BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY

PART I. TO BE (SER O ESTAR) A. EL TIEMPO PRESENTE: AM / , IS /, ARE / 1. El verbo TO BE tiene tres formas en el tiempo presente: AM - IS - ARE

Present Tens
I am You are He is She is

Translation
Yo soy/estoy T eres/ests El es/est Ella es/est

Example I am a very good student. You are a Instructor. He is a interesting person. She is an efficient secretary.

It is
We are You are

Es/est
Nosotros/as somos Nosotros/as estamos Uds. Son/estn

It is a nice piece of art.

We are learning a lot. You are working hard.

They are

Ellos/as son/estn

They are going on vacation.

EXERCISES Ex. 1. Use the correct form of the verb TO BE (am/is/are)

1. The teacher ______ in the classroom now.

2. John and Mary _____ good friends. 3. The men ______ tired 4. Those vehicles______ slow-moving 5. Those weapons ______ powerful 6. Doctor Smith _____ busy right now.

7. 8. 9.

The train _____ ten minutes late. ______ John an undergraduate student. The instructors name _____ John Doe.

10. The instructors _____ in the staff-room.

ESCUCHE, REPITA Y APRENDA:

What? /Qu? Cul?; Who? / Quin?; Where? / Dnde? How? / Cmo? This / este/esta, That /ese/esa These /estos/estas Those /esos/esas A / (antes de cons.) un/una An / (antes de vocal) un/una The /a (antes de cons.) , i/ (antes de vocal) el, la, los, las There all there is --- hay singular - there are hay plural Is there hay? Are there? hay?

At / en -- hablando de cierta area In / en dentro de On / encima de - sobre Now / ahora Today /Hoy da Thanks / gracias Thank you / gracias Fine /bien Very well / muy bien Much better / mucho mejor

What is this? It is a pen.

Qu es esto? Es un lpiz Whats that? Its an ambulance

Qu es eso?. Es una ambulancia

What are these? They are books. Qu son stos? Son libros

What are those? Theyre cars.

Qu son esos? Son autos Is this a pen? Yes, it is. Its a pen. Is that a house? Yes, It is. Its a house. Are these books? Yes, they are. Theyre books. Are those cars? Yes, they are. -- Theyre cars. Who is that man? Hes Mr. Jones, the new instructor.

Whos that woman? Shes Miss Black, the secretary. Who are those men? Theyre Bob, Jim and Tom, their the students.

Where is Bob? Hes at home

Wheres the car? Its in the garage. Wheres the book? Its on the desk.

Where are the cars? Theyre in the car park.

Where are the students? Theyre in the lab. How are you? Im fine, thanks.

Hows John? Hes much better, thanks.

How are the children? Theyre very well, thank you.