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Exercice 1. Complete the dialogues. Use the expressions from the box. And match the three dialogues with
the photos.
My names
Hello
Hi
Im
Its
meet
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TO BE (SER O ESTAR)
A. PRESENT TENSE: AM /m/ , IS /iz/, ARE /a:r/
1. El verbo TO BE tiene tres formas en el tiempo presente. FORMA AFIRMATIVA:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am
/ai m/ (Yo
soy/estoy)
We are
estamos)
You are
You are
They are
/i :r/ (T eres/ests)
He is
She is
It is
/it z/ (Es/est)
En conversacin, normalmente se usan las contracciones Im. Youre, Hes, Shes, Its, Were, Theyre.
PLURAL
I am not
/ai m nt/
We are not
Im not
/aim nt/
We arent
/w: :rent/
Were not
/w:r nt/
/i :r nt/
/i :r nt/
You arent
/iu :rent/
You arent
/iu :rent/
Youre not
/ir nt/
Youre not
/ir nt/
He is not /hi:
She is not
It is not
iz nt/
/sh: iz nt/
/it iz nt/
nt/
He isnt
She isnt
It isnt
/h: znt/
/sh: znt/
/it znt/
Hes not
Shes not
Its not
/ h:z nt/
/sh:z nt/
/its nt/
/ei a:r
They arent
/ei :rent/
Theyre not
/eir nt/
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La FORMA INTERROGATIVA se expresa mediante simple inversin de orden con el sujeto de la oracin.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Am I? /am ai/*
/:rent wi:/
Are you?
/:r i:/
Are you?
/:r i:/
Arent you?
/:rent iu:/
Arent you?
/:rent iu:/
Is he?
/z h:/
Are they?
/:r ei/
Isnt he?
/znt hi:/
Arent they?
/.rent ei/
Is she?
/z sh:/
Isnt she?
/znt /
Is it?
/z it/
Isnt it?
/znt it/
* Debido a que no existe una contraccin para AM NOT, habitualmente se usa ARENT en este caso. En
conversacin coloquial se usa la contraccin AINT /int/ Ejemplo: Arent I your friend? Aint I your friend?
Im 32 years old
(Tengo 32 aos)
Expresar temor: Im
afraid of spiders (Tengo
miedo a las araas)
TO BE
Decir si se tiene
fro/calor: Im cold/hot
(Tengo fro/calor)
Decir si llegamos
tarde/temprano: Hes late/early
(Llega tarde/temprano)
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About Lisa:
7. He is American._____________________
3. I am sorry. _____________________
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Exercice 3. Write negative ends for the sentences:
Its winter, bit (- cold) it isnt cold.
Im Greek, but (- from Athens) ____________________________________
Shes tired, but (- ill) _________________________________________
They are in England, but (- in London) _______________________________
Youre tall, but (- too tall) ________________________________________
We are late, but (- very late) ____________________________________
Its summer, but (- hot) _________________________________________
Im a student, but (- at university) __________________________________
Exercice 4. Read the texts and complete them with am, is or are.
Hi! My name ______ Julia. I ______ from Germany. This ______ Peter. He is South African. He ______ my
friend. We ______ students. He ______ in the 7th grade and I ______ in the 8th, so we ______ not in the
same class. Kings College ______ our school. It ______ an old school, but we like it a lot. Our teachers
______ very nice. My favourite subject ______ Maths and Peters ______ English, but I ______ also fond of
Spanish and so ______ Peter. I ______ 13 years old and he ______ 12. Now we would like to hear from you.
Which year ______ you in? What ______ your school like?
Hi! My name ______ Michael. I ______ from Northern Ireland. This ______ Sarah. She is from the USA.
She______ my classmate. We ______ students. We ______ in the 6 th grade but we ______ not in the same
class. St. Martins ______ our school. It ______ a small school, but it ______ very modern. Our teachers
______ very friendly. My favourite subject ______ History and Sarahs ______ Arts, but I ______ also fond of
Science and so ______ Sarah. I ______ 11 years old and she ______ still 10. Now we would like to hear from
you. What _____ your teachers like? What subjects _____ you fond of?
PETER
MICHAEL
SARAH
Country
Age and Grade
School
Favourite subject
2nd favourite subject
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