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Clase 2 - Alphabet Pronunciation, Personal Pronoun, SP Verb To Be, Indefinite Articles, Colors, Countries and Nationalities, Days of The Week
Clase 2 - Alphabet Pronunciation, Personal Pronoun, SP Verb To Be, Indefinite Articles, Colors, Countries and Nationalities, Days of The Week
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I Yo 1st person
He Él Singular
3rd person
They Ellos
SIMPLE PRESENT
VERB TO BE
VERB TO BE (SIMPLE PRESENT)
Affirmative forms of the verb to be:
he/she/it is 's
we are 're
• Subject (Personal Pronoun or Noun) + Verb To be + Complement (Assignation to the subject with and
adjective, state, age, nationality or a physical place ).
• Examples:
• I am happy.
• She is helpful.
• Mario is 20 years old.
• We are students.
• Luis and Raul are here.
• The cat is upstairs.
Negative Forms of the verb to be:
Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she/it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
Interrogative Structure of the verb to be
• Verb To be in Affirmative + Subject (Personal Pronoun or Noun) + Complement (Assignation to the subject with and adjective, state, age,
nationality or a physical place) ?
• Examples:
• Is she here?
• Yes, she is. (short answer)
• Yes, she is here. (long answer)
• No, she isn’t. (short answer)
• No, she is not here. (long answer)
• Am I wrong?
• Yes, you are. (short answer)
• Yes, you are wrong. (long answer)
• No, you are not. (short answer)
• No, you aren’t wrong. (long answer)
• Are you Ecuadorian? / Are you, the whole group, Ecuadorian?
• Yes, I am. (short answer)
• Yes, I am Ecuadorian. (long answer)
• No, I’m not. (short answer)
• No, I am not Ecuadorian (long answer)
INDEFINITE
ARTICLES
THE /A /AN
THE
• When the noun following THE starts with a vowel (that sounds like a vowel), THE sounds like
“Zda”.
• Ex: The Avengers, The oblivion, The inconvenient, The honest man.
A / AN
•Indefinite articles are invariable. You use one or the other, depending on the first letter of the word
following the article, for pronunciation reasons (for A or AN).
•Use a when the next word starts with a consonant, or before words starting in u and eu when they
sound like you.
•Use an when the next word starts with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or with a mute h.
•A car
• An elephant and a mouse fell in love.
• John is a doctor.
• John is an englishman.
• It was a very strange car .
• What a shame !
• She's such a beautiful girl .
• What a lovely day !
COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES
• The word 'nationality' is not often used in spoken english. It is a formal and official word and it
appears more frequently in written english. You will find the word 'nationality' is used a lot in the
travel industry and for immigration.
• We almost never say: What is your nationality?
• We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?
• To tell someone your nationality you don't say: My nationality is Chilean.