verbo to be elementary [modo de compatibilidad]

English class. Unit 1

Aprendamos Inglés

¿Para qué me sirve ?

� ¿Sabías que es una � ¿Sabías que es una herramienta de

trabajo y comunicación?

Por eso…

� Necesitamos saber el significado de

términos en Inglés que usamos a diario.

� Necesitamos comunicarnos.

Lo primero que aprendemos:

Personal Pronouns + Verb “to be” (ser/estar)

� I am [yo soy /estoy]

� You are [usted es / está]

He is [él es / está]� He is [él es / está]

� She is [ella es / está]

� It is [ello es/ está]

� We are [nosotros somos/estamos]

� You are [ustedes son / están]

� They are [ellos son/ están]

Verb To Be (short form)

� Nota las formas contraídas del verbo “to be”

� Am --� ‘m� Am --� ‘m

� Is --� ‘s

� Are --� ‘re

Puedes usarlas en vez de las formas completas.

Introductions in the singular

I am Pedro. (I’m Pedro)Yo soy Pedro.

You are Susana. (You’re Susana)You are Susana. (You’re Susana)Tú eres/Ud es Susana.

She is Paula. (She’s Paula)Ella es Paula.

It is Terry, my dog. (It’s Terry, my dog)El es Terry, mi perro

Introductions in the plural

We are students. (We’re students)

Nosotros somos estudiantes.

You are students. (You’re students)

Ustedes son estudiantes.

They are students. (They’re students)Ellos son estudiantes.

Practice:

� Introduce yourself: I am …

Introduce a friend: He is …/ She is …� Introduce a friend: He is …/ She is …

� Introduce your pet: It is …

� Introduce your family: They are …

Negative Form

� Agregamos not� Verb + not

después del verbo � am not

� is not

� are not

Negative form (singular)

I am not Mabel. I am Marisa.

You are not Pedro. You are Pablo.

He is not Eduardo. He is Peter.

She is not Susana. She is Anna.

It is not Terry. It is Tom.

Negative form (plural)

� We are not teachers. We are students.

� You are not doctors. You are nurses.

� They are not dogs. They are cats.

Negative (short form)

� La forma corta en negativo:

� am not = ‘m not� am not = ‘m not

� is not = isn`t

� are not = aren`t

� También puedes usarlas en vez de las largas.

Negative (short form)

I ‘m not Mabel. I am Marisa.

You aren’t Pedro. You are Pablo.

He isn’t Eduardo. He is Peter.He isn’t Eduardo. He is Peter.

She isn’t Susana. She is Anna.

It isn’t Terry. It is Tom.

We aren’t teachers. We are students.

You aren’t doctors. You are nurses.

They aren’t dogs. They are cats.

Interrogative form

� Para preguntar colocamos el verbo adelante :

� Are you Susana? Yes, I am.� Are you Susana? Yes, I am.

No, I am not. (‘m not)

� Is he Pedro? Yes, he is.

No, he is not. (isn’t)

Other examples

� Is she a vet?

Yes, she is.

� Is it a cat?

Yes, it is.

Other examples

Is he a teacher?

No, he isn’t

• Is she a writer?

� No, she isn’t

Answer the questions…

� Are you a student?

� Are you an artist?

� Is Madonna a singer?

� Is Ricky Martin a painter?

� Are the students in class?

Asking for information…

� Anteponemos palabras con wh:

Where are you from?Where are you from?

I am from Argentina.

Where are they from?

They are from Brazil.

Asking for information…

� Where is he from?

He is from Spain.He is from Spain.

� Where is she from?

She is from the USA.

Answer:

� Where are you from?

� Where is Messi from?� Where is Messi from?

� Where is Rihana from?

� Where is Ronaldho from?

� Where is Alonso from?

Material preparado por:

Prof. Alicia Ocampo

Prof. en InglésProf. en Inglés

Tucumán

Argentina

Año 2012