UNIVERSIDAD TCNICA ESTATAL DE

QUEVEDO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA INGENIERIA
INGENIERIA EN TELEMTICA

MATERIA:
INGLS INTERMEDIO
TAREA: Grammar Unit 1 and 2

NOMBRE:
MERO GOYBURO DANNY JAVIER

PROFESOR:
ING MONTAVO ROBALINO MIGUEL

PERIODO LECTIVO
2016 2017

Present Of Be
The simple present of the verb to be
This page will present the simple present of the verb to be:

its form

and its use

The verb to be
The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult
to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple
present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:
Affirmative forms of the verb to be
Subject Pronouns

Full Form

Contracted Form

am

'm

you

are

're

he/she/it

is

's

we

are

're

you

are

're

they

are

're

Interrogative forms of the verb to be:

Am

I?

Are

you?

Is

he/she/it?

Are

we?

Are

you?

Are

they?

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Pronouns

Full Form

Contracted Form

am not

'm not

you

are not

aren't

he/she/it

is not

isn't

we

are not

aren't

you

are not

aren't

they

are not

aren't

Examples:

Is Brad Pitt French?

No, he isn't. He's American.

What about Angelina Joli? Is she American, too?

Yes, she is. She is American.

Are brad Pitt and Angelina Joli French?

No, They aren't. They are American.

Simple Present

Use of the simple present of to be

The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that
takes place habitually, but with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also
refers to a present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.

I am happy.

She is helpful.

The verb to be in the simple present can be also used to refer to something that
is true at the present moment.

She is 20 years old.

He is a student.

Remember:

I, you, he, she, it, you, they are subject pronouns (also called personal
pronouns, a term used to include both subject and object pronouns.)

am, are, is are forms of the verb to be in the simple present.

'm, 're, 's are short (contracted) forms of am, are, is

'm not, aren't, isn't are short (contracted forms) of am not, are not, is
not.

Link: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-simplepresent-be.php

SIMPLE PRESENT
EL "SIMPLE PRESENT" SE UTILIZA:

Para expresar hbitos y rutinas, hechos generales, acciones repetidas o

situaciones, emociones y deseos permanentes:
I smoke (hbito); I work in London (permanencia); London is a large
city (hecho general)

Para dar instrucciones o indicaciones:

You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.

Para hablar de eventos programados, presentes o futuros:

Your exam starts at 09.00.

Para referirse al futuro, detrs de algunas conjunciones: after, when,

before, as soon as, until:
He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

EJEMPLOS

Hbitos y rutinas
He drinks tea at breakfast.
She only eats fish.
They watch television regularly.

Eventos y acciones repetidos

We catch the bus every morning.
It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
They drive to Monaco every summer.

Hechos generales
Water freezes at zero degrees.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
Her mother is Peruvian.

Instrucciones o indicaciones
Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.

Eventos programados
His mother arrives tomorrow.
Our holiday starts on the 26th March

Construcciones de futuro
She'll see you before she leaves.
We'll give it to her when she arrives.

FORMACIN DEL "SIMPLE PRESENT": TO THINK

Afirmativa

Interrogativa

Negativa

I think

Do I think?

I do not think

You think

Do you think?

You do not think

He thinks

Does he think?

He does not think

She thinks

Does she think?

She does not think

It thinks

Does it think?

It does not think

We think

Do we think?

We do not think.

They think

Do they think?

They do not think.

NOTAS SOBRE LA TERCERA PERSONA DEL SINGULAR DEL "SIMPLE

PRESENT"

En la tercera persona del singular, el verbo siempre termina en -s:

he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.

Para las formas negativa e interrogativa, se emplea DOES (= tercera

persona del auxiliar 'DO') + el infinitivo del verbo.
He wants ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He does not want
vanilla.

Verbos que terminan en -y : en la tercera persona del singular, se

cambia la -y por -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Excepcin: cuando una vocal precede a la -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays

Aadimos -es a los verbos que terminan en:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes

EJEMPLOS

He goes to school every morning.

She understands English.

Link: http://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramaticainglesa/simple-present/

WhatLike? Be + adjective (+ noun)

What like?, por ejemplo: Whats it like?
Cmo ests? / Qu tal?
How are you?
Y otra pregunta tpica:
Cmo est tu hermano? / Qu tal tu hermano?
Hows your brother?
(Hows es una contraccin de How is)
Entonces, cmo se dice Cmo es tu hermano?
Claro, hay una diferencia entre Cmo est tu hermano? y Cmo es tu
hermano?. Pero tanto est como es se traducen como is, as que, cmo se
representa esta diferencia en ingls?
La respuesta es que se utiliza la estructura What .. like?. Por lo tanto:
Cmo es tu hermano?
Whats your brother like?

(Whats es una contraccin de What is)

Es imprescindible marcar esta diferencia cuando se trata de personas.

Otros ejemplos:
Cmo est tu jefe? / Qu tal tu jefe?
Hows your boss?
Cmo es tu jefe?
Whats your boss like?
Cmo estn tus padres? / Qu tal tus padres?
How are your parents?
Cmo son tus padres?
What are your parents like?
Cmo est tu familia? / Qu tal tu familia?
Hows your family?

Cmo es tu familia?
Whats your family like?
Cmo eres!
What are you like!
Cuando se trata de personas, How? representa el estado temporal (estar)
mientras What like? representa el estado permanente (ser).

Pero cuando no se trata de personas sino de cosas, hay ms flexibilidad y en

general la diferencia entre How? y What like? no existe o es muy sutil,
aunque el uso de What . like? sigue siendo ms habitual para Cmo es?
o Cmo? + cualquier forma del verbo ser. Por ejemplo:
Cmo es la comida en ese restaurante?
Qu tal la comida en ese restaurante?
Whats the food like in that restaurant? (ms habitual)
o
Hows the food in that restaurant?
Cmo est la comida? / Qu tal la comida? (que comes ahora)
Hows the food?
o
Whats the food like?
Cmo fue el hotel? / Qu tal el hotel?
What was the hotel like?
o
How was the hotel?
Cmo fueron las vacaciones? / Qu tal las vacaciones?
What was your holiday like?
o
How was your holiday?
Cmo es la fiesta? / Qu tal la fiesta?
Whats the party like?
o
Hows the party?

En resumen, el uso de What like? es imprescindible para decir cmo es,

son, era, eran, ser, sern alguien (el verbo ser) y es lo ms habitual para
decir cmo es, son, era, eran, ser, serncosas (el verbo ser) aunque con
cosas hay ms flexibilidad y el uso de How? tambin es aceptable.
Ahora te toca a ti practicar. Cmo se traduciran las siguientes frases? D
ambas posibilidades donde corresponde. Respuestas abajo:

1. Cmo est tu primo despus del accidente?

Qu tal tu primo despus del accidente?
2. Cmo es tu primo?
3. Cmo es tu nueva casa?

1. Hows your cousin after the accident?

2. Whats your cousin like?
3. Whats your new house like?
o: Hows your new house?
Link: http://inglesnaturalmente.com/2014/01/25/que-tal-en-ingles-como-esta/
Whatlook like?; order or adjectives

English Grammar and Exercises for ESL learners.

LIKE - LOOK LIKE - BE LIKE

Like can be used

as verb, to talk about tastes

as a preposition, with look and be to talk about appearance and ask for
descriptions.

Verb : to like

The verb to like is used to talk about tastes, what we enjoy or prefer.

What sport does Peter like? He likes tennis.

What's your favourite food? I like Italian food.

Preposition 'like' + verb 'look'

Look like is used to ask for and give an opinion about appearance.

What does Peter look like?

He's tall, with dark hair, and he wears glasses.

Preposition 'like' + verb 'be'

Be like is used to ask for and give a general description.

What is Julie like?

She is reliable, pleasant and helpful. She is like a friend.

To sum up:
We use like to talk about tastes and preferences.
We use look like to describe physical appearance.
We use be like to describe a person's character.
What does Alex like?
(=what are his preferences).

Alex likes football. He also likes Chinese

food ...
and of course he likes his car!

What does Alex look like?

(=describe his appearance).

He is tall and handsome, and he dresses

well.
He's a big guy. He looks like a rugbyman.

Who does Alex look like?

(=his similarity with another
person).

He looks like his father really, but in some

ways
he also looks like George Clooney.

What is Alex like?

(=describe his personality).

He is nice and friendly and always willing

to help a great friend to have.

Link: http://www.learn-englishtoday.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/like_look-like.html