PRONOUNS

I

You

He

She

It

They

We

USE

• To express sensations

I´m happy – They´re sad

• To describe

Samantha is tall and intelligent. – The houses are big

• To express age

Jorge is 28 years old - I´m 27.

• To talk about wheater

It´s cold – It´s hot.

VERB TO BE

AFIRMATIVE FORM

I am (I'm)

you are (you're)

he is (he's)

we are (we're)

you are (you're)

they are (they're)

INTERROGATIVE FORM

am I?

are you?

is he?

are we?

are you?

are they?

NEGATIVE FORM

I am not (I'm not)

you are not (you're not)

he is not (he's not)

we are not (we're not)

you are not (you aren´t)

they are not (they aren´t)

VERB TO BE

Examples

Positive

• She is my mother

• María is my mother

• María´s my mother

Negative

• She is not my mother

• María isn´t my mother

Interrogative

• Are you María?

- yes, I am

- No, I´m not. I´m Carmen.

Interrogative

• Is she/María my mother?

- yes, she is

- No, she isn´t

Exercise

a. _____ James and Lucy friends?

b. Albert ____ 29 years old.

c. ____are very happy today.

d. George ____ my teacher.

e. We _____ partners (negative).

f. Is ____ in Colombia?

Complete the sentences:

Answers

a. Are James and Lucy friends?

b. Albert is 29 years old.

c. They are very happy today.

d. George isn´t my teacher.

e. We aren´t partners (negative).

f. Is she- he in Colombia?

When

Where

Why

What

Which

Who

How

W-H QUESTIONS

Match the following information with the correct answer:

a. How is it going? 1 Colombia

b. Where are you from? 2 I´m 27

c. What is your last name? 3 Thanks, the same to you

d. Have a nice day 4 F-R-A-N-K

e. How old are you? 5 Pretty well

f. How do you spell your

name?

6 It´s Sarmiento

Learning a foreign language means to

discover other worlds.

Aprender una lengua extranjera significa

descubrir otros mundos.