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*INFORMAL GREETINGS: Hi, Hello, Hey friend, What’s new?, What’s up?, How’s it
going?, What’s happening?, What’s going on? How are you going?, How’ve you been?
*RESPONSE: Hi. = Hello
What’s new? = Nothing / Not much!
What’s up? = Not much!
How’s it going? = Not bad!
How are you going? = Not bad!
How’ve you been? = Expression said to someone walking by.
*SHORT INTRODUCTION:
A: Hello. My name is Asthrid. What’s your name?
B: My name is Emma.
A Where are you from, Emma?
B: I’m from Toronto, Canada. And you?
A: I’m from Bogota, Colombia.
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-
H-I-J-K-L,M,N,O,P-
Q-R-S-T-U-V-
W-X-Y-and Z-
Now I know my ABC, would you come and sing with me?
Computer- house- book- Colombia- Medellin- classroom- friend- job- door- window.
A: Hi _i’m___ Craig.
A: Alright thanks.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
Singular Plural
I
You We
He You
She They
It
Mr. Ken Mrs. Flintstone The book
Jake Miss Jackson The cat
He She It
Nicholas Cynthia The school
My Father My Mother The weather
They Lily and Marshall
The cat and the dog
Jill and James
She and Barnie
Examples:
a. Tony and Timothy are basketball players.
They are basketball players.
EXERCISE:
Use the appropriate subject pronouns to rewrite the following sentences.
She
1. My mother
He
2. Daniel
They
3. Your friends
You
4. Their car
I
5. Sue
He
6. Mr. Anderson
It
7. My bag
She
8. His aunt
He
9. Her nephew
He
10. Her grandfather
They
11. Lucas and Lea
She
12. Alicia
He
13. Your father
You
14. Our house
She
15. My niece
What is a possessive adjective?
A possessive adjective is an adjective that modifies a noun by identifying who has
ownership or possession of it.
For example, in the sentence Andrew lost his keys the word his is a possessive adjective
that indicates the keys belong to Andrew.
The most commonly used possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, your,
their, and whose. In order, these adjectives correspond to the pronouns I, you, he, she, it,
we, they, and who.
Possessive adjectives are also used to refer to people who have a relation to someone or
something. For example, the sentence Vince and Helena are with their parents uses the
possessive adjective their to express that the parents are related to Vince and Helena;
they don’t “own” their parents, but their parents are something they have.
When deciding which possessive adjective to use, you need to figure out which pronoun
you would use to identify the same person or thing that owns or has the noun you are
modifying.
For example, The mother bird was building ____ nest.
In this sentence, we want to modify nest with a possessive adjective. The nest belongs to
the mother bird. Because the bird is female, we would use the pronoun she. The
possessive adjective used with she is her. So, our sentence should read:
The mother bird was building her nest.
I: my : mine
you : your : yours
she : her : hers
he : his : his
it : its : its (Note: In general, it is preferred not to use its by itself as a
pronoun.)
we : our : ours
you: your: yours
they : their : theirs
who: whose : whose
Example #1: We looked everywhere for my dog. (The possessive adjective my modifies
the noun dog to indicate that it belongs to me.)
Example #2: Their team was a lot better than our team. (The possessive
adjectives their and our modify the word team to indicate who is represented by each
team.)
Example #3: Whose soda is this? (The possessive adjective whose modifies the
noun soda. Whose is also an interrogative adjective so it is often used in questions to ask
who the owner of an item is.)
my
their
VERB TO BE
El verbo To be es de los pocos verbos que cambia dependiendo del pronombre con que
se conjuga. El verbo To be es relativo al verbo ser y al verbo estar en español. Por
ejemplo, cuando deseas presentarte ante otras personas o simplemente decir tu nombre,
haces uso de este verbo:
Is: Por último, to be se convierte en is cuando se conjuga con he (él), she (ella) e it (ello),
que son los pronombres de tercera persona en singular.
Veamos algunos ejemplos de cómo usarlo:
I am a doctor.
Yo soy un doctor.
You are an engineer.
Tú eres un ingeniero.
He is ill./sick
Él está enfermo.
She is a funny person.
Ella es una persona divertida.
It is a bicycle.
Ello/eso es una bicicleta.
We are friends.
Nosotros somos amigos.
You are actors.
Ustedes son actores.
They are investors.
Ellos son inversionistas.
Negative form / Forma negativa:Es la que usamos cuando queremos negar algo.
Para formarla, agrega not, que es la traducción en inglés de no. Veamos unos
cuantos ejemplos:Como su nombre lo indica, esta forma es usada para negar.
Para formarla agrega el adverbio "not" después del verbo.
Is he a photographer?
¿Es él un fotografo?
Ten en cuenta que en inglés solo se utiliza el signo de interrogación que cierra la
pregunta.
Ahora vamos a explorar 7 diferentes funciones que él verbo To Be contiene, las cuales te
ayudarán a realizar una presentación de ti mismo o de otra persona:
1. Profession/occupation: Sirve para hablar acerca de lo que eres o a lo que te
dedicas en tu vida, I am an English teacher/ Iam a student.
2. Nationality: Expresas tu nacionalidad es decir país o ciudad de origen, You are
Colombian./ You are from Colombia.
3. Age: ¡¡ATENCIÓN!! Tu edad es expresada con verbo to be, por ejemplo: He is 24
years old.
4. Feelings: Para expresar tu estado emocional o sentimientos, She is happy. Sad,
well,
5. Physical description: También es útil cuando quieres hacer una descripción física
de un objeto, persona o situación. It is big. small, high, tall
6. Location: Si lo que quieres decir es que estás en un lugar y hacer saber tu
ubicación, They are in Argentina. I am in Medellin. I am in my bed.
7. Marital status: Cuando hablas de tu situación sentimental, We are single. Married,
Después de haber hecho este pequeño recorrido por cada una de las funciones del verbo
to be, sus conjugaciones y uso de pronombres personales te invito a que practiques con
unas actividades que te ayudarán a prepararte mejor.
Verb TO BE negative
Complete with the verb To BE negative ('m not / isn't / aren't)
aren't
1.We friends.
you are
he is
it is
are
are
it is
it is
am
10. I a doctor.
COMPLETE THE GAPS WITH THE NEGATIVE FORMS OF THE VERB TO BE.
isn't
isn't
2. That right.
is not
4. We in England.
isn´t
5. It Monday today.
is not
7. I a hairdresser.
is not
8. My name Alexander.
is not
9. There many people in this class.
4. You're English.
you´re not engish
9. I'm fine.
not i'm fine
10. he / happy?
EXERCISES
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE RIGHT SUBJECT / PERSONAL PRONOUNS (I, YOU,
HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY):
she
he
2.Brad Pitt is American, too. isn't German.
you
you
4.My friend and I are high school students. aren't primary school students.
ther
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF TO BE ( AM, ARE OR IS):
Are
2. Yes, I .
are
4. Nancy Australian .
am
is not
is
are not
3. Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they Spanish cities.
is not
is not
What kind Used to identify a type/kind. E.g. What kind of dog is your dog?
Used to explain a
How way/method. E.g. How is the weather?
Used to explain length or E.g. How long is your hair? How long
How long duration is your holiday?
w here
1. A: is Canberra?
B: It's in Australia.
w ho
2. A: are John and Mandy?
B: They are my friends.
w hen
3. A: is your birthday?
B: It's on 23rd May.
w he
4. A: is the concert?
B: On Saturday.
w here
5. A: is your schoolbag?
B: It's in my room.
w ha
6. A: are London, Washington DC and Paris?
B: They're capital cities.
w ho
7. A: am I?
B: You're my best friend.
w ho
8. A: are you?
B: I'm your new English teacher.
w he
9. A: are your holidays?
B: They are in October.
w ha
10. A: are Monday, Wednesday and Friday?
B: They're days of the week.
w he
11. A: is Christmas Day?
B: It on 25th December.
w hich
12. A: is your favourite school subject?
B: Maths.
FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT QUESTION WORD (When, Where, What,
Who) and THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB "TO BE" (AM, IS, ARE).
w ho is
1. A: Brad Pitt?
B: An actor.
w here is
2. A: Etna and Milan?
B: In Italy.
w hat is
3. A: a helmet?
B: A type of a hard hat.
w hen is
4. A: New Year's Day?
B: 1st January.
w hen are
5. A: your friends coming?
B: In June.
w hat is
6. A: Pavarotti and Domingo?
B: Opera singers.
w hat are
7. A: Titicaca and Windermere?
B: Lakes.
I teach as a teacher.