01 I am Mexican

Exercise 1.1 Exercise 1.3

G Complete the sentences with the correct G Write the words in the correct order to
form of be. make affirmative sentences with be.
1. I _______________ a student. Example: are / tall / the / giraffes - The giraffes are tall
2. My sister _______________ pretty. 1. years old / am / I / twenty
3. Betty and I _______________ friends.
4. My parents _______________ very strict. 2. We / from / Venezuela / are
5. My cat _______________ black.
3. name / is / a student / and I’m / Anton / My
6. You _______________ a good student.
7. Ronaldo and Maradona _______________ soccer players. 4. is / blue / ipod / the
8. Sergio _______________ an Architect
9. The chair _______________ comfortable. 5. a / day / today / is / nice
10. My name _______________ Carlos.
6. Helen / secretary / is / efficient / an
Exercise 1.2
G Underline the correct answer.
7. businessman / is / a / John.

1. The board white. 8. telephone number / 34341212 / My / is

a. am b. are c. is
2. Susan and Juan married. 9. and / Louise / Clark / are / married
a. am b. are c. is
10. are / American / they / from Texas, / they are
3. The lesson simple.
a. am b. are c. is
Exercise 1.4
4. I
a. am
single.
b. are c. is G Write the correct article: a / an or the.
5. The car fast.
1. Monday is ___________ first day of the week.
a. am b. are c. is
2. I am ___________ basketball player.
6. I ________ twenty two years old.
3. She is ___________ economist.
a. am b. are c. is
4. Tony and Joe are ___________ teachers.
7. They Russian.
5. ___________ rabbit is white.
a. am b. are c. is
6. The Hobbit is ___________ amazing movie.
8. The apple red.
7. Janet, Michael and Joe Jackson are ___________ family.
a. am b. are c. is
8. ___________ price of the gasoline is high.

Exercise 1.5
G Choose the correct answer. Match the columns and write the number in the box.

1. Spanish is my native language. a. They are from New York.

2. The Eiffel Tower is in my city. b. I am Argentinian.
3. My mother is from Acapulco. c. It is gray and big.
4. Batman and Superman are Superheroes. d. They are in Plaza Universidad.
5. The elephant is an animal. e. He is American.
6. The bank and the cinema are in the mall. f. I am French.
7. Obama is the president of United States. g. He is a student.
8. Regina is my daughter. h. She is Mexican.
9. John is in my classroom. i. I am a mother.
10. The New York Yankees are a baseball team. j. They are comics.

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 Exercise 1.6 Exercise 1.8
G From the Vocabulary, complete the following R Read and answer True or False.
Cross Puzzle. “There are six members in my family. My mother is Sara, she
ACROSS is from Spain. She is 42 years old and she is a housewife. My
2. The first month of the year is J . father is Karl, he is from Germany, he is an engineer and he
5. He is an E at HP. is big and bald. Mario and Lukas are my brothers. Mario is a
6. My English T is blonde. football player and Lukas is a student. Mario is 25 years old.
8. Carrots are always O color. I am Sophie, I am 19 years old and I am a student. We are
single”.
DOWN T F
1. Mother’s day is in M .
1. Sandra is my mother. 1.
3. Her work is in a Hospital. N U R S E
2. My mother is Spanish. 2.
4. It is normaly the last working day. F
3. We are 6 in my family. 3.
6. T is after Monday.
4. Karl is my brother. 4.
7. Her lips are R .
1 5. Karl is bald. 5.
6. Mario is married. 6.
7. My brothers are football players. 7.
2 3N 8. Lukas is an engineer. 8.
U 9. My father is big. 9.
10. I am Sandra. 10.
R 4

S
Exercise 1.9
5E G Choose the correct answer.
6 7 1. She’s from Athens. She’s
a) Greek b) Ecuadorean c) French
2. Mario is from Cairo. He’s
a) Guatemalan b) Egyptian c) Turkish
3. She’s from Rio de Janeiro . She’s
8 a) Chinese b) Brazilian c) Russian
4. He’s from London. He’s
a) Swiss b) Israeli c) British
Exercise 1.7
G Write complete sentences using the words.
5. Danny is from Toronto. He’s
a) Canadian b) Syrian c) Dutch
Example: Nick / 33 / doctor 6. I’m from Veracruz. I’m
Nick is 33 years old, he is a doctor.
a) Indian b) Mexican c) Corean
1. Joss and Peter / German / mechanics 7. My friend is from New York. He’s
______________________________________________________ a) Italian b) American c) British
2. Joss / 26 / single
8. Sonia is from Barcelona. She’s
______________________________________________________
a) Bolivian b) Portuguese c) Spanish
3. Peter / 32 / married / Susan
______________________________________________________
Exercise 1.10
4. My brother and I / Italian / tall
______________________________________________________
W Write the number.
5. Sara / single / actress / model / 21 a. # 15 ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________ b. # 24 ___________________________________________
6. The team / British / good team c. # 3 ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________ d. # 19 ___________________________________________
7. The elephant / African / big / and / gray e. # 30 ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________ f. # 12 ___________________________________________
8. Liz and Annie / Swiss/ blond and pretty. g. # 76 ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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02 Not sad :D
Exercise 2.1 Exercise 2.3
G Make negative sentences. Use Pronouns and G Number the months in the correct order.
contractions.
a. _______ October g. _______ March
Example: The pen is blue. / It isn’t blue
b. _______ January h. _______ February
1. The game is boring. c. _______ May i. _______ July
d. _______ November j. _______ April
2. Ana and John are angry.
e. _______ September k. _______ December
3. The team is weak. f. _______ June l. _______ August

4. I’m tired.
Exercise 2.4
5. Diana and I are blonde.
G Make sentences as the example.

6. Carlos Slim is poor. Negative Affirmative

John England America / Dallas
7. Madonna is chubby. He is John. He isn’t British. He is American from Dallas

8. The shoes are expensive.

Negative Affirmative
9. Michael Jordan is short. 1. Paul and Carol India Canada / Toronto

10. You are sick.

2. My family and I Egypt Mexico / Morelia

Exercise 2.2 3. Sandra Russia Spain / Madrid

G Underline the adjective. Rewrite the sentence
using an adjective from the box. 4. Pedro Venezuela Colombia / Bogota

young - sad - short - dirty - cheap - slow -

5. You France Italy / Rome
thin - hot - poor - quiet - serious

Example: Johnny is chubby / He isn’t thin. 6. I China Japan / Tokio

1. The Ferrari is fast /

Exercise 2.5
2. My Grandfather is old /
G Connect the columns. They are fictional
3. I am tall /
characters, from comics or movies.
4. Bill Gates is rich /
1. Batman is a. fast
5. My parents are funny / 2. Hulk is b. sarcastic
3. The Joker is c. young
6. My bag, my perfume and my watch are expensive /
4. Mafalda is d. evil
7. The clothes are clean / 5. Superman is e. rich
6. Flash is f. animal
8. The party is noisy /
7. Darth Vader is g. big
9. Tinkerbell is happy / 8. Bugs Bunny is h. blonde
9. Donald Duck is an i. funny
10. Winter is cold /
10. Cinderella is j. strong

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 Exercise 2.9
G Exercise 2.6
Write affirmative and negative sentences using
G Connect the adjectives with their opposites.
the pronouns and the emoticones 1. Hot a. Big
2. Strong b. Light
Affirmative Pronoun Negative
3. Good c. Rich
I’m sad I I’m not happy
4. Smal d. Bad
1. You 5. Heavy e. Bold
2. He 6. New f. Happy
3. She 7. Sad g. Cold
8. Wrong h. Old
4. We
9. Poor i. Weak
5. They 10. Shy j. Right
6. It
Exercise 2.10
Exercise 2.7
G Underline the adjective(s) that describe
G Make sentences using the clues. Follow the the noun.
example. Remember to use the last adjective in 1. Teddy Bear - Gentle / Soft / Young
negative form. 2. Gorgeous woman - Sick / Strong / Beautiful
Example: Annie / secretary / London / small / healthy - Annie 3. Grandfather - Old / Gentle / Cold
is a secretary. She is British. She is small and she isn’t healthy 4. Computer - Modern / Tall / Tired
5. Doctor - Sad / Clean / Scared
1. Mario / Spain / big / famous musician /
6. Witch - Hungry / Artificial / Ugly
______________________________________________________
7. Elephant - Sweet / Shy / Heavy
______________________________________________________
8. Rock star - Crazy / Rich / Small
2. Red / apple / healthy / bitter
9. Crying boy - Sad / small / Cold
______________________________________________________
10. Summer - Angry / Hot / Healthy
______________________________________________________
3. My family and I / Portugal / happy / old
Exercise 2.11
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
G Describe the person from the image.
4. I / economist / rich / handsome / sad she is:
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
5. Tyra / model/ tall / brunette / poor
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
6. Actors / American/ good / boring
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

Exercise 2.8
G Write the correct article a / an / the.
1. Helen is __________ Accountant.
2. Mr. James is __________ teacher.
Exercise 2.12
3. My pet is __________ bird.
4. I’m __________ country singer.
P Using the information from the card, answer
5. __________ exercise is easy. true or false.
T F
6. It is __________ big bed.
1. She is American 1.
7. Joe is __________ Architect.
2. She isn’t a student 2.
8. Saturday is __________ best day of the week.
3. She isn’t single 3.
9. Paris is __________ capital of France. 4.
4. She is young
10. Naomi is __________ model.
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03 Where are you?
Exercise 3.1 Exercise 3.3
G Write the questions. G Write the time. What time is it?
Example: Am I American? / Yes, I’m American. Example: 05:10 - It’s ten past five.
1. ________________________________________________ ? 1. 11:45 - ____________________________________________
Yes, the teachers are in a meeting.
2. 03:15 - ____________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________ ?
No, my pet isn’t sick. 3. 12:00 - ____________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________ ? 4. 02:30 - ____________________________________________
Yes, the next holiday is in December. 5. 08:55 - ____________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________ ?
No, I’m a football player.
Exercise 3.4
5. ________________________________________________ ?
Yes, we are a team.
G Underline the correct answer.
6. ________________________________________________ ? 1. Is she my sister?
No, the English teacher isn’t strict.
a) Yes, we are b) No, she aren’t c) No, she isn’t
7. ________________________________________________ ?
Yes, the laptop is in the car. 2. Are Bob and Mark at my classroom?
8. ________________________________________________ ? a) Yes, they are b) No, he isn’t c) No, they isn’t
No, Akira and Sayuri are Japanese. 3. Is the game easy?
9. ________________________________________________ ? a) No, they not b) Yes, it is c) No, they aren’t
Yes, my telephone number is 1234-4565.
4. Am I friendly?
10. _______________________________________________ ?
Yes, you are right. a) Yes, you am b) Yes, you are c) Yes, I is
5. Are the shoes expensive?
Exercise 3.2
G Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
a) No, we not b) No, it not c) No, they aren’t
6. Is the car black?
( in - on - at )
a) Yes, it is b) Yes, it not c) No, it am
1. My house is __________ the end of the park.
7. Are the children sick?
2. My earrings aren’t __________ the table.
3. Cancun is a nice beach __________ Quintana Roo, Mexico. a) No, they isn’t b) No, they aren’t c) No, they isn’t
4. The bank is __________ the end of the street. 8. Are we in English class?
5. Is Durango __________ Mexico?
a) Yes, we are b) Yes, I am c) Yes, they are
6. The kids are __________ the bus.
7. We are ________ the Grand Hotel, ________ the 2nd floor. 9. Are my brother and I tall?
8. The pens are __________ the box. a) No, we are b) No, we aren’t c) No, they aren’t
9. Is the exam __________ Monday?
10. Is Betty an economist?
10. Is he _____ work?
a) Yes, she is b) No, she aren’t c) Yes, I am
Exercise 3.5
R Read carefully and answer true or false.
Patty is my sister, she is 25 years old and she isn’t single. Peter and John are my brothers. They are computer engineers. We are
from New York. I’m Laura and I’m a secretary. My office is on the 3rd floor in the Trump Building. It is on Main Street. Carlos is
my boyfriend. He isn’t American, he is from Madrid. He is a football player. Pablo and Diego are in the football team with Carlos.

T F T F
1. Patty is 35 years old 6. My office is in the Trump Building
1. 6.
2. Patty is married 7. Laura isn’t a doctor
2. 7.
3. My brothers are football players
3. 8. Laura is a secretary 8.
4. John is a computer engineer 4. 9. My boyfriend is Italian 9.
5. I’m Patty 5. 10. Pablo and Diego are teammates 10.
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 G Exercise 3.6
Circle the correct form of be on each
sentence.
1. I ( am / is / are ) at home.
2. Jan and Sue ( am / is / are ) here.
3. It ( am / is / are ) a warm day.
4. The bird ( am / is / are ) blue.
5. You ( am / is / are ) handsome.
6. Cats ( am / is / are ) soft.
7. We ( am / is / are ) at the smoking area.
8. The meeting ( am / is / are ) on the 1st floor.
9. You ( am / is / are ) in the library.
10. Susan ( am / is / are ) tired.

Exercise 3.7
V Vocabulary. Look at the picture and write the
words from the box in the correct number.
Desk Lamp Screen Printer Chair
Notebook Pen Pencils Trash Can Board

1. Trash Can 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Exercise 3.8
G Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with
the correct form of be or a preposition.
Example: The painting is on the floor.
1. The monitor _________ on the desk.
2. The star is _________ the ceiling.
3. The books _________ in the file cabinet.
4. The board is _________ the wall.
5. The pillow _________ on the bed.
6. The notebooks _________ on the floor.
7. The printer _________ on the table.
8. The pencils _________ in the case.
9. The blinds _________ on the window.
10. The desk is _________ the room.
Exercise 3.9
W Write questions and short answers according
to the picture. Use the correct prepositions.
Example: (lamp/desk) Is the lamp on the desk? Yes, it is.
1. notebook/floor (aff ) _____________________________?
___________________________________________________
2. star/ceiling (aff) _____________________________?
___________________________________________________
3. pencils/wall (neg) _____________________________?
___________________________________________________
4. notebook/chair (neg) _____________________________?
___________________________________________________
5. I/room (neg) _____________________________?
___________________________________________________
6. printer/table (aff) _____________________________?
___________________________________________________

Exercise 3.10
G Complete the sentences with the appropriate job / occupation from the box.
Secretary Pilot Nurse Chef Journalist Engineer Lawyer Accountant

1. He’s a _________________. He is in an airplane. 5. She’s a _________________. She is in an office.

2. She’s a _________________. She is in a hospital. 6. He’s a _________________. He is in court.
3. He’s a _________________. He is in a kitchen. 7. She’s a _________________. She is in a newspaper.
4. She’s an _________________. She is in a bank. 8. He’s an _________________. He is in a factory.
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04 Our family
Exercise 4.1
R Read the text and guess the name of the writer.
My grandparents aren’t old. My grandpa’s name is Jonathan and my grandma’s name is Laura. Jonathan is a businessman. Their
children are Anne, Tom and my father. His name is Bob, he is an engineer. My father’s wife is my mom. Her name is Patty. My sister
Rachel is a student. My aunt’s name is Anne and she is a doctor. Anne’s son is Kevin. Kevin’s sister is Rose. My uncle Tom is a police
officer. He isn’t married to Anne. Tom’s wife is Melissa. Melissa’s baby is only six months old. Kevin’s father is Mike. Tom’s nephew
is a football player. Kevin’s cousin, Steve is a football player. Rachel is Steve’s sister. My name is ___________________________.

Exercise 4.2
G Use the chart for help. Hint: Square for men and circle for women.

Exercise 4.5
R Read the short dialogs and
circle the correct possessive.

1. -Hello. (My / His / Your) name is

Peter. And yours?

2. Ivan is from Russia. (His / Her / its)

house is in Moscow.

3. -Is Cynthia (my / his / your) sister?

-Yes, she is my youngest sister.
Exercise 4.3
W Re-write the sentence using a possessive form (‘).
4. -Is this your laptop?
-Yes, it’s (my / his / her) laptop.
Example: The house belongs to my mom. It is big
My mom’s house is big. 5. -What is (my / her / your) name?
1. The car belongs to Harry. It is fast. -I am Paul.
__________________________________________________________________________.
2. The companies belong to Slim. They are successful. 6. (Our / Your / Its) family name is
__________________________________________________________________________. Capellini. We are Italian.
3. The backpack belongs to Iris. It is not on the desk.
__________________________________________________________________________. 7. He is my boss, (her / his / their)
4. The projects belong to Mr. Johnson. They are for next year. name is Tom.
__________________________________________________________________________.
5. The cellphone belongs to my brother. It isn’t in his locker. 8. -What is (his / her / its) name?
__________________________________________________________________________. -Gloria.

Exercise 4.4 9. -Is this a photo of (his / her / your)

G Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive. Follow the example. family?
-Yes, this is my mother and this is my
Example: Karl’s car is old. His car is slow. brother.
1. Rose and Jay’s house is big. __________________ house is spacious.
2. My dog’s name is funny. __________________ name is Artemiso. 10. -Who is your best friend?
3. His aunt is American. __________________ children are from USA too. -(My / His / Her) best friend is
4. Your grandfather isn’t very old. __________________ daughter is young too. Simon.
5. My and Martin’s bikes are new. __________________ bikes are fast.

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 Father Iris and her boyfriend Exercise 4.8
Tim
Mother G Color the picture according to
the sentences.
Now fill in the sentences bellow.
1. Iris’s blouse is red.
2. Her boyfriend’s glasses are black.
3. Sally’s boots are green.
4. Mary’s sweatshirt is pink.
5. Father’s jeans are blue.
6. Mother’s skirt is purple.
7. Tim’s T-shirt is brown and orange.

Exercise 4.9
G Find the 10 family members in
the puzzle and write the answers to
Sally Mary
complete the sentences.

Exercise 4.6 C O U S I N A T W Z R
G Complete the sentences with the correct possessive. R S W U L X S D F E E
Follow the example. T I E N M C B J H K T
Example: ( I ) My pen is black. Y B R C N F R T U M S
1. (she) __________________ house is on 2nd street. U L S L U S O N J N I
2. (we) Are __________________ books on the desk? I I T E G M T E K H S
3. (you) __________________ backpack is in the lost & found box. O N Y K D J H R L S A
4. (he) Is __________________ cellphone working? L G U N T I E G A D E
5. (they) __________________ car isn’t verified.
P S A U N T R O T F R
Example: ( I ) The pencil is mine.
H R D F F A T H E R S
1. (she) The house on 2nd street is __________________. G W D A U H T E R G L
2. (we) The books on the desk are __________________. 1. My Aunt’s son is my
3. (you) The backpack in the lost&found box is __________________. ______________________________________.
4. (he) The broken cellphone is __________________. 2. Brothers and sisters are
5. (they) The red car isn’t __________________. ______________________________________.
3. The mother of my mother is my
Exercise 4.7
G “Whose” is used to ask about possession.
______________________________________.
4. My mother’s brother is my
Answer the questions with the clues given. Follow the example. ______________________________________.
5. My father’s son is my
Whose cat is it? (She) It is her cat. or The cat is hers. ______________________________________.
6. The sister of my father is my
1. Whose notebook is it? (he) _______________________________________.
______________________________________.
2. Whose books are they? (she) _______________________________________. 7. My parent’s daughter is my
3. Whose house is it? (they) _______________________________________. ______________________________________.
4. Whose sweater is it? (I) _______________________________________. 8. My mother’s husband is my
5. Whose cars are they? (we) _______________________________________. ______________________________________.
6. Whose homework is it? (you) _______________________________________. 9. My mother is my grandmother’s
______________________________________.
7. Whose office is it? (Carlos) _______________________________________.
10. My boy child is my
8. Whose files are they? (Marie) _______________________________________.
______________________________________.
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05 This is my place
Exercise 5.1 Exercise 5.4
G Fill in the blanks with the G Choose the correct option.
correct form of be. This That These Those
1. This _______ my house. 1. Here we are. _______ is my car.
2. That _______ an English book. 2. I like _______ shoes there.
3. These _______ my red pens. 3. Waiter, _______ coffee is cold!
4. Those _______ my new shoes.
4. Sean is _______ boy at the back of the class.
5. That _______ a big mountain.
6. These _______ my friends and those 5. _______ dog next door is barking again.
_______ their parents. 6. _______ are my favorite friends.
7. This _______ my homework 7. _______ postcards are from Holland.
8. These _______ my classmates.
8. _______ are not my pencils.
9. This _______ Paul, my brother.
9. My mom is wonderful, I love _______ woman.
10. Those _______ my sisters.
10. _______ books on the desk are old.
Exercise 5.2
G Look at the picture of a street
and complete the sentences using
indicatives.
Near
1. ____________ is a girl on the phone.
2. ____________ are bicycles.
3. ____________ are traffic signs. FAR
4. ____________ is a blond woman.
5. ____________ is a cyclist.

Far
6. ____________ is a man. NEAR
7. ____________ are buildings.
8. ____________ is a tree.
9. ____________ are cars.
Exercise 5.5
10. ___________ are kids in skateboards.
G Complete the dialogue with the correct indicative.
Exercise 5.3
W Write sentences, near or far,
Guide: Look at ___________________lions there.

using the vocabulary from the box. Ken: Are they dangerous?

Example: These are buildings. Guide: Not always!

Dianna: What are ___________________in that field?
children - dog - men - desk -
markers - bed - buildings - tree Guide: ___________________are wildebeest.
Ken: They ___________________not dangerous, are they?
1.
Guide: No, not at all.
2.
Dianna: Ah! And what is ___________________on the tree?
3.
4. Guide: mmmm, that is a snake.

5. Ken: ___________________is a long snake.

6. Ken: What is ___________________ on Dianna’s neck?
7. Guide: Oh! ___________________ is a spider. And it is dangerous!
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 Exercise 5.6
W Write the indicative and the correct form of be.

‣‣
Here There

‣
1. __________ __________ a 2014 calendar. 2. __________ clips __________ small.

3. __________ highlighters __________ yellow. 4. __________ __________ accounting binders.

5. __________ __________ an electronic calculator. 6. __________ trashcan __________ only for inorganics.

7. __________ pins __________ for the board. 8. __________ __________ paper scissors.

Exercise 5.9
W Exercise 5.7
Write the words in the correct order.
G Choose a correct answer. Two answers are
possible.
1. are / new jeans / those / my.
1. Those _________________ birds.
2. that / camera / is / a / good / not. aren’t / is / isn’t
2. That _________________ my dog.
3. red car / is / this / very fast. are / is / isn’t
3. This _________________ an excellent song.
4. English / our / these / books / are. is / isn’t / aren’t
4. These _________________ jungle animals.
5. that / dangerous / snake / is ? . aren’t / are / isn’t
5. That _________________ the new company.
6. are / students / these / new. are / is / isn’t
6. These _________________ foreign students.
7. my classroom / this / is / not. is / isn’t / are
7. Those _________________ smart monkeys.
8. companies / are / those / from Europe ? aren’t / are / isn’t
8. This _________________ a clean street.
/ is / are / isn’t
Exercise 5.8
G
Complete the sentences using the words Exercise 5.10
bellow and indicatives. W Complete the sentences with your own
information.
man - car - flowers - books
1. This is my phone number: ____________________________.
  2. That is my mother, her name is: _______________________.
1. Who is _________ ___________?
3. Those are my best friends: He is _______________________.

  and she is __________________________________________.

2. Is _____________ your ________?
4. These are my pets. This is my cat and its name is

___________ and that is my dog, its name is _____________.

  3. ________ _________ smell good.
5. That is my house, my address is: _______________________.

___________________________________________________.
  6. This is my pen and it is _______________________________.
4. Are _________ my
__________?

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 REGULAR VERBS - ADD “ED” TO THE VERB
3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Act Acts Acting Acted Acted Actuar
Add Adds Adding Added Added Agregar
Answer Answers Answering Answered Answered Contestar
Appear Appears Appearing Appeared Appeared Aparecer
Approve Approves Approving Approved Approved Aprobar
Arrive Arrives Arriving Arrived Arrived Llegar
Ask Asks Asking Asked Asked Preguntar
Believe Believes Believed Believed Creer
Belong Belongs Belonged Belonged Pertenecer
Call Calls Calling Called Called Llamar
Capture Captures Capturing Captured Captured Capturar
Carry Carries Carrying Carried Carried Cargar
Close Closes Closing Closed Closed Cerrar
Count Counts Counting Counted Counted Contar
Cover Covers Covering Covered Covered Cubrir
Cross Crosses Crossing Crossed Crossed Cruzar
Cry Cries Crying Cried Cried Llorar
Change Changes Changing Changed Changed Cambiar
Deliver Delivers Delivering Delivered Delivered Entregar
Die Dies Dying Died Died Morir
Disappear Disappears Disappearing Disappeared Disappeared Desaparecer
Disapprove Disapproves Disapproving Disapproved Disapproved Desaprobar
Dress (up) Dresses (up) Dressing (up) Dressed (up) Dressed (up) Vestir
Drop Drops Dropping Dropped Dropped Dejar caer - Tirar
Earn Earns Earning Earned Earned Ganar (Dinero)
End Ends Ending Ended Ended Finiquitar - Terminar
Enjoy Enjoys Enjoying Enjoyed Enjoyed Disfrutar
Fear Fears Fearing Feared Feared Temer
Fill Fills Filling Filled Filled Llenar
Finish Finishes Finishing Finished Finished Terminar
Fix Fixes Fixing Fixed Fixed Arreglar
Follow Follows Following Followed Followed Seguir
Guess Guesses Guessing Guessed Guessed Adivinar
Hate Hates Hated Hated Odiar
Help Helps Helping Helped Helped Ayudar
Hunt Hunts Hunting Hunted Hunted Cazar
Hurry Hurries Hurrying Hurried Hurried Apresurar
Identify Identifies Identifying Identified Identified Identificar
Introduce Introduces Introducing Introduced Introduced Presentar (gente)
Join Joins Joining Joined Joined Unir
Kill Kills Killing Killed Killed Matar

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 3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Laugh Laughs Laughing Laughed Laughed Reír
Learn Learns Learning Learned Learned Aprender
Lie Lies Lying Lied Lied Mentir
Lift Lifts Lifting Lifted Lifted Levantar
Like Likes Liked Liked Gustar - Caer bien
Live Lives Living Lived Lived Vivir
Look Looks Looking Looked Looked Ver
Love Loves Loved Loved Amar
Miss Misses Missing Missed Missed Extrañar - Faltar - Perder
Move Moves Moving Moved Moved Mover
Need Needs Needed Needed Necesitar
Notice Notices Noticing Noticed Noticed Notar
Open Opens Opening Opened Opened Abrir
Order Orders Ordering Ordered Ordered Ordenar
Own Owns Owning Owned Owned Poseer - Ser dueño de
Pass Passes Passing Passed Passed Pasar
Pick (up) Picks (up) Picking (up) Picked (up) Picked (up) Escoger (Levantar)
Place Places Placing Placed Placed Poner
Play Plays Playing Played Played Jugar - Tocar (instrumentos)
Please Pleases Pleasing Pleased Pleased Complacer
Point Points Pointing Pointed Pointed Apuntar
Prefer Prefers Preferred Preferred Preferir
Present Presents Presenting Presented Presented Presentar
Press Presses Pressing Pressed Pressed Presionar
Prove Proves Proving Proved Proved Probar (artículos)
Pull Pulls Pulling Pulled Pulled Jalar
Question Questions Questioning Questioned Questioned Cuestionar
Raise Raises Raising Raised Raised Aumentar
Reach Reaches Reaching Reached Reached Alcanzar
Realize Realizes Realized Realized Darse cuenta de
Receive Receives Receiving Received Received Recibir
Remain Remains Remaining Remained Remained Permanecer
Remember Remembers Remembered Remembered Recordar
Rest Rests Resting Rested Rested Descansar
Return Returns Returning Returned Returned Regresar
Save Saves Saving Saved Saved Ahorrar - Salvar
Seem Seems Seemed Seemed Parecer - Al parecer
Separate Separates Separating Separated Separated Separar
Serve Serves Serving Served Served Servir
Show Shows Showing Showed Showed Presentar
Start Starts Starting Started Started Empezar

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 REGULAR VERBS - ADD “ED” TO THE VERB
3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Stay Stays Staying Stayed Stayed Permanecer
Step Steps Stepping Stepped Stepped Pisar
Stop Stops Stopping Stopped Stopped Parar - Detener
Suppose Supposes Supposed Supposed Suponer
Talk Talks Talking Talked Talked Hablar
Thank Thanks Thanking Thanked Thanked Agradecer
Try (on) Tries (on) Trying (on) Tried (on) Tried (on) Intentar
Turn Turns Turning Turned Turned Girar
Use Uses Using Used Used Usar
Visit Visits Visiting Visited Visited Visitar
Wait Waits Waiting Waited Waited Esperar
Walk Walks Walking Walked Walked Caminar
Want Wants Wanted Wanted Querer - Desear
Watch Watches Watching Watched Watched Observar
Wish Wishes Wishing Wished Wished Desear
Wonder Wonders Wondering Wondered Wondered Preguntarse
Work Works Working Worked Worked Trabajar - Funcionar

IRREGULAR VERBS - NO CHANGES

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Beat Beats Beating Beat Beat Latir - Golpear - Vencer
Bet Bets Betting Bet Bet Apostar
Cost Costs Costing Cost Cost Costar
Cut Cuts Cutting Cut Cut Cortar
Hit Hits Hitting Hit Hit Golpear - Pegar - Chocar
Hurt Hurts Hurting Hurt Hurt Lastimar - Herir
Let Lets Letting Let Let Permitir - Dejar - Alquilar
Put Puts Putting Put Put Poner
Set Sets Setting Set Set Poner - Colocar - Establecer
Extender - Esparcir -
Spread Spreads Spreading Spread Spread
Propalar
Shut Shuts Shutting Shut Shut Cerrar
Read Reads Reading Read Read Leer
Wet Wets Wetting Wet Wet Mojar - Humedecer

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 IRREGULAR VERBS - Final “D” to “T”
3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Bend Bends Bending Bent Bent Doblar - Inclinar
Build Builds Building Built Built Construir
Lend Lends Lending Lent Lent Prestar
Send Sends Sending Sent Sent Enviar - Mandar - Remitir
Spend Spends Spending Spent Spent Gastar (dinero)

IRREGULAR VERBS - “I” to “A” in the Past

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Begin Begins Beginning Began Begun Comenzar - Iniciar
Drink Drinks Drinking Drank Drunk Tomar (bebidas)
Forbid Forbids Forbidding Forbade Forbidden Prohibir - Vedar
Forgive Forgives Forgiving Forgave Forgiven Perdonar
Give Gives Giving Gave Given Dar
Ring Rings Ringing Rang Rung Sonar - Resonar - Tañer
Encoger - Contraer -
Shrink Shrinks Shrinking Shrank Shrunk
Disminuir
Sing Sings Singing Sang Sung Cantar
Sink Sinks Sinking Sank Sunk Hundir(se) - Sumir(se)
Sit Sits Sitting Sat Sat Sentarse
Stink Stinks Stinking Stank Stunk Apestar
Swim Swims Swimming Swam Swum Nadar

IRREGULAR VERBS - “I” to “O” in the Past

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Zambullirse - Tirarse de
Dive Dives Diving Dove Dove
cabeza
Drive Drives Driving Drove Driven Manejar - Conducir
Ride Rides Riding Rode Ridden Cabalgar - Montar - Pasear
Rise Rises Rising Rose Risen Subir - Surgir - Ascender
Brillar - Resplandecer -
Shine Shines Shining Shone Shone
Bolear
Win Wins Winning Won Won Ganar
Write Writes Writing Wrote Written Escribir

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 IRREGULAR VERBS - “EA” to “O” in the Past
3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Break Breaks Breaking Broke Broken Romper - Quebrar
Speak Speaks Speaking Spoke Spoken Hablar - Platicar
Steal Steals Stealing Stole Stolen Robar
Swear Swears Swearing Swore Sworn Jurar - Renegar - Maldecir
Wear Wears Wearing Wore Worn Vestir - (Usar Ropa)

IRREGULAR VERBS - “E” to “O”

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Forget Forgets Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Freeze Freezes Freezing Froze Frozen Congelar - Helar
Obtener - Conseguir -
Get Gets Getting Got Gotten
Adquirir
Sell Sells Selling Sold Sold Vender
Tell Tells Telling Told Told Decir - Contar - Relatar

IRREGULAR VERBS - “I” to “U”

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Pegarse - Adherirse -
Cling Clings Cling Clung Clung
Colgarse
Dig Digs Digging Dug Dug Cavar - Excavar - Escarbar
Girar - Rodar - Hilar - Dar
Spin Spins Spinning Spun Spun
Vuelta
Stick Sticks Sticking Stuck Stuck Adherir - Pegar
Swing Swings Swinging Swung Swung Columpiar - Mecer

IRREGULAR VERBS - “O” to “E”

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Blow Blows Blowing Blew Blown Soplar - Resoplar
Grow Grows Growing Grew Grown Crecer
Sostener - Mantener -
Hold Holds Holding Held Held
Detener
Know Knows Knew Known Conocer (Personas) - Saber
Aventar - Arrojar - Tirar -
Throw Throws Throwing Threw Thrown
Lanzar

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 IRREGULAR VERBS - Lose One of the Double Vowels
3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Bleed Bleeds Bleeding Bled Bled Sangrar
Choose Chooses Choosing Chose Chosen Escoger - Elegir
Feed Feeds Feeding Fed Fed Alimentar (animales)
Encontrar - Conocer (a una
Meet Meets Meeting Met Met
persona)

IRREGULAR VERBS - Lose One Vowel And Add “T”

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Feel Feels Feeling Felt Felt Sentir
Guardar - Conservar -
Keep Keeps Keeping Kept Kept
Mantener
Sleep Sleeps Sleeping Slept Slept Dormir
Sweep Sweeps Sweeping Swept Swept Barrer

IRREGULAR VERBS - Past Ending in “OUGHT - AUGHT”

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Bring Brings Bringing Brought Brought Traer
Buy Buys Buying Bought Bought Comprar
Catch Catches Catching Caught Caught Atrapar - Coger - Alcanzar
Fight Fights Fighting Fought Fought Pelear - Luchar
Teach Teaches Teaching Taught Taught Enseñar
Think Thinks Thinking Thought Thought Pensar

IRREGULAR VERBS - Different Endings

3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Be (am-are) Is Being Was-Were Been Ser - Estar
Soportar - Tolerar - Llevar -
Bear Bears Bearing Bore Borne - Born
Aguantar
*Be able Is Able Was-were Able Been Able Poder - Ser Capaz de
*Be born Is Born Being Born Was-were Born Been Born Nacer
Become Becomes Becoming Became Become Convertirse - Llegar a ser
Bite Bites Biting Bit Bitten – Bit Morder
Burn Burns Burning Burnt Burnt Quemar - Incendiar
Can Can Could Poder - Ser Capaz de
Come Comes Coming Came Come Venir
Do Does Doing Did Done Hacer *mental

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3rd Person Progressive "ing"
Simple Form Past Tense Past Participle Spanish
Present ending
Draw Draws Drawing Drew Drawn Dibujar - Desenfundar
Dream Dreams Dreaming Dreamt Dreamt Soñar
Eat Eats Eating Ate Eaten Comer
Fall Falls Falling Fell Fallen Caer
Find Finds Finding Found Found Encontrar
Flee Flees Fleeing Fled Fled Huir
Fly Flies Flying Flew Flown Volar
Go Goes Going Went Gone Ir
Hang Hangs Hanging Hung-Hang Hung-Hang Ahorcar - Colgar
Have Has Having Had Had Tener - Haber
Hear Hears Hearing Heard Heard Escuchar
Hide Hides Hiding Hid Hid Esconder - Ocultar
Lay Lays Laying Laid Laid poner, colocar
Guiar - Conducir -
Lead Leads Leading Led Led
Encabezar
Leave Leaves Leaving Left Left Dejar - Salir - Partir
Light Lights Lighting Lit Lit Encender - Prender (fuego)
Lose Loses Losing Lost Lost Perder - Extraviar
Make Makes Making Made Made Hacer - Realizar (a mano)
Mean Means Meaning Meant Meant Significar
Must Must Deber
Pay Pays Paying Paid Paid Pagar
Run Runs Running Ran Run Correr
Say Says Saying Said Said Decir
See Sees Saw Seen Ver
Shake Shakes Shaking Shook Shaken Agitar - Estrechar (mano)
Slide Slides Sliding Slid Slid Deslizar - Resbalar
Pararse - Erguirse - Estar de
Stand Stands Standing Stood Stood
Pie
Golpear - Pegar - Estar en
Strike Strikes Striking Struck Stricken
Huelga
Take Takes Taking Took Taken Tomar - Llevar
Understand Understands Understood Understood Entender
Wake Wakes Waking Woke (Waked) Woken (Waked) Despertar - Despabilarse
Wind Winds Winding Wound Wound Enredar - Dar vuelta

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