ President of the USA

__ Earth __ house

__ eye __ official letter

__ child __ cd

__ head __ MBI student

A / AN /THE

Answers:

A window AN orange

A flat THE President of the USA

THE Earth A house

AN eye AN official letter

A child A cd

A head AN MBI student

ADJETIVOS

Los adjetivos describen nombres.En inglés se ponen detrás del verbo to Be.

My house is big.En inglés se ponen antes del nombre. This

is a blue pen.Los adjetivos en inglés no van en plural

con nombres plurales. I have got three black dogs.

Se utiliza ‘very’ delante de los adjetivos. I am very hungry!

ADJETIVOS

Algunos adjetivos:Happy – felizSad – tristeTired – cansadoBored – aburridoFun - divertidoExcited –emocionadoAwake – despiertoAsleep - dormido

Small – pequeñoBig –grandeTall – altoLong - largoShort – bajo, cortoOld – viejo, antiguoYoung – jovenNew – nuevoModern - moderno

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Personal pronouns

I

You

He / She / It

We

You

They

Possesive adjectives

MY

YOUR

HIS / HER / ITS

OUR

YOUR

THEIR

Se utilizan para describir al nombre, expresando posesión o relación con éste.

Van seguidos del nombre: my car, his flat…

Se utilizan para nombres en singular y en plural

No llevan apostrofes.

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Examples:

My car is red.His parents are young.Their house is big.This is your pen.This is my cousin Joe and those are his

friends.

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Exercise. Complete with the possesive adjectives for the pronoun in (brackets)

1) Tom has lost ________ book. (he)

2) Was ________ grammar book expensive? (your)

3) She eats_______ lunch very late! (she)

4) We are with _______ parents on holiday. (we

5) John has got _______ new car. (he)

6) Joe and Sue love ________ son. (they)

7) The cat broke _______ leg. (it)

8) He always drives ________ car, he could drive his own car! (I)

9) We’re visiting _______ relatives. (we)

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Exercise. Complete with the possesive adjectives for the pronoun in (brackets)

1) Tom has lost HIS book.

2) Was YOUR grammar book expensive?

3) She eats HER lunch very late!

4) We are with OUR parents on holiday.

5) John has got HIS new car.

6) Joe and Sue love THEIR son.

7) The cat broke ITS leg.

8) He always drives MY car, he could drive his own car!

9) We’re visiting OUR relatives.

ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS

Thank you for your attention!