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English Basics for Beginners

The document provides information about verb conjugations in Spanish, including: 1) It lists common personal pronouns and introduces the verb "to be" in Spanish, SER and ESTAR. 2) It presents the present simple form of the verb "to be" including affirmative, negative, and question forms. 3) It provides examples of using the verb "to be" with personal pronouns. 4) It discusses other Spanish verbs and their conjugations in the present simple tense.

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English Basics for Beginners

The document provides information about verb conjugations in Spanish, including: 1) It lists common personal pronouns and introduces the verb "to be" in Spanish, SER and ESTAR. 2) It presents the present simple form of the verb "to be" including affirmative, negative, and question forms. 3) It provides examples of using the verb "to be" with personal pronouns. 4) It discusses other Spanish verbs and their conjugations in the present simple tense.

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Verb to be: SER/ ESTAR

Personal pronouns: I, you, she, he, it, you, we, they


Pronombre sujeto/ sujeto/ pronombre personal

Verb to be in Present Simple (Affirmative form)


Long form/ Full form Short form/ Contraction
I am I´m
You are (singular) You´re
He/She/ It is He´s
You are (plural) You´re
We are We´re
They are They´re
Verb to be in Present Simple (Negative form)

Long form (Formal) Short form (Informal)


I am not I´m not
Not am I (wrong)
I not am (wrong)
You are not You aren´t
He is not He isn´t
She is not She isn´t
It is not It isn´t

You are not You aren´t


We are not We aren´t
They are not They aren´t

1-She is my sister
2-He is my father
3-I am Marc.
4- They are my parents
5-You are a doctor
6-We are students.
7-It is a pencil
Verb to be in Present Simple (Question form)

1-I am Patrick
Am I Patrick? Subject verb inversion (change position)

2-He is my son/ Is he my son?


3-She is my mother/ Is she my mother?
4-It is a pen/ Is it a pen?
5-You are my friend/ Are you my friend?
6-We are brothers/ Are we brothers?
7-They are good students/ Are they good students?
Negative question form
Are not you okay?
Aren´t you okay?
Isn´t he my cousin?
Aren´t we friends?

Exercises

1- I am a lawyer.
2- She is a nurse
3- He is a journalist
4- We are pilots
5- They are policemen.
6- She is a policeman.
7- He is a firefighter
8- We are mechanics
9- I am a writer
10- They are dancers.

1. Put a color or circle the verb to be (in all the


sentences)
2. Translate into Turkish the sentences
3. Put all the sentences in negative long form
4. Put all the sentences in negative short form
5. Put all the sentences in question form
On the week end we wake up early and
go for a hike on the mountain. It is so
nice to smell the fresh air and see the
wild animals. We stay there for about
three hours and bring our lunch with us.
As you can see my family loves nature.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

[Link] does Annie love to do?


……………………………………………………………………………
2. Who does she walk with?
…………………………………………………………………………
3. Where does she live?
……………………………………………………………………………
4. How long does she walk ?
……………………………………………………………………………
[Link] time does she arrive at school?
……………………………………………………………………………
[Link] does her father work?
………………………………………………………………………
7. What do they do on the week end?
……………………………………………………………………………

ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE


[Link] is a vet.
(t) ……………… (f)……………………

[Link] does not like the mountain.


(t) ……………… (f)……………………

3. Annie lives in the city.


(t) ……………… (f)……………………

4. Her father is a farmer.


(t) ……………… (f)……………………

5. They seldom walk on the mountain.


(t) ……………… (f)……………………
My name is Annie and this is what I normally do.
I love to walk on the mountain. During the week I
wake up early and go for a small walk on the mountain.
I usually go with my father or my brother. We like
to get some fresh air before we start our day. We
live in the country far away from the city. We think
that our country life is wonderful because we are
away from the noise and pollution of the city. We
often walk for about one-half hour and then return to
our home. I always take my bus after our walk and
at about 8:30 a.m. and arrive at school at 9:00 a.m.
My father takes his car and goes to town to
work. He works at a veterinary clinic. He is a vet and
loves to help animals. We have 3 dogs and two cats.

Fill in the gap with the right tense of the verb.


Completar las oraciones con la forma correcta de los verbos en Presente
Simple.

Annie_________( like) to walk on the mountain. During the week she


___________(wake up) early and ___________(go) for a small walk. She
usually ________(go) with her father and brother. She__________(like) to
get some fresh air. She_______ (live) in the city .
She always________ (take) the bus at 8:30. a.m. and ______(arrive) at
school at 9:00 a.m.
Her father____________(take) his car and_________(go) to town to work.
He__________(work) at a clinic. He__________(love) animals.
They_______(like) to go to the mountain on the week end
and___________(see) the animals.
Annie________(stay) there for about three hours with her family. Annie’s
family ______(love)
nature.
Aren´t you okay?
Isn´t she your sister?
Aren´t we friends?
Isn´t he your boss?
Question form negative/ negative question form

Ordinal Numbers

1 First 1st
2 Second 2nd
3 Third 3rd
4 Fourth 4th
5 Fifth 5th
6 Sixth 6TH
7 Seventh 7th
8 Eighth 8th
9 Nineth 9TH
10 Tenth 10TH
11 Eleventh 11th
17 Seventeenth 17th
Present Simple/ Verbs
Say/ Play/ Stay/ Pay (terminan en Y y los antecede una letra
vocal)
Play: I play/ you play/ we play/ they play
She plays/ He plays/ It plays

Play an instrument/ Play an act (role play)

My sister plays the piano/ I play computer games/ James


plays the guitar.

I pay the bill (cuenta)/ I say goodmorning/ I stay at home.


pay/ say/ stay/

Èl paga la cuenta/ He pays the bill


Ella dice Buenos días / She says goodmorning
Èl se queda en casa/ He stays at home.
cry/ try/ llorar/ tratar (Verbos que terminan en consonante +y)
I cry/ you cry/ we cry/ they cry
She cries/ he cries/ it cries

I cry at night/ She cries in the evening/ We cry all day/ The baby
cries in the afternoon./ The cat always cries.

noon: medio dìa after: después


good afternoon: buenas tardes 13hrs a 18hrs
watch/ catch/match mirar/ atrapar/unir
verbos que terminan en ch se les agrega una es

I watch/you watch/ we watch/ they watch


She watches/ He watches/ It watches

I catch the ball/ She catches the pink ball/The cat catches the
mouse.
I watch television/ She watches the soap opera/ He watches the tv.

Fix/ mix arreglar/ mezclar


I fix/ you fix/ we fix/ they fix
Verbos que terminan en x se les agrega es

She fixes/ He fixes/ It fixes


I fix the red car/ He fixes the yellow truck/ She fixes the washing
machine.
I mix sugar with lemon/ She mixes cereals with milk.
Kiss/ miss besar /perder o extrañar
I kiss/ you kiss/ we kiss/ they kiss
Verbos que terminan en doble ss/ se les agrega es

She kisses/ He kisses/ It kisses

She misses/ He misses/ It misses

I miss the bus/ She misses the train/ We miss the ship/
He misses the taxi/ They miss the opportunity.
Buzz: zumbido verbo termina z se le agrega es
The bee buzzes around the flowers.

Can I can / She can


Have/ has I have/ She has

1.-COMPLETE WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

[Link] and I _________(be) dating.

2. Peter _________ (like) watching baseball.

3. John_________ (live) in Tokyo.

4. Tony ________ (prefer) baseball than basketball.

5. We _______ (have) a big garden.

6. Cathy _________ (study) in the library.

7. We _______ (be) good friends.

8. She ------------------------(have) a big black cat.

9. The mechanic……………(live) in Toronto.

10. The nurse…………….(sleep) at night.

11. The angel……………….(fly) in the sky.


2.- REWRITE THESE STATEMENTS IN NEGATIVE FORM.
1. Ann lives in Africa. _________________
2. Patt and Sue arrive early today. _________________
3. My mum goes to the supermarket. _______________
4. Andy and Rose meet them in the restaurant. ___________ 5. She plays volleyball at
weekends. __________________ 3.- WRITE YES / NO QUESTIONS IN SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE. 1. Sammy goes to school everyday. _____________? 2. Mary reads
the story. __________? 3. Paul has his breakfast at home. _____________? 4. My
Firends visit to London this month. _____________? 5. Sara and her boyfriend watch a
film every day. _____________?
Auxiliars do/ does. Se usan en Presente Simple para
preguntar

I/ you/ we/ they (buy)/ buy: comprar


He/ she/ it buys

1-I buy an ice cream


2- She buys an apple
3- They buy a brown car.
4- He buys a nice rabbit.
5- We buy a new house.
6- She sings a song
7-We play the piano
8-He catches the mouse
9-I climb the mountain.
10-He dances funky in the park.

DO DOES
I/ you/ we/ they She/ he/ it

DO NOT/ DON´T+verbo DOES NOT/ DOESN


infinitive ´T+verbo infinitivo

Para preguntar se utilizan los auxiliaries DO o Does según


corresponda.
Fórmula : auxiliar+persona+verbo en infinitive (verbo original)
DO I SPEAK?
DO YOU PLAY?
DO WE GO?
DO THEY LIKE?
DOES SHE GO?/ DOES HE WANT?

1-Do I buy an ice cream?


2-Do they buy a brown car?
3-Do we buy a new house?
4-Does she buy an apple? Perdió la s
5-Does he buy a nice rabbit? Perdió la s

Negative Form: Forma negative

DO NOT/ DON´T DOES NOT/ DOESN´T


+infinitivo del verbo +infinitivo del verbo
I/ you/ we/ they She/ he/it

1- He plays football
He doesn´t play football.

2- She catches the bus.


She doesn´t catch the bus.

3- We drink alcohol
We don´t drink alcohol.

4- He watches tv.
He doesn´t watch tv.
5- They go to the park.
They don´t go to the park.

Homework: Tarea
Negar y preguntar las siguientes oraciones.

1-My name is Annie.

2-I love to walk on the mountain.

3-I wake up early and go for a small walk on the mountain.

4-I usually go with my father or my brother.

5-We like to get some fresh air before we start our day.

6-We live in the country far away from the city.

7-We think that our country life is wonderful

8-We are away from the noise and pollution of the city.

9-We often walk for about one-half hour

10-I always take my bus

11-My father takes his car and goes to town to work.

12-He works at a veterinary clinic.

13-He is a vet and loves to help animals.


14-We have 3 dogs and two cats.

Do you have any doubt? Question


Hic suphen var mi?

Present Simple Verb to be


I am a dentist/ Affirmative Long Form
I ´m a dentist/ Affirmative Short Form

I am not a dentist/ Negative Long Form


I´m not a dentist/ Negative Short Form

Am I a dentist? Affirmative Question Form


Am I not a dentist? Negative Question Form
Present Simple
Present Continuous

I am watching the football match to be+verb+ing


I am not watching football match to be+not+verb+ing
Am I watching football match? to be+person+verb+ing ?

She is watching.
They are watching.

Now/ at the moment/ right now

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