Verb To Be

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VERB TO BE (AM - IS -ARE)

· Este verbo significa SER o ESTAR en español (dependiendo del contexto)

· Actúa como auxiliar. (significa que es un verbo que se puede negar, hacer preguntas, y
responder)

· Cada conjugación pertence a un pronombre. (I - AM)

(HE, SHE, IT - IS)

(WE, YOU, THEY - ARE)

· I - YO

· YOU - TÚ/VOS

· HE - ÉL

· SHE - ELLA

· IT - ÉSTO/ÉSTA (animales y objetos en singular)

· WE - NOSOTROS/AS

· THEY - ELLOS/AS

Affirmative sentence

Subject + Verb ToBe + complement.

"He is at mother's house" estar

"He is nervous about the test" estar

"He is an intelligent boy" ser

Negative sentence
Subject + Verb ToBe + NOT + complement.

"He is not at mother's house"

"He is not nervous about the test"

"He is not an intelligent boy"

Is not isn't

Are not aren't

Am not amn't

Interrogative sentence

Verb ToBe + Subject + complement + ?

"Is he at mother's house?" Yes, he is - No, he isn't

"Is he nervous about the test?" Yes, he is - No, he isn't

"Is he an intelligent boy?" Yes, he is - No, he isn't

Exercises.

· We are in the park.

· David is happy.

· Sophie and I are in the club.

· I am ill.

· Paul and Peter are brothers.

· It is a very nice day.

· She is a good friend.


Sophie and I We

The dog it el perro

The dogs they los perros

The boxes they las cajas

The box it la caja

SIMPLE PRESENT

· ACCIONES QUE SE REPITEN (RUTINA)

· Auxiliar DO DOES (se podía preguntar, responder y negar)

· I do

· You do

· We do

· They do

I teach every day. (yo enseño todos los dias)

I don't / do not teach every day. (yo no enseño todos los días)

Do you teach every day? (enseñas todos los dias?)

He does

She does

It does
He teaches every day (solo en oraciones afirmativas en la 3ra persona del singular)

He doesn't / does not teach every day (él no enseña todos los dias)

Does he teach every day? (enseña él todos los dias?)

Go Goes

Drink drinks

Eat eats

Study studies

Watch watches

Wash washes

Enjoy enjoyes

Play plays

Time expressions

Always I always run twice a week (yo siempre corro dos veces a la semana)

Sometimes She sometimes visits her mum (ella a veces visita a su mama)

Never The dog never eats meat. (el perro nunca come carne)

Often Derek and I often go to theatre.

Usually She usually plays tennis every week

Rarely You rarely run 1 km once week.


My working day starts very early. From Monday to Friday I get up at half past three and I have a
shower and a cup of coffee. I usually leave the house at ten past four because the car always arrives a
few minutes early. I get to the studio at about five o'clock and start work. My programme Good
Morning Britain starts at seven o'clock and finishes at nine o'clock. Then I leave the studio at a quarter
past ten. After that, I go shopping and visit some friends. I get home at three o'clock. A woman helps
me with the housework and the ironing. I read a newspaper and do some work.

Then my husband gets home at half past five in the evening and I cook dinner. We stay at home in the
evening. We don't go out because I go to bed very early. We usually watch television and then I go to
bed at half past eight, I'm usually asleep by nine o'clock.

At weekends, I don't get up until ten o'clock. In the evening, we often see some friends or go to the
cinema. But I'm always up early again on Monday morning.

1. What time does Cynthia get up during the week? She gets up at half past three.

2. How does Cynthia get to the studio in the morning?

3. What time does she arrive at the studio?

4. What time does the TV show begin?

5. How long does "Good Morning Britain" last?

6. What time does Cynthia get home after finishing at the studio?

7. What time does her husband arrive home?

8. Do Cynthia and her husband go out in the evening? No, they don't / do not

9. What time does Cynthia go to bed?

10. Does Cynthia stay in bed longer at the weekend?

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