English

Practice # 1
We use the verb to be when we want The verb to be is very important in
to say or describe an activity English. The verb to be is used with:
Personal pronouns:  Role: She is a Doctor. I am
 I student
 You  Location: Paris in France. The
 He/ she/ it cat is under the table.
 You (plural)  Adjectives: Bill Gates is rich.
Angelina Jolie is pretty
 We
 They  Age: I am 19. Danna is 10 years
old.

I I am I´m
You You are You´re  I´m 19 years old.
He He is He´s  She´s my sister
She She is She´s  It is a cat
It It is It´s
 We are friend
You (Plural) You are You´re
We We are We´re  They quiet
They They are They´re
  I´m not sick
 You aren´t an actor
 He isn´t a doctor
Personal pronoun Verb to be + not Contraction
 She isn´t a teacher
I Am not I´m not  It isn´t a pet
You You are not You aren´t- You´re not  We aren´t friends
He He is not He isn´t- He´s not  You aren´t brothers
She She is not She isn´t- she´s not
 They aren´t
It It is not It isn´t- it´s not classmates
You (plural) You are not You aren´t- You´re not
We We are not We aren´t- we´re not
They They are not They aren´t- they´re not

To be Personal pronoun/ Question mark

subject  Is he a doctor?
I Am / I´m …?  Are they students?
You Are / You´re …?  Am I pretty?
He Is / he´s …?  Are you from Tokio?
She Is / she´s …?  Are we ready?
It Is / it´s …?  Are you tired?
You (plural) Are / you´re …?  Is it a bird?
We Are / we´re …?
they Are / they´re …?
 Pronoun Object pronouns Possessive Possessive Reflexive
adjective pronouns pronouns
I Me my mine myself
You You your yours Yourself
He Him his his himself
She Her her hers herself
It It its ----- itself
You (plural) You your yours yourselves
We Us our ours ourselves
They them their theirs themselves

“You” se puede aplicar en

singular y plural, lo que
los diferencia es el contexto
de la frase

Pronombres personales en función de

objeto sirven como complemento
directo, es decir, responden la
pregunta ¿en quién recae la acción?
Ejemplo:

 I can see you

Usamos adjetivos posesivos para  Give it to him!
expresar quién posee (o 'posee')  She will return with us
algo.  This belong to them
Ejemplo:

 What’s your address?

 My car is in front of the school.
 Put your coats on the back of your
seats.
 Our new Maths teacher is very nice.
Designan posesiones. Sirven para
responder la pregunta ¿de quién es?
los pronombres posesivos sustituyen al sujeto,
mientras que los adjetivos posesivos lo
describen.
Ejemplo:
 That dog is mine
se utilizan cuando la acción recae en
el mismo sujeto que la realiza, es
decir, el sujeto es también objeto
directo.
Ejemplo:
 Take care of yourself
 It works by itself
 We can defend ourselves

It es el pronombre que se usa en inglés para referirse a:

 Cosas.
 El tiempo atmosférico.
 Para indicar la hora.
 Para animales.

Ejemplo:

o It is late
o It is Thursday
o It is not a cat
 ¿Qué es?

Son palabras que se refieren a personas, lugares, animales,

ideas, cosas, eventos, sustancias o cualidades.

Count nouns

Refer to people, places, and things that can be counted.

For example, twenty students, eight rooms, one box, and four
socks are all count nouns.

Noncount nouns

On the other hand, refer to items, qualities, or concepts that cannot be counted. It is
important to note that noncount nouns usually do not have plural forms (do not add –s
or –es to the end of the words).
Example:

 music, art, love, happiness

 advice, information, news
 furniture, luggage
 rice, sugar, butter, water
 electricity, gas, power
 money, currency