VERB TO BE

PERSONAL PRONOUN VERB TO BE CONTRACTION

I YOU HE SHE IT YOU WE THEY

AM ARE IS IS IS ARE ARE ARE

IM YOURE HES SHES ITS YOURE WERE THEYRE

EXERCISES
I am Mexican
Luis and Pedro are friends He ___is___ my cousin. ___they____ are my parents. __he_____ is a doctor. * Write 3 sentences

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

(facts, general situations, now, daily activities-routines)

Subject + verb in simple form + complement I play baseball Subject + verb to be + complement You are happy You are not happy.

Affirmative form (Se agrega S al final del verbo cuando es 3ra persona) I work in Evertek He works in Evertek Negative form Subject + auxiliary do + verb in simple form + I dont work in Evertek He doesnt work in Evertek

Interrogative Auxiliary do + Subject + verb in simple form Do you work in Evertek? Yes, I do. / No, I dont Does he work in Evertek? Yes, he does / No, he doesnt

Questions using verb to be aff Im a teacher Neg. Are you a teacher? yes, Im/ no, Im not

EXAMPLES
I live in New York. The Moon goes round the Earth. John drives a taxi. He does not drive a bus. We meet every Thursday. We dont work at night. Do you play football?

EXERCISES
go watch clean take drive

Julia goes to the school every day. Manuel cleans the tables. When they arrive home, they ____watch__ TV. He always ___drives____ fast. She ____takes___ the bus every morning.
* Write 3 sentences in present tense.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(Actions happening at the moment)

Subject + verb to be + verb + ing + .. They are drinking beers.

-Add ING at the end of the verb. -Verbs of 1 syllable ending in cvc, double last consonant and add ING. -Verbs ending in e drop the e and add ING. There are some exceptions

SIMPLE PAST
(actions finished in the past)

Subject + verb in simple past + complement I went to Metallicas concert last year. Yo fu al concieto de metalica

Affirmative form I worked in Evertek Negative form Subject + auxiliary did + verb in simple form + I didnt work in Evertek

Interrogative Auxiliary do + Subject + verb in simple form Did you work in Evertek? Yes, I did. / No, I didnt

REGULAR VERBS- Grammar rules

Para convertir un verbo en pasado, agregamos ed al final. Ej. Work - Worked Cuando el verbo termina en y y le antecede una consonante, se cambia la y por i y se agrega ed. Ej. Marry - Married Cuando el verbo (1 slaba) termina en Consonante, Vocal, Consonante, se dobla la ltima consonante y se agrega ed. Ej. Stop Stopped

ED SOUND
El sonido ed, tiene 3 pronunciaciones diferentes: /t/, /d/ o /ed/. Cuando el sonido del verbo termina en /p/ /k/ /f/ /s/ /x/ /sh/ /ch/ entonces ed, suena como t. Cuando el sonido del verbo termina en /t/ o /d/, entonces ed suena como ed En todos los dems, ed suena como d

Exercises
play do go stop study

I studied English to pass the exam. The bus ____stopped______ to pick up the students. He ___played____ video games all the afternoon. Maria _did_____ her Maths homework. They ___went____ to the movies last weekend.
Write 3 sentences

FUTURE
(plans) Subject + auxiliary will + verb in simple form + . I will take a break
Incierto (Yo tomar un descanso)

Subject + verb to be + going to + verb in simple form + I am going to take the next flight
(future in present) es ms seguro (Yo voy a tomar el siguiente vuelo)

Affirmative form (en tercera persona no cambia el auxiliar) I will buy a new car Im going to buy a new car. Negative form Subject + auxiliary wont (will not)+ verb in simple form + I wont buy a new car. Im NOT going to buy a new car.
Interrogative Auxiliary will + Subject + verb in simple form + Will you buy a new car? Yes, I will. / No, I wont. Are you going to buy a new car.? Yes, Im. No, Im not.

EXERCISES
Mary is going to have a baby Perhaps we __will_______ meet againg one day. Be careful, or you will fall. Look, Andy ____is going to____ fall off his bike! I think you ____will____ love Paris. Look at those clouds: its ___going to_____ rain.

Make 6 sentences

PRESENT PERFECT (actions in past not finished yet.

Time is not specified)

subject + auxiliary have + past participle + I have gone to the stadium (Yo he ido al estadio)
He has gone to the stadium AUXILIAR HAVE: HABER VERB HAVE: TENER

Affirmative form I have seen a lot of movies. he has seen. Negative form Subject + auxiliary havent+ past participle+ I havent seen a lot of movies. He hasnt seen
Interrogative Auxiliary have + Subject + past participle + Have you seen a lot of movies? Yes, I have. / No, I havent. Has he seen.? Yes, he has. No, he hasnt

Algo que se acaba de hacer

Subject + auxiliary have + already + past participle +
I have already finished my homework. (Yo ya termin mi tarea) He has already finished.

Subject + auxiliary have + already + past participle +

I havent yet finished my homework. Yo no he terminado mi tarea (todava) Yo an no he terminado mi tarea. He hasnt yet finished his homework

PAST PERFECT
.Subject + auxiliary had + already + past participle +
Affirmative. By 2001, I had already finished my career. By 2001, He had already finished his career. (para el 2001, yo ya haba terminado mi carrera) . Subject + auxiliary hadnt + yet + past participle + Negative At 3:00, I hadnt yet finished my homework (a las 3:00, yo an no haba terminado mi tarea (a las 3:00, yo no haba terminado mi tarea todava

(algo que pas en un tiempo especfico)

HAD: HABA

UNREAL PRESENT (ria)

If I studied, I would pass the exam Si yo estudiara, yo pasaria el examen