TUTORIAL 1.

VERB TO BE
1.SENTENCES

Una oracion esta formada con
la estructura:
Subject + verb + complement
Recuerden que el verbo to be
(ser-estar) no usa auxiliares
did,do o does.
Es igual si es negativa, la única
diferencia es el uso de los
auxiliares:
Don`t (presente)
doesn`t (presente negativo)
didn`t (pasado).

2.VERBO TO BE. El verbo TO BE significa ser y estar.

AFIRMATIVO CONTRACCIONES NEGATIVO

i am Yo soy I´m I´m not

Yo estoy
you are Tu eres You´re You aren´t
Tu estas
He is El es He´s He isn´t
El esta
she is Ella es She´s She isn´t
Ella esta
it is Eso es It´s It isn´t
Eso esta
we are Nosotros somos We´re We aren´t
Nosotros estamos
you are Ustedes son You´re You aren´t
Ustedes estan
they are Ellos (ellas)son They´re They aren´t
Ellos (ellas) estan

APPLICATION VERB TO BE
Escribe la forma correspondiente en ingles.

Yo soy Tu eres

Eso no es El no es

Ella es Ustedes no están

Ustedes son Nosotros somos

Yo estoy El esta

Ellos están Yo no soy

Tu no eres Yo no estoy

Ustedes no Ella no esta

están
QUESTIONS.
Existen 2 tipos de preguntas

YES / NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS

Se responden si o no. Son preguntas especificas. Usan las

wh.words
Dan respuestas especificas.

Are you a student? Where are you?

Are they in my class? When is the class?
Is Laura a nice person? Who is she?

ACTIVITY. Transforme las oraciones en yes/no questions.

1.We are in the classroom 2. = are We in the classroom 2

2.His sister is in her school = is in her school His sister

3.My mother is at home = is at home My mother

4.Juan and Lucia are friends. = are friends Juan and Lucia

5.The students are in math class. = are in math class The students

6.my mother is at home

7.The cars are blue. = are blue The cars

8.The computer is on. = is on The computer

9.The students are there = are there The students

10.Your sister is a doctor. = is a doctor Your sister

11.My friends are in the park. = are in the park My friends

12.That computer is cheap. = is cheap That computer

WH WORDS. Las palabras interrogativas son

What Que Why Por que Who Quien – quienes

Where Donde How Como Which Cuales

When Cuando
QUESTIONS DERIVED FORM WHAT AND HOW.
Traduzca las preguntas al ingles.

How old La edad How many cuantos

What size Que tamaño How much Cuanto cuesta

What shape Que forma How long Cuanto tiempo

What kind of ---- Que tiempo de How far Hasta que punto

How often Con que frecuencia How tall La altura

What color Que color How many Cuanto tiempo

times
How easy Lo fácil How hard Lo dificil

ACTIVITY.
Traducir estas preguntas. Use wh.words.

1.Cuando son los exámenes? = when are the exam ?

2.Por que estas aquí? = why are you here?

3.Como es tu novio/novia? = how is your boyfriend ?

4.Quienes son ellos? = who are they ?

5.Donde estamos? = where we are ?

6.Que es eso? =

7.Cual es tu libro? = which is your book ?

8.Que están viendo? = what are you watching ?

9.Donde son las clases? = where are the classes?

10.Cuando es tu examen? = when is your exam ?

11.Como estas hoy? = how are you today ?

12.Por que no estas allá? =

13.Quien es esa persona? = who is that person ?

14.Cuantos años tienes? = how many year have

15.Donde son las clases? = where are the clases ?

16.Porque estas triste’ = because these sad ?

17.Donde es tu casa? = where is your house ?

18.Quien es ella? = who is she ?

19.Como estas en la oficina? = how are you in the office ?

VERBO TO BE EN PASADO.
El verbo to be en pasado es era, estaba; también tiene el sentido de fui (pero no en el sentido
de desplazamiento)

NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
CONTRACTION
I Was Yo era. Was not I Wasn´t
Yo estaba

You Were Tu eras Were not You Weren´t

Tu estabas
He Was El era Was not He Wasn´t
El estaba
She Was Ella era Was not She Wasn´t
Ella estaba
It Was Eso era. Was not It Wasn´t
Eso estaba
We Were Nosotros eramos Were not We Weren´t
Nosotros estabamos

You Were Ustedes eran Were not You Weren´t

Ustedes estaban
They Were Ellos eran Were not They Weren´t
Ellos estaban

ACTIVITY 5. Transfiera estas oraciones y preguntas a ingles.

1.Yo estaba en Cali. = i was in cali

2.Donde estaban los libros? = where were they the books ?

3.Cuando fue la clase? = when was the class ?

4.Ellas eran amigas = they were friends ?

5.Yo era un buen estudiante. = I was a good student ?

6.Ellos no estaban bien. = they were not well ?

PRACTICA ADICIONAL
Revise estos links y practique.

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/presente-verbo-to-be/

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/233149/ejercicios-de-ingls-con-el-verbo-to-
be#.UnAuA3BxCcA