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Module # 1: VERB BE/POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES.

Datos Generales.
Asignatura: Ingles III código: INE 0206 Unidades Valorativas: 3
Duración del Módulo: 10 días

Objectives:
 Use verb be in daily life activities.
 Get to know the possessive adjectives.
 Identify the vocabulary for adjectives.
 Make new sentences using the words given.

Assignment:
 Make 5 sentences using possessive adjectives.
 Participate in the first forum My Life.
 Watch the video about possessive adjectives.

Content:

Introduction

In this module you will learn new pronunciation and practice vocabulary from the things
around you and places around town. You will also be able to make opinion using words from
lesson and other sources like internet.

Vocabulary.

Read and practice clothing vocabulary words.

You may look for the pronunciation and meaning in the page or application:

www.wordreference.com

To upload the homework and documents you may use the application CAMSCANNER in your
cellphone.
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Verb Be.

The simple present of the verb to be

This page will present the simple present of the verb to be:

 its form

 and its use

The verb to be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because
it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated
as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form

I am 'm

you are 're

he/she/it is 's

we are 're

you are 're

they are 're

Interrogative forms of the verb to be:

Am I?

Are you?

Is he/she/it?

Are we?

Are you?
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Are they?

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form

I am not 'm not

you are not aren't

he/she/it is not isn't

we are not aren't

you are not aren't

they are not aren't

Examples:

 Is Brad Pitt French?

 No, he isn't. He's American.

 What about Angelina Joli? Is she American, too?

 Yes, she is. She is American.

 Are brad Pitt and Angelina Joli French?

 No, They aren't. They are American.

Use of the simple present of to be

The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that takes place
habitually, but with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also refers to a present or
general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.

 I am happy.

 She is helpful.

The verb to be in the simple present can be also used to refer to something that is true at the
present moment.

 She is 20 years old.

 He is a student.

Remember:

 I, you, he, she, it, you, they are subject pronouns (also called personal pronouns, a
term used to include both subject and object pronouns.)
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 am, are, is are forms of the verb to be in the simple present.

 'm, 're, 's are short (contracted) forms of am, are, is

 'm not, aren't, isn't are short (contracted forms) of am not, are not, is not.

Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns: Rules and Examples

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. The possessive pronouns
are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There’s also an “independent” form of each of these
pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. Possessive pronouns are never spelled
with apostrophes.

Possessive pronouns simplify constructions that show possession of a noun.

Jane takes pride in Jane’s outfits.

It sounds odd to use Jane’s name twice in this sentence. A possessive pronoun solves the
problem:

Jane takes pride in her outfits.

Thus, possessive pronouns are quite handy and are used frequently in the English language.

My plane is delayed.

Your dinner is ready.

Could you bring his tea out to him?

Remember not to judge a book by its cover.

I would have knocked on their door, but I heard their baby crying.

A Common Mistake: Its vs. It’s

A very common error is putting an apostrophe in the possessive pronoun its. It is easy to
confuse its with the contraction of it is, it’s, which does have an apostrophe. Remember,
though, possessive pronouns never use apostrophes.

The boat lost it’s mast in the storm.

The boat lost its mast in the storm.

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

If you think about the rules for possessive pronouns for a split second every time you write its
or it’s, you will never make this mistake again.
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