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PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OCCUPATIONS

1.1. The verb to be (ser o estar)

Affirmative, negative and interrogatives statements using verb to be

Exercise 1. Look at tables and complete the sentences.

VERB TO BE AFFIRMATIVE FORM Sujeto+ Verbo To Be+ Complemento

LONG FORM SHORT FORM Example

 I am  I´m I am Natalia.
 You are  You´re You are my sister.
 He is  He´s He is from Bolivia.
 She is  She´s She is English.
 It is  It´s It is a computer.
 We are  We´re We are students.
 You are  You´re You are teachers.
 They are  They´re They are in the park.

VERB TO BE NEGATIVE FORM Sujeto + Verbo To Be+ Negación + Complemento.

LONG FORM SHORT FORM Example

 I am not  I´m not I am not Natalia.
 You are not  You aren´t You are not my sister.
 He is not  He isn´t He is not from Bolivia.
 She is not  She isn´t She is not English.
 It is not  It isn´t It is not hot.
 We are not  We aren´t We are not student.
 You are not  You aren´t You are not teachers.
 They are not  They aren´t They are not in the park.

VERB TO BE INTERROGATIVE FORM AND SHORT ANSWERS

Verbo To Be + Sujeto+ Complemento + ?

LONG FORM ANSWERS Example

 Am I…?  Yes, you are  No, you aren´t Am I Natalia? Yes, you are
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 Are you … ?  Yes, I am  No, I´m not Are you my sister? No, I´m not
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 Is he …?  Yes, he is  No, he isn´t Is he from Bolivia? Yes, he is
 Is she …?  Yes, she is  No, she isn´t Is she English? No, she is
 Is it …?  Yes, it is  No, it isn´t Is it hot? Yes, It is
 Are we …?  Yes, you are  No, you aren´t Are we student? No, you aren´t
 Are you …?  Yes, we are  No, we aren´t Are you teachers? No, we aren´t
 Are they …?  Yes, they are  No, they aren´t Are they in the park? Yes, they are

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences.

Affirmative Sentences
a) The computer .................in the e) You …………… a student.
bedroom. f) Mary and Ann……………….. at work.
b) Sandra Bullock ……………….. an g) My father ………………….. a postman.
actress. h) She …………………. a good doctor.
c) I……………….. a student. i) Carlos and Jennyfer ………… married
d) They …………….. my brothers. j) The cat ……………….. in the balcon
Negative Sentences
a) I ___ ___very tired today. g) Susan and Mike ____ ___ my parents
b) We ___ ___ in the office today. h) They ____ ___ my best friends
c) Anne ____ ___happy. i) I ____ ___sure.
d) Susan ___ ___ my new friend. j) We ____ ___ from Spain.
e) I ____ ___a very good driver k) Luke and Tom ____ ___ actors.
f) My neighbours ____ ___very noisy.
Interrogative Sentences
a) ____my name James? f) ____he a lawyer?

b) ____Mary a secretary? g) ____ Susie a housewife?

h) ____she a student?
c) ____John and Lucy friends? i) ____they my friends?
d) ____I a student? j) ____you a student?
e) ____the boys in the garden?

Exercise 3 Write negative sentences

a) Mr. Jones is a teacher. ______________________________
b) She is from France ______________________________
c) The dogs are in the yard. ______________________________
d) Dave and Jane are in the laboratory. ______________________________
e) Susan and Mike are my parents. ______________________________
f) Amir and I are in the same class. ______________________________
Exercise 4 Write sentences about professions with these words.
a) _____________________________ (I - teacher)
b) _____________________________ ( You - student)
c) _____________________________ (He - policeman)
d) _____________________________ (She - cooker)
e) _____________________________ (they - engineer)
f) _____________________________ (We - dentists)

Exercise 5. Match the sentences that are common. Country and nationality.
a) I am from Italy. 1) It is Chinese.
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b) You are from Bolivia. 2) We are Peruvian.

c) He is from The United States. 3) I am Italian. 3
d) She is from Brazil. 4) They are German.
e) It is from China. 5) He is American.
f) We are from Peru. 6) You are Bolivian.
g) You are from Japan. 7) You are Japanese.
h) They are from Germany. 8) She is Brazilian.

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences whit the words of the box.

a) I am ……………………………………. APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY
b) You are ……………………………….
c) He is ………………………………….. Fat Big Interesting Happy
d) She is ……………………………….. Thin Small Wonderful Sad
e) It is …………………………………… Tall Pretty Exciting Angry
f) We are ………………………………….. Short Ugly Dangerous
g) You are ………………………………. Old Handsome Serious
h) They are …………………………….. Young Beautiful Shy

Exercise 7. Write the sentences in the affirmative form.

a) ……………………………………………………………………… I am not Marcela.
b) ……………………………………………………………………… You aren´t young.
c) …………………………………………………………………….. He isn´t tall.
d) ……………………………………………………………………… She isn´t very pretty.
e) ……………………………………………………………………… It isn´t my dog.
f) ……………………………………………………………………… We aren´t doctors.
Exercise 8. Write the sentences in the negative form.
a) ……………………………………………………………………….. I am fat and happy.
b) ……………………………………………………………………….. You are old and sad.
c) ……………………………………………………………………….. He is thin and bad.
d) ……………………………………………………………………….. It is good and beautiful.
e) ……………………………………………………………………….. You are tall and thin.
f) ……………………………………………………………………….. They are shy and good.

Exercise 9. Match the sentences that are common.

1. I am Alan, a) we aren´t from Ecuador.
2. You are a teacher, b) she is not bad.
3. He is thin, c) they are not ten.
4. She is good, d) you aren´t French.
5. It is my dog, e) I am not Christian.
6. We are from Bolivia, f) you aren´t a student.
7. You are Spanish, g) he isn´t fat.
8. They are eight years old, h) it is not your dog.

Exercise 10. Complete the sentences in affirmative or negative form.

a) I ……… tall, I….…. ….…. short. I …….. …..…. fat, I ……… thin.
b) You …..… my friend, you ….….. ….…. my enemy. You ..….. ..……sad, you..……happy.
c) She ………… Luisa, she ………. ……… Ana. She …….. ……. the teacher, she …….. a student.
d) It ……… a cat, it ……… …….. a dog. It ……… ……… fast, it …….. slow.
e) You ……… Janine, you ……… …….. Simon. You …….. ……. shy, you ……. Outgoing.
f) They ……. Chinese, they ……… …….. Bolivian. They ………. ……… from Bolivia.
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1.2 Subject Pronouns

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Pronombre Personal Subject Pronouns Ejemplos / Examples

Yo I (ái) Yo vivo en Bolivia  I live in Bolivia

Tú You (iu) Tu comes naranjas  You eat oranges

Él He (ji) El camina por el parque  He walks in the park

Ella She (shi) Ella tiene perros She has dogs

el, ello, ella (objeto) It (it) El tiene pulgas It has fleas

Nosotros We (ui) Nosotros escuchamos la radio We listen to the radio

Ustedes You (iu) Ustedes juegan video juegos- You play videogames

Ellos They (dei) Ellos cantan en la noche They sing at night

Exercise 8. Write the personal pronoun as appropriate.
a) 1. Mario and Pedro_________ f) 6. My father and my mother _________
b) 2. Father _________ g) 7. My family and I _________
c) 3. House _________ h) 8. Mary and the kids_________
d) 4. Book _________ i) 9. The cats and dog _________
e) 5. Susie _________ j) 10. Linda_________

Exercise 9. Rewrite the sentences replacing the names in bold with the corresponding personal pronoun

1. Carlos is happy._____________________________________________________
2. The babies are crying._________________________________________________
3. My brothers are in the car. ____________________________________________
4. Mrs. Jones is in the classroom. _________________________________________
5. The cat is black._____________________________________________________
1.3 Plural –singular

 Para formar el plural de los sustantivos regulares, añade “s” al final. Por ejemplo:
 boy boys
 girl girls
 mother mothers
 Computer Computers
 cat cats
 Car Cars

 En inglés los plurales de los sustantivos se forman en base a ciertas reglas ortográficas, las
cuales se presentan en la siguiente tabla:
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 Algunos plurales en inglés no siguen las reglas ortográficas de la tabla anterior y se les llama
plurales irregulares.
Ejemplos:

1.1 Verb to Be
1.2 Pronouns

Exercise 10. Write the plural form of these nouns.

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Exercise 11. Make these sentences plural