THE PRESENT

WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS

Questions with be, present continuous and going to
Question word

be
Is
are
is
are
are

What
Who
Where
What

subject
Anna
they
your mother
you
you

(adj., noun, verb +ing, etc)

a student?
doing?
?
going to live?
doing?

subject
you
Jenny
your children
you

infinitive
live with your mother?
live?
prefer?
want to do?

Questions with do, does, did (present and past)

Question word

do / does / did
Do
does
do
do

Where
What food
What

PRESENT
Verb to be (ser/estar)
Infinitive
Be
+
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are

Past
Was/were
Contraction
Im
Youre
Hes
Shes
Its
Were
Youre
Theyre

Participle
Been

I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not

Gerund
Being

Contraction
Im not
You arent
He isnt
She isnt
It isnt
We arent
You arent
They arent

Question
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you
Are they?

Present simple

You
He/She/It

sing
sings

You
He/She/It

We
You

do not
(dont)
does not
(doesnt)

Do

sing.

Does

We
sing

You

They

I
you
he/she/it
we

do not
(dont)

Do

They

you
they

Frequency adverbs .... How often do you ....?

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely/Seldom
Hardly ever

Never

sing?

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CAN / CANT (PODER / SABER)

+
I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They

can swim.
can come.
can help.

I
You
He/She/It
We
You
They

Yes, I can.
Yes, you can.
Yes, he can.

I
you
Can

he/she/it
we

cant swim.
cant come.
cant help.

swim?
come?
help?

No, I cant.
No, you cant.
No, he cant.

Yes, we can.
Yes, you can.
Yes, they can.

No, we cant.
No, you cant.
No, they cant.

you
they

LIKE (+verb + -ing)

I love
I like
I dont like
I hate

shopping.
dancing.
doing housework.
driving.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Full form

Contraction

Full form

Contraction

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are

Im
Youre
Hes
Shes
Its
Were
Youre
Theyre

I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not

Im not
You arent
He isnt
She isnt
It isnt
We arent
You arent
They arent

crying.
working.
teaching.
listening.
having a shower.

?
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

dancing?
talking?
arguing?
sewing?
having a coffee?

Yes,

I am
you are
he is
she is
it is
we are
you are
they are

crying.
working.
teaching.
listening.
having a
shower.

No,

Im not
you arent
he isnt
she isnt
it isnt
we arent
you arent
they arent

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PRACTICE
1. Make true sentences using am / is / are / m not / isnt / arent:
1. I ______ at work.
2. It ______ Wednesday today.
3. My fathers name _____ Peter.
4. My parents _____ at home.
5. I _______ married.
s ______ cheap. They _____ expensive.

6. Cava ____ a drink from Catalonia.

7. Lidia and John _____ married.
8. Lidia _____ English.
9. A dog _____ a plant. It _____ an animal.
10. Diamond

2. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb to be.
Example: My name is Claire
1. Where _______ you from?
2. I_______ from Italy.
3. What_______ your name?
4. Christina _______ 21 years old.
5. Mike and Rosie _______ from London but their parents _______ from Glasgow.
6. Clara _______ married. Her husband _______ a hotel manager.
7. His name _______ Stephen.
8. My friend and I _______ doctors. We _______ very interested in our profession.
3. Negatives. The following sentences are wrong. Correct them:
Example: Britney Spears is an English football player.
No, she isnt. She is an American singer.
1. Paris is the capital of Spain.
___________________________________________
2. Youre English.
___________________________________________
3. Michael Jordan is white.
____________________________________________
4. Bananas are vegetables.
____________________________________________
5. The month after June is September.
____________________________________________

6. Im British.
____________________________________________
7. Its Mexican food.
________________________________________
8. London is famous for its yellow buses.
________________________________________
9. My mother is German.
________________________________________

5. Short and long forms. Write the long forms.

Example: Im a student. I am a student.
1. Whats your name?
2. My names Tim.
3. Hes married.
4. Theyre from Belgium.
5. Im eighteen.
6. Shes a nurse.
7. Youre Italian.
8. Were teachers.

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6. Make questions and short answers.

/ you Spanish
Are you Spanish?
1. / I in room 13?

Yes, I am.

2. / it German?

3. / they from Italy?

4. / we in class 2?

5. / she Chinese?

6. / you Irish?

7. / he from Scotland?

Articles A /AN / THE

A / AN .... indefinido . Equivale a Un / Una

THE --- definido. Equivale a EL/LA/LOS/LAS

We use AN:
Before words beginning with a vowel or silent 'h'.

Open the door.

Theres a letter on the table.

Open the windows.

There is a horse in the farm.

Theres a student in the library.
I have got an American car.
There is an envelope in the drawer.
You are an hour late.

1. Write A/AN.
1. ___ stamp

2. ___ egg

3. ___ bag

4. ___ notebook

5. ___ orange

6. ___ book

7. ___ key

8. ___ envelope

9. ___ dictionary

10. ___ newspaper

11. ___letter

12. ___ umbrella

13. ___ boy

14. ___ apple

15. ___ clock

16. ___ astronaut

17. ___ house

18. ___ eye

19. ___ umbrella

20. ___ key

21. ___ train

22. ___ eagle

23. ___ pen

24. ___ camera

25. ___ orangutan

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2. Choose the correct form.
Example : Hes (a/an) accountant.
1. Shes (a/an) housekeeper.
2. John (is thirty years old/is thirty years).
3. Im (not/no) married
4. My sister (is/are) very beautiful.
5. My parents (are/is) rich.
6. There (are/is) a restaurant and two bars in the hotel.

Possessive adjectives
Los adjetivos posesivos siempre acompaan a un sustantivo y nos indican de quin es algo. Estos adjetivos tienen un
antecedente, es decir, referencia a una persona o cosa nombrada con anterioridad y concuerdan en gnero y nmero con
esta palabra.
Ejemplo: Mr and Mrs Plough have a son. Their son lives in Jamaica.

Pronombres
personales
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

Adjetivos posesivos
My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Your
Their

1. Fill in the gaps with my or your.

2. Fill in the gaps with his or her

1. Hello. _____ names Sabina.

1. Whats _____ name? Eugene

2. Whats _____ name?

2. _____ name is Jim Burton.

3. Is Lynn _____ sister?

3. I have a daughter. _____ name is Dorothy.

4. JENNY: Albert, this is _____ brother, Darren.

4. David is from France. _____ flat is in Paris.

ALBERT: Hello, Darren.

DARREN: Hello.

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There is / There are

- AFIRMATIVA
- Usamos la forma there is para el singular.
Ejemplo: There is a computer in my room.
- Usamos There are para el plural.
Ejemplo: There are three dogs in the park.
- NEGATIVA
- There isn't (There is not) / There aren't (There are not)
Ejemplos: There isn't any water on the table.
There aren't many parks in this city.
- INTERROGATIVA.
- Is there? / Are there?
Ejemplos:
Is there an English dictionary in the class?
Are there any letters for me?

1. Complete the following with there is, there isnt, is there?, there are, there arent, are there?
1. There _____ a big park in our town. There _____ a lake and _____ _____ a lot of trees.
2. _____ _____ a library in your school? Yes, _____ _____ one.
3. ____ ____ ten players in a football team? No, ____ _____ . _____ _____eleven players.
4. _____ _____ a train to the airport from the city centre? Yes, _____ _____ a train and __________ two buses: number 7
and 27.
5. _____ _____ thirty-one days in November?
6. _____ _____ a computer in your home? Yes, _____ _____ two: one for me and one for my sister.
7. Is your coffee all right? No, _____ _____ any sugar in it.

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Jobs

1. Answer the following questions.

1. Whats your name?
________________________________________________________
2. Whats your surname?
________________________________________________________
3. How old are you?
________________________________________________________
4. Whats your address?
________________________________________________________
5. Whats your telephone number?

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________________________________________________________
6. Where are you from?
________________________________________________________
7. Whats your job?
________________________________________________________
8. Are you married?
________________________________________________________
2. Write about the people in the exercise. Look at the example.

3. Look at the following image and describe it. Write sentences with there is / there are, a/an, one, two+objects.
Use the dictionary.
There is a scarf under the bed.
There are three books on the
floor.