Personal Pronouns and regular verbs in the simple present

tense
Singular: I , You, He, She It

Plural: We, you, they

Verb to be (in the present form): am/is/are

Table # 1 (Positive form) Pronouns with the verb be (am/is/are) and its
Contractions
Subject
Pronouns

Verb
(To be)

Contraction

1St

am

Im

2nd

you

are

youre

3rd

He/She/It

Is

Example
Im 15 (Age)
Youre a tall girl. (Size)

hes / shes / its Hes a single man. (Marital status)

PLURAL

1st

We

2nd
3rd

are

were

Were chilean. (Nationality)

You

you re

Youre thin. (Weight)

They

theyre

Theyre doctors. (Profession)

Table 2 : (Negative form) Pronouns with the verb be (am/is/are) and its
Contractions
Subject
Pronouns

Verb
(To be)

Contraction

Example

1St

am + not

Im not

2nd

you

are + not

youre not / you

arent

3rd

He/She/It

is + not

Im not 22. (Age)

You arent a tall person. (Size)

hes / shes / its + He isnt a lawyer. (Profession)

not
It isnt that. its 234567 (Phone)
or
he/she/it + isnt
PLURAL

1st

We

2nd
3

Are +not

were not / we
arent

We arent from Arica. (Place)

You

you re not / you

arent

You arent engaged. (Marital

Status)

They

theyre not / they

arent

They are not brothers. (Family)

Table # 3 (Questions)
Verb (to be)

Subject
Pronoun

Complement (optional)

1St

Am

a good student?

2nd

Are

you

married?

3rd

Is

he/she/it

your friend?

PLURAL
1st

Are

we

ready?

2nd

you

at home

3rd

they

tired?

Table 4: Short answers (Yes and no answers)

Positive

Negative

1St Yes, I am

No. Im not

2nd Yes, you are

No, you are not / You arent

3rd Yes, he is

No, hes not /No, he isnt

No, shes not/ No, she isnt
No, its not /No, it isnt
PLURAL

1st Yes, we are

No, were not / No, we arent

2nd Yes, you are

No, youre not / No, you arent

3rd Yes, they are

No, theyre not / No, they arent

Other verbs:
Verb Have: Affirmative sentences
Subject
Pronouns

Verb
(have)

Example

1St

Have

I have two sisters (Possesion).

I have to study hard (Obligation)

2nd

you

Have

You have a dog.(P)

You have to study on weekends.(O)

3rd

He/She/It

Has

He / she has lots of books.(P)

He /she has to get up early. (O)
It has a nice view (Description)
PLURAL

1st

We

2nd

You

3rd

They

Have

We have some bags upstairs. (P)

We have some work to do (O)
You have good marks. (P)
You have to keep your marks(O)
They have a nice car. (P)
They have to wash their car every Sunday (O)

Verb Have: negative sentences

Subject
Pronouns

Auxiliaries
Dont-doesnt

Verb
(have)

Example

1St

Dont

Have

I dont have two sisters. (Possesion).

I dont have to study hard. (Obligation)

2nd

you

Dont

Have

You dont have a dog.(P)

You dont have to study on weekends.(O)

3rd

He/She/It

Doesnt

Have

He / she doesnt have lots of books.(P)

He /she doesnt have to get up early. (O)
It doesnt have a nice view. (Description)

PLURAL
1st

We

Dont

2nd

You

Dont

Have

We dont have some bags upstairs. (P)

We dont have some work to do. (O)
You dont have good marks. (P)
You dont have to keep your marks.(O)

3rd

They

They dont have a nice car. (P)

They dont have to work on Sunday. (O)

Verb Have: Yes- no Questions

Auxiliaries

Subject Pronoun

Complement (optional)

1St

Do

Have a good look?

2nd

Do

you

Have a nice family?

3rd

Does

he/she/it

Have a big house?

PLURAL
1st

Do

we

Have a great team?

2nd

you

Have lot of work at home?

3rd

they

Have family?

Verb Have: Short answers

Positive

Negative

1St Yes, I do

No. I dont

2nd Yes, you do

No, you dont

3rd Yes, he does

No, he doesnt -No, she doesnt-No, it doesnt

PLURAL

1st Yes, we do

No, we dont

2nd Yes, you do

No, you dont

3rd Yes, they do

No, they dont

Example of information given using the SPT:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

My email is anita@hotmail.com
I live close to the supermarket, so I go there everytime I need something.
My full name is Roco Salinas, but you can call me Cho.
My phone number is 335678, but I have also a cell phone, its 67898796
I am a secretary, and I work in a big company.
I am in 8 grade, so next year I will be in 1st.
Iam from the south of Chile, and I love this place.
It is friday. Besides its the last day of the month. Caos at the bank!
My birthday is in January, so I hope having a summer party.
I go to work by car or by bike. it depends on how I feel.

Notes:
1. Las oraciones afirmativas en presente simple, con otros verbos y que no incluyan al
verbo be deben agregar S o Es al verbo. Verbos que agregan ES por ejemplo
son aquellos terminados en ss, sh, ch, x, y o, tales como miss, crush, watch, fix, do, and
go. En el caso de have, este se convierte en has al referirse a he, she, it.
2. Las frases negativas en presente simple que no contienen al verbo be , deben usar
auxiliares para poder formarse correctamente. Dont trabaja con los sujetos I,you, they,
y we. Doesnt trabaja con la tercera persona singular he, she, it.
3. En las preguntas de respuesta corta (si o no), el auxiliar encabeza la pregunta. Si la
pregunta comienza por un pronombre interrogativo el auxiliar ocupa la segunda posicin.
Do you like soccer? Why do you like soccer?
4. En ingles siempre se debe usar el Sujeto. Ejemplo:
- Es bonita

- Is pretty (INCORRECTO) > No hay sujeto y en el ingles es necesario.

- She is pretty (Correcto)
5. El verbo be quiere decir ser o estar, por lo que no se usa para todas las oraciones y
depende de la accin que realice el sujeto. Ejemplo
- Juega futbol.
- He is play futbol (ERROR) > el sujeto no hace 2 acciones a la vez.
- He plays football (CORRECTO)