Personal pronouns

Number Person Gender Personal pronouns subject I you he she it we object me you him her it us

Singular

1st 2nd 3rd

Plural

1st

male/female male/female male female neuter male/female

2nd 3rd Ejemplos: I like coffee. John helped me. Do you like coffee? John loves you. He runs fast. Does John know him? She is happy. Does Mary know her?

male/female male/female/neuter

you they

you them

It is small. Luis likes it. We are a family. Anthony helped us. You are good friends. Does Tony know you? They play basketball. Tim plays with them.

Ejercicios: 1. Completa las frases con los pronombres personales de sujeto correctos. Mira los nombres entre parntesis. a) ________ is dreaming. (George) b) ________ is green. (The car) c) ________ are on the wall. (The pictures) d) ________ is running. (The dog) e) ________ are watching TV. (My mother and I) f) ________ are in the garden. (The flowers) g) ________ is riding a bike. (John) h) ________ is from Bristol. (Vicky) i) ________ has got a brother. (Richard) j) ________ has got a computer. (Jane)

2. Reemplaza las palabras entre parntesis por el pronombre personal correcto. Mary es la persona que habla. El smbolo (*) indica que te estn preguntando a ti. a) My name is Mary. (Mary) ________ am English. This is my family. b) My mum's name is Angie. (Angie) ________ is from Germany. c) Bob is my dad. (Bob) ________ is a writer. d) On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) ________ is my brother. e) (Sue and Simon) ________ are twins. f) Our dog is a female (hembre), Judy. (Judy) ________ is two years old. g) (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) ________ live in Canterbury. h) (Canterbury) ________ is not from London. i) My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) ________ often come and see us. j) What can (*)________ tell me about your family? 3. Completa las frases usando el pronombre de objeto apropiado. a. I can't see Mary. I can't see _____ b. Karen is next to Peter. Karen is next to _____ c. Can you help Peter and Ann? Can you help ______? d. Drink your apple juice! Drink _____! e. We are going to the cinema. Come with _____! f. I went to the cinema with Joe and Tom. I went with _____ g. Mary and I are going shopping. _____ are going shopping. h. The chair is very comfortable. Please sit in ___ i. The cat is sleeping. Do not disturb ____ j. Tom gave the book to Mary. He gave _____ the book.

To be (Ser/Estar)
El verbo "to be" es el verbo ms importante del ingls y al mismo tiempo el ms complicado. Se utiliza tanto como un verbo principal como un verbo auxiliar y es irregular en el presente y el pasado. Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales). Affirmative (Afirmativo)

Sujeto I You He/She It We You They

Presente simple am are is is are are are

Forma corta I'm You're He's/She's It's We're You're They're

Espaol Yo soy/estoy T eres/ests l/Ella es/est Es/est Nosotros somos/estamos Vosotros sois/estis Ellos son/estn

Negative (Negativo) Sujeto I You He/She It We You They Presente simple am not are not is not is not are not are not are not Forma corta I'm not You're not/You aren't He's/She's not/ He/She isn't It's not/It isn't We're not/ We aren't You're not/You aren't They're not/They aren't Espaol Yo no soy/estoy T no eres/ests l/Ella no es/est No es/est Nosotros no somos/estamos Vosotros no sois/estis Ellos no son/estn

Interrogative (Interrogativo) Nota: En preguntas con el verbo "to be", el sujeto y el verbo cambian posiciones. Presente simple Am I...? Are you...? Is he/she...? Is it...? Are we...? Are you...? Are they...? Espaol Yo soy/estoy...? T eres/ests...? l/Ella es/est...? Es/est...? Nosotros somos/estamos...? Vosotros sois/estis...? Ellos son/estn...?

Algunos de sus usos: 1. Se utiliza "to be" como verbo principal para mostrar el estado o las caractersticas de algo o alguien. Tambin se puede utilizar con las preposiciones de lugar para indicar dnde algo est localizado. Ejemplos: Con un sustantivo: I am a teacher (Soy profesor). You aren't a student (No eres estudiante). Is he a doctor? (l es el mdico?). Con una preposicin de lugar + un sitio: She is in New York (Ella est en Nueva York). They aren't at home (Ellos no estn en casa).

Is the book on the table? (El libro est en la mesa?). Con un adjetivo: We are happy (Nosotros estamos contentos). He isn't sad (l no est triste). Are you tired? (Ests cansado?). -------------------------------------EJERCICIOS: 1. Utiliza el verbo to be en su forma correcta: _______ Jane a teacher? No, she _________. She _________ a doctor. _______ you American? No, I ________. I _________ Australian. _______ John and Paul at home? No, they _______. They _______ at the university. _______ the book on the table? No, it _______. It ________ on the chair. _______ your father from Madrid? No, he ________. He ________ from Barcelona.

2. Transforma las siguientes frases en frases interrogativas o negativas segn se pide en las instrucciones entre parntesis. a. Your brother is a doctor (frase negativa)

b. Teachers are on holiday in August. (frase interrogativa)

c. It is late. (frase interrogativa)

d. You are from Denmark (frase negativa)

e. They are my friends (frase negativa)

f. I am late for class (frase interrogativa)

g. You are at home this weekend (frase interrogativa)

h. This seat is free (frase interrogativa)

i. She is married (frase negativa)

j. Mary is happy here (frase negativa)

Time to read!
Tom works at a bank. He is the manager. He starts work every day at 8:00 am. He finishes work every day at 6:00 pm. He lives very close to the bank. He walks to work every day. His brother and sister also work at the bank, but they do not live close to it. They drive cars to work. They start work at 9:00 am. In the bank, Tom is the boss. He helps all the workers and tells them what to do. He likes his job. He is also very good at it. Many customers like Tom, and they say hello to him when they come to the bank. Tom likes to talk to the customers and to make them feel happy.He really likes his job. 1 . Answer the following questions: a. What time does Tom start work? b. Does Tom drive a car to work? c. Does Tom live close to the bank? d. Does Tom talk to customers? e. How does Tom feel about his job? Does he like it? 2. Look for all the personal pronouns in the text. Are they subject or object pronouns? 3. Underline all the verbs in the text. What is the tense of those verbs? ------------------------------------

Simple present
Use
1) repeated actions, habits My friend often draws nice posters First I get up, then I have breakfast

2) things in general The sun rises in the East.

3) fixed arrangements, scheduled events The plane flies to London every Monday

4) instructions Open your books at page 34.

Form
Affirmative sentences: I You He/She/it We You They

Examples: I read books We sing pop songs They play handball Negative sentences: My brother reads books She sings pop songs John plays handball

I You He/She/it We You They Examples: I I My friend My mum like like likes like computers computers computers computers

do not (don't)

does not (doesn't)

Questions: I You He/She/it We You They Examples: In questions, we use the auxiliary do Do you play football? Do you like computers? Do they work at a bank? Does she play handball? Does he like computers?

Exercises:
1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in simple present: a. They _________ hockey at school b. She __________e-mails c. ________ you ________ English? d. My parents __________ fish (play) (not - write) (speak) (not like)

e. _________ Anne __________ any hobbies? f. Andy's brother ________ in an office. g. Leroy ________ very fast

(have) (work) (not- read) (water)

h. _________ Jim and Joe _________ the flowers every week? i. Ivonne's mother _______ a motorbike j. _________ Elizabeth _________ cola? (not ride) (drink)