VERB TO BE (PRESENT)

El verbo to be es el verbo ser o estar en castellano. Es un verbo muy irregular.

Forma afirmativa:
I am / I’m Yo soy (estoy)
You are / You’re Tú eres (estás)
He is / He’s Él es (está)
She is / She’s Ella es (está)
It is / It’s Ello (neutro) es,
está
We are / We’re Nosotros somos
(estamos)
You are / You’re Vosotros sois
(estáis)
They are / They’re Ellos son (están)

Forma negativa:
I am not / I’m not
You are not / You aren’t
He is not / He isn’t
She is not / She isn’t
It is not / It isn’t
We are not / We aren’t
You are not / You aren’t
They are not / They aren’t

Forma interrogativa:
Am I……..?
Are you…….?
Is he……….?
Is she………?
Is it……….?
Are we………?
Are you……….?
Are they………?
Ejemplos: John is an engineer. (John es ingeniero)
We aren’t at home. (No estamos en casa)
They are happy. (Ellos están contentos)

También se utiliza para decir la edad, aunque en castellano usamos el verbo tener.
My son is fifteen years old. (Mi hijo tiene quince años)

Ejercicios:

1. Completa los huecos con is, are, isn’t o aren’t.

is
This__________a are
photo of my family. These___________my isn't
parents. Mary__________my
are
sister, she’s my cousin. We ___________in the garden, we aren’t at the beach. My friends
aren't
______________in this photo. They_________at
are the park. My dog__________in
isn't this photo.
He____________at
is the park, too.

2. Subraya la forma correcta del verbo to be.

1. Brazil and Argentina are / is in South America.
2. Dublin is / isn’t a country. It’s a city.
3. We are / aren’t Italian. We’re Spanish.
4. Surfing is / are very popular in Britain now.
5. I think Ben and Andy is / are very funny.
6. I aren’t / ’m not eighteen. I’m twenty.
7. They aren’t / isn’t interested in football.
8. She isn’t / aren’t horrible. She’s very nice.

3. Completa los huecos de las preguntas y respuestas.

1. What’s your name? is
My name__________Carlos.
are you
2. Where______________from? I’m from Brazil.
3. Are you at school? i'm
Yes, ______________a student.
are you
4. How old _______________? I’m sixteen.
is
5. __________English difficult? No, it’s easy.

4. Ordena las palabras para formar preguntas.

1. good / I / sports / at / am ? Am i good at sports?

2. Moroccan / she / is ? Is she maroccan?

3. American / and / Brad / Joanna / are ? Are Brand and Joanna American?

4. quiet / people / Italian / are? Are italian people quiet

5. capital / the / is / Poland / of / Krakow ? Is Krakow the capital of poland?

6. happy / your / and / you / brother / are ? Are you and your brother happy?

7. Argentina / Luís / are / Maria / and / from ? Are luis and maria from Argentina?

8. English / is / a / language / difficult ? Is English a difficult language?

9. interested / in / you / volleyball / are ? Are you interested in volleyball?

 10. we / at / good / are / French? Are we good at French?

PRONOMBRES PERSONALES Y POSESIVOS

PRONOMBRE PRONOMBRE ADJETIVO PRONOMBRE

SUJETO OBJETO POSESIVO POSESIVO
I me my mine
You you your yours
He him his his
She her her hers
It it its its
We us our ours
You you your yours
They them their theirs

Ejemplos: Mary is my sister. She lives in London. Her flat is in the centre. (Mary es mi hermana.
Ella vive en Londres. Su piso está en el centro).
This is your car. It is yours. (Éste es tu coche. Es tuyo).
His parents are very old. He calls them every day. (Sus padres son muy mayores. Él los llama todos
los días).

1. Completa las frases con un pronombre o un posesivo.

his
1. Michael’s father is English and ___________mother is Chinese.
2. John and Tom are Arsenal fans, but __________brothers
their are Chelsea fans.
3. Football isn’t_____________favourite
my sport. I prefer rugby.
4. Ireland is an interesting country. __________beaches
its are fantastic.
5. We like Italian food, but _________friends
yours prefer Chinese food.
6. Sarah is good at sport and she
________is good at music.

2. Empareja las frases para que tengan sentido.

1. My sister and I like classical music. g. a. They’re funny.
2. I like Maria’s parents. a. b. She’s excellent!
3. Messi is my favourite player. f. c. You’re noisy.
4. You and Peter aren’t Irish. e. d. I’m not Canadian.
5. I’m Australian. d. e. You’re English.
6. You’re not quiet. c. f. He’s very fast.
7. Beyoncé is my favourite singer. b. g. We don’t like rap music.
 QUESTION WORDS

where: dónde when: cuándo what: qué who: quién how: cómo

1. Subraya la palabra correcta.

1. Where / When / What is your birthday?
2. How / When / What is your brother’s name?
3. Where / How / What does you best friend live?
4. How / What /When old is your sister?
5. Who / What / How is your favourite singer?
6. Where / What / When are your parents from?
7. Where / When / How is Mario from?
8. How / Where / What is your favourite sport?
9. Who / What / When is a good singer?
10. What / Where / When is Cardiff?