UNIT 2:

GW: Places in the city

GW: My family and relatives
GW: Professions
◤ There is/ There Are (present, past and future tense)
Much, Many, A lot of & Lots of
Possessive adjectives
Possessive pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Capital Letters
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Instructions: Write the correct name of the place according to each statement.
1. This is where we go and buy medicine. __________
2. This is where we go to deposit or withdraw our money. __________
3. This is where we go to study. __________
4. This is where we go and buy a book. __________
5. This is where we go to pray. __________
6. This is where we go to get the bus. __________
7. This is where we go to take a plane. __________
8. This is where we go and read or borrow books. __________
9. This is where we stay when we are on vacation.__________
10. This is where we go to fuel the gas tank. __________
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MY FAMILY
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PROFESSIONS
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THERE IS & THERE ARE – PRESENT TENSE

There is y There are corresponden en español al verbo “haber”.

There is, is used with singular nouns (book, pencil) and There are, is used with
plural nouns (cars, doors).
Examples:
1.There is a book on the table.
2. There are two magazines in the drawer.
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*La oración negativa se forma colocando la palabra “not” después
del verb “to be”. There is not , There are not
*En oraciones con sustantivos plurals sin determinantes se agrega
la palabra “no” en lugar de “not”.
*El determinante especifica o da una idea de la cantidad del
sustantivo: a, many, enough, several, much, etc.

Sustantivo singular Sustantivo plural con Sustantivo plural SIN

con determinante determinante determinante
There is not a seat There are not MANY There are NO seats
available. seats available. available.
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• For interrogative sentences, begin with the verb “to be” and then
the word: there
Examples:
There is a pencil here.
1. Is there a pencil here?
There are chairs in this room.
1. Are there chairs in this room?
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▪ 1. There is a banana on the table.

▪ 2. There are three bears in that cage.

▪ 3. There is a blackboard in the room.

▪ 4. There are many toys in that store.

▪ 5. There is a car outside.

▪ 6. There are ten pencils in the pencil holder.

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There was & There were –past tense

*The past tense of There is and There are: There was, There were.
*For negative statements add: not , after was or were.
***Para sustantivos plurals sin determinantes agregue la palabra “no”**

There was a person outside. There were pencils on the desk.

There was not a person outside. There were no pencils on the desk.
Was there a person outside? Were there pencils on the desk.
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Instructions: Change the following sentences to the past in negative and
interrogative forms.

▪ 1. There are forty students in the classroom.

▪ 2. There are fruits on the table.

▪ 3. There is a boy at the corner.

▪ 4. There are chairs in the porch.

▪ 5. There is a child in the swimming pool.

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There will be –future tense

*To make affirmative sentences, in future tense, add will be, after the word: there.
*To make a negative statement, add the word: not , after the helping verb will
*To make interrogative sentences, begin with the helping verb will + there be.

Affirmative There will be a meeting next Monday.

Negative There will not be a meeting next Monday.
Interrogative Will there be a meeting next Monday?
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Instructions: Change the following sentences to the future tense in affirmative, negative and
interrogative form.

▪ 1. There is a new tree in the yard.

▪ 2. There are four cars in the garage.

▪ 3. There is plenty of time to finish the project.

▪ 4. There are many students in the class.

▪ 5. There is a new front door in the house.

▪ 6. There are students in the classroom.

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MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF & LOTS OF
▪ *Much (mucho-a) is used with singular nouns and noncountable nouns. (coffee, sugar, rice, etc.)
▪ *Many (muchos-as) is used with plural nouns and countable nouns. (books, pens , houses, etc.)
***Los sustantivos no contables nombran una cosa compuesta de varias***
Examples:
1. There is much sugar in his coffee. There is much There are many
2. Many computers were upgraded.
▪ A lot of and lots of (mucho-a, mucho-as) are used for both, count and noncountable nouns
Examples:
1. They have a lot of money.
2. A lot of students are absent today.
3. There are lots of birds in the park.
4. She has lots of work.
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
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Instructions: Change the following sentences using the
corresponding possessive adjective.
1. That blouse belongs to Susan. That is ____ blouse.
2. Those shoes belong to them. Those are _____ shoes.
3. This dog belongs to Sheila. This is ___ dog.
4. These books belongs to us. These are _____ books.
5. That new car belongs to you. That is ____ new car.
6. This pen belongs to me. This is ____ pen.
7. Those shirts belong to John. Those are ____ shirts.
8. That food belongs to the cat. That is _____ food.
9. These magazines belong to us. These are _____ magazines.
10. This skirt belongs to Alice. This is ____ skirt.
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
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▪ Examples:

1. It is my pencil. It is mine.
2. She has your notebook. She has yours.
3. This jacket belongs to Sam. This jacket is his.

Instructions: Rewrite the following sentences using the correct possessive pronoun.

1. That is his box.

2. Those flowers are your flowers.
3. This exam belongs to Robert.
4. Your car is the same as my car.
5. It is my laptop.
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*Interrogative pronouns are used at the beginning of the sentences to make questions.
Who? (¿Quién?) Pregunta por el sujeto de
la oración
Whose? (¿De quién?) Pregunta por el propietario
del objeto que se posee.
Whom? (¿Con quién?, ¿A Pregunta por el objeto de la
quién?) oración, a veces termina con
una preposición,
dependiendo del verbo de
acción.
What? (¿Qué?) Pregunta por el nombre de
un lugar o de una cosa.
Which? / Which one? Se utiliza cuando existe más
(¿Cuál?) de una opción.
Who is he?
He is my brother John.
Whose bag is this?
This bag belongs to Alice.
Whom are you talking to?
I am talking to Peter.
Whom did you call?
I called Susan.
What is that?
That is a sharpener.
What building is that?
That is the Chrysler building.
Which food do you like?
I like Italian food.
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CAPITAL LETTERS
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Instructions: Rewrite the following by applying the rules of the capital letters.

▪ 1. have you ever visited the united states, europe or the united kingdom?

▪ 2. my uncle peter works at general motors corporation.

▪ 3. the Mississippi river is located in the united states.

▪ 4. alice and john are both teachers.

▪ 5. susan likes to pray to god when she is at st. peter’s church.