INGLÉS I – UNIT I

Basic Grammar
 VERBO TO BE

Affirmative Form Negative Form

I am (I’m) a student I am not (I’m not) a student

You are (You’re) my friend You are not (aren’t) my friend

He is (He’s) outside He is not (isn’t) outside

She is (She’s) a teacher She is not (isn’t) a teacher
It is (It’s) a book It is not (isn’t) a book
We are (We’re) doctors We are not (aren’t) doctors
You are (You’re) students You are not (aren’t) students

They are (They’re) married They are not (aren’t) married

VERBO TO BE

Interrogative Form
Am I a student?
Are you my friend?
Is he outside?
Is she a teacher?
Is it a book?
Are we doctors
Are you students?
Are they married?
 PRESENT SIMPLE

Usamos el Presente Simple para hablar sobre las acciones que

realizamos a diario. En la forma interrogativa y negativa, usamos los
auxiliares “do – does”
Ortografía de la tercera persona singular (He, She, It)
 A la mayoría de los verbos, se les agrega –s: wear, wears; speak, speaks; live, lives.
 A los verbos que terminan en –s,- sh -ch, - x, se les agrega –es: miss, misses; finish, finishes; teach, teaches;
mix, mixes.
 A los verbos que terminan en una vocal mas -y, se les agrega –s: play, plays; say, says.
 A los verbos que terminan en una consonante mas -y, se cambia a –ies: fly, flies; study, studies.
 PRESENT
SIMPLE
Affirmative Form Negative Form

I study modern languages I do not (don´t) study modern languages

You listen to the radio You do not (don’t) listen to the radio

He works outside He does not (doesn’t) work outside

She teaches English She does not (doesn’t) teaches English
It rains today It does not (doesn’t) rain today
We speak Chinese well We do not (don’t) speak Chinese
You want to be a doctor You do not (don’t) want to be a doctor

They play football They do not (don’t) play football

 PRESENT
SIMPLE

Interrogative Form
Do I study modern languages?
Do you listen to the radio?
Does he work outside?
Does she teaches English?
Does it rain today?
Do we speak Chinese?
Do you want to be a doctor?
Do they play football?
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
Usamos el Presente Continuo para describir una acción que ocurre en
el momento.
Reglas de ortografía del presente continuo
 1. Cuando el verbo acaba en “e” normalmente la “e” cae delante de la terminación -ing:
 make – making; take – taking.
 2. Cuando se trata de un verbo monosilábico acabado en una sola vocal seguida por una consonante, la consonante final se
duplica delante de la terminación -ing:
 stop – stopping; sit -sitting; win – winning
 3. No existen modificaciones cuando el verbo acaba en vocal o consonante + y:
 play – playing; study – studying
 4. Los verbos acabados en -ie cambian este grupo de vocales por una y delante de la terminación -ing:
 die – dying; lie - lying
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative Form Negative Form

I am studying English I am not (I’m not) studying English
You are having class You are not (aren’t) having class
He is playing outside He is not (isn’t) playing outside
She is eating an apple She is not (isn’t) eating an apple
It is raining now It is not (isn’t) raining now
We are working We are not (aren’t) working
You are watching TV You are not (aren’t) watching TV
They are drinking coffee They are not (aren’t) drinking coffee
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

Interrogative Form
Am I studying English?
Are you having class?
Is he playing outside?
Is she eating an apple?
Is it raining now?
Are we working?
Are you watching TV?
Are they drinking coffee?