EXERCISES AND EXPLANATIONS

Personal pronouns
adjectives

Verb to be:

possessive

AM

YOU

MY

ARE

YOUR

HE

IS

HIS

SHE

IS

HER

IT

IS

ITS

WE

ARE

OUR

YOU

ARE

YOUR

THEY

ARE

THEIR

These pronouns and verbs are useful for many things

Examples:
He is my teacher. His name is Daniel Flores.
We are new students in AIEP. Our major is Marketing.
She is from Pto. Varas. Her house is in that city.
She is my sister. She is 19 years old.
Is your surname Gonzlez? My surname is Contreras.
Here we can see the difference in each one of the sentences, in affirmative,
negative and interrogative forms:
He is a student of tourism.

-------- Affirmative (short form: hes a student.)

He is not a student of tourism.

student.)
Is he a student of tourism?

I am a good tennis player.

player)

------ Negative

(short form: he isnt a

---------- Interrogative

------- Affirmative (short form: Im a good tennis

I am not a good tennis player. ------ Negative (short form: Im not a good tennis
player)
Am I a good tennis player?
They are from Pto. Montt.

--------- Affirmative (short form: theyre from)

They are not from Pto. Montt. ---- Negative (short form: they arent form or
theyre not from)
Are they from Pto. Montt? ------- Interrogative
To ask about specific information we use wh-question words
Examples:
What is your name? ---- My name is Richard.
Where are your parents? ---- My parents are in Santiago now.
When is your birthday? ------- My birthday is in June.
Who is your teacher of English? ----- Daniel Flores is my teacher of English.
How is your father? ------- My father is fine, he is at home now.
Why are you sad today? ------ Because I broke with my boyfriend.
Which colour is better red or purple? ---- Red is better.
How many students are in your course? --- We are twenty one.
How much sugar is ok for you? ---- Two spoons are ok for my coffee.
Look at these exercises and complete them correctly matching with proper
answer

1. Are you Chilean?

2. Is she the President of
Argentina?
3. Where are your parents from?
4. What is your last name?
5. Are they from United States?
6. Is New York in England?
7. Is this your phone number?
8. Are you Sara?
9. Is this your notebook?
10.Are they your classmates?
11.Is Carolina in your class of
English?
12.Am I in the class of Mr. Flores?
13.Good night my love!
14.Hello how are you doing?
15.Nice to meet you Traudy!

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

5-No, they are from England.

15-Nice to me you too.
13-Good night honey!
8-Yes, I am.
12-No, it is not. This is teacher
Hernandezs classes.
f. 11-Yes, she is my classmate in
English 1.
g. 14-Hi, Im fine.
h. 4-Its Mansilla
i. 6-No, it is in USA.
j. 9-No, it is not.
k. 7-Yes, it is. And my mobile
phone number is 840 137 90
l. 3-Theyre from Chilo.
m. 2-No, she is the president of
Brazil.
n. 10-Yes, they are in mathematics
with me.
o. 1-No, Im Mexican. And you?
p. They are in Pto. Varas.
q. Yes, I am in AIEP.
Complete the dialogues according to the conversation
Susan. Hello, my name is Susan, Im a new student.
Charles. Hello, Susan, Im Charles. where are you from.?
Susan. Im from Australia. and you..?
Charles. Im from the south of Chile. How old are you.?
Susan. Im twenty six. and you..?
Charles. I am twenty eight years old. Nice to meet you Susan!
Susan. well bye,bye..!
Charles. Bye, bye have a nice day in classes!
Susan, have a nice day too..!
Select the correct alternative (circle the answer)
1. My mobile phone number is
a- 951 718 23
b- 951 782 71
c- 971 518 23
d- 951 718 26
2. My surname is

a- M-I-L-L-E-R
b- M--L-L-E-R
c- M-I-L-E-R
d- M-I-L-L-A
3. His phone number is .
a- 451 537
b- 452 573
c- 451 375
d- 461 537
Give a description of these people (use three Adjectives or
characteristics at least.)
a- Sebastian Piera he is middle aged, he has grey hair, short hair.
He is funny, friendly, talkative,etc
b- Tonka Tomicic. She is fun,smart,and nice.
She is young, she is beautiful.She is tall and thin. She has straight
hair. She has brown eyes.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE.
EXAMPLES:
1. She has black hair. --- ella tiene pelo negro
2. She has blond hair. ---ella tiene pelo rubio.
3. She has curly hair. ---- tiene el pelo crespo.
4. She has long hair. ---- ella tiene el pelo largo.
5. She has short hair.--- ella tiene el pelo corto.
Con el pelo y los ojos usamos HAS. Con el pelo slo damos el
color ya sea Brown, red, black,etc. Menos con el yellow, aqu
usamos blond rubio. Con otras caractersticas slo IS.
Examples:
1. He is a Little heavy and old. ---El es un poco gordo y Viejo.
2. He is young and thin. --- El es joven y delgado.
3. She is quiet and serious. ---ella es callada y tranquila.
4. She is rich and famous. --- ella es rica y famosa.
Characteristics:
Tall: alto thin: Delgado handsome: guapo nice: linda,
agradable
Short. Bajo friendly: amistoso shy: tmido outgoing:
extrovertido
Clever: inteligente fun: divertido funny: chistoso boring:
aburrido

Complete with the proper preposition of place

abcd-

Where is the dog? The dog is on the chair.

Where is the cat the cat is on the table.
Wheres the cat? The cat is behind the computer.
Where is the cat? Where is the dog? The cat is in the closet. The dog
is behind the closet.
e- Where is the dog? Where is the cat? The dog is on the bed. The cat is
under the bed.
f- Where is the dog? The dog is in front of the picture.
g- Where is the cat? The cat is behind the closet.
h- Where the TV set? The tv set is between the cat and the dog.
j. Where is the cat? Wheres the dog? The cat is on the night table. The dog is
next to the night table.
k. where is the shelf? The shelf is between the cats.
l. wheres the dog? The dog is in front of the HI-FI.

Suerte en la prueba.