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Personal pronouns Personal pronouns refer to the person who is doing the action or to whom the action affects.

In that way we distinguish two types of personal pronouns: Personal "Subject Pronouns" and Personal "Object Pronouns".

Personal Subject Pronouns We use the Personal Subject Pronouns to refer to the person or thing who is doing the action of the verb or the verb speaks about. I am Colombian Amanda is from Bogota.She lives in cedritos. Hugo and Fabio are good friends.They play soccer every weekend.

Personal Object Pronouns We use the Personal Object Pronouns to refer to the person or thing whom the action of the verbs affects.

I really likeMarilyn. I like her. Ronaldo plays football. He likesit. They talk to Marlon everyday. They talk to him.

Personal subject pronoun I he she it you we they

Personal object pronoun me him her it you us them

The verb "To be" is used to communicate ideas about personal information (name, nationality, profession, feelings) and qualities about people or things (color, size, shape, etc). This ideas show that something is permanent. examples: I am Colombian. (nationality) Brad Pitt is an actor. (profession) My car is red and big. (qualities) It is also used as an "auxiliar verb" (to be + action): I am studying medicin. They are playing football. Verb form subject I he, she, it you, we, they Affirmative am is are I am a teacher He is intelligent They are from Venezuela Negative am not is not (isn't) are not (aren't) I'm not a doctor She isn't from USA We aren't in Spain

The Simple Present is used to express a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Examples:

I play tennis. She does not play tennis. Does he play tennis?

The Simple Present can also indicate that a fact is true now, and in the future. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Cats like milk. Birds do not like milk. Do pigs like milk? California is in America. California is not in the United Kingdom.

Simple present form

Subject I, you, we, they He, she, it

Affirmative We like hamburgers She likes hot dogs

Negative We do not (don't) like sea food She does not (doesn't) like Mexican food.

Question Do you like sea food? Does he like Mexican food?

Miguel __________ Vallenatos. He prefers tropical music. = doesn't like We ______________ in Cali. Now, we are in Neiva. = don't live Clarita _____________ in Bakersfield. It is in California. = don't live I ______________ horror films. They are awesome! = doesn't like Miguel __________ Vallenatos. He prefers tropical music. = doesn't like We ______________ in Cali. Now, we are in Neiva. = doesn't like Clarita _____________ in Bakersfield. It is in California. = lives I ______________ horror films. They are awesome! = like

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