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Verb TO BE
(Verbo ser o estar)

Am / is /are

My name is Lisa Mi nombre es Lisa

Im American. Im from Chicago Yo soy americano(a). Yo soy de Chicago.

Yo soy un(a) estudiante.
Im a student
Mi padre es un doctor y mi madre es periodista.
My father is a doctor and my mother is
journalist. Yo no soy casado(a).

Im not married Mi color favorito es el azul

My favorite color is blue Mi deporte favorito es football y natacin

My favorite sports are football and swimming. Yo estoy interesada

Im interested Mi hermano es muy alto. El es un polica.

My brother is very tall. He is a policeman. Ana y yo somos buenos amigos

Ana and I are good friends. Estoy atrasado?

Am I late? Est tu mam en casa?

Is your mother at home? Estn tus padres en casa?

Are your parents at home? Dnde est tu madre?

Where is your mother? De qu color es tu auto?

What color is your car? Cmo estn tus padres?

How are your parents? De dnde eres?

Where are you from? Qu edad tiene Joe?

How old is Joe? Por qu estas enojado?

Why are you angry?

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Positive negative question

I am (Im) I am not (Im not) am I?

He (hes) he (hes not or he isnt ) he?

She is (shes) she is not (shes not or she isnt) is she?
It (its) it (its not or it isnt) it?

We (were) we (were not or we arent ) we?

You are (youre) you are not (youre not or you arent) are you?
They (theyre) they (theyre not or they arent) they?

I am = Yo soy, Yo estoy
He is = El es, el est
She is = Ella es, ella est
It is = esto es, esto est
We are = Nosotros somos, Nosotros estamos
You are = tu eres, tu estas, ustedes son, ustedes estn
They are = ellos son, ellos estn

Homework 1

A. Write the short form (shes, we arent, etc)

(escribir la forma corta)

1 She is she isnt 3. it is not _______ 5 I am not _______

2They are ________ 4 I am not ________ 6 you are not ______

B. Put in am, is or are

(poner am, is o are)

1 The weather is nice today 4 these bags _____ heavy

2 I ____not tired 5 My brother and I _____ good tennis players
3 This bag ___ heavy 6 I __ a taxi driver. My sister ____ a nurse

C) Write sentences for the pictures. Use afraid, angry, cold, hot, hungry, thirsty
(Escribir oraciones para las figuras.)

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1 She is thirsty 3 He _____________ 5 _______________

2 They ____________ 4 ________________ 6 _______________

D) Write sentences positive and negative. Use am / am not/ is / isnt /are/arent.

(Escribir oraciones afirmativas y negativas)

1. (I / interested in politics) Im interested (OR Im not interested) in politics

2. ( I / hungry) _________________________________________
3. (It / is warm today) ____________________________________
4. (I /afraid of dogs) _____________________________________
5. (My hands/cold) _______________________________________
6. (Canada / a very big country)______________________________
7. (diamonds/cheap) _____________________________________
8. (I /interested in football)________________________________
9. (Rome/in Spain)_______________________________________

E) Find the right answer for the questions

(Encontrar la respuesta correcta para las preguntas.)

1. Wheres the camera? A London 1 _G_

2. Is your car blue? B No, Im not 2 ___
3. Wheres Ann from? C Yes, you are 3 ___
4. Am I late? D My sister 4 ___
5. Is Linda From London? E Black 5 ___
6. What color is your bag? F No its black 6 ___
7. Are you hungry? G In your bag 7 ___
8. How is George? H No, shes 8 ___
9. Whos that woman? American 9 ___
I Very well

F) Make questions with these words. Use is or are

(Haga preguntas con estas palabras. Use is o are)

1 (at home/your mother) Is your mother at home?

2(your parents/well?) Are you parents well ?
3 (interesting/your job)
4 (the shops /open today)
5 (interested in sport/you)
6 (near here/the post office)
7 (at school/ your children)
8 (why/ you/late)

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G) Complete the questions. Use what /who/where/ how.

(Complete las preguntas.)

How are Your parents? Theyre very well.

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2 The bus stop? At the end of the street.
3 Your children? Five, six and ten.
4 These oranges? 1.20 a kilo.
5 Your favorite sport? Skiing
6 The man in this photograph? Thats my father.
7 Your new shoes? Black.

H) Write the questions. (Read the answers first)

(Escribir la pregunta, lea primero la respuesta)

1 (name) Whats your name? Paul

2 (married or single?) ___________________________ Im married
3 (American?) _______________________________ No, Im Australian
4 (how old?) ______________________________ Im 30
5 (a teacher?) ____________________________ No, Im lawyer
6 ( wife a lawyer?) __________________________ No, shes a designer
7 (from?) _________________________________ Shes Italian
8 (her name?) ______________________________ Anna
9 (how old?) _______________________________ Shes 27