INU 111

Remember Verb to be uses : AM – IS – ARE as the main verbs in a sentence

Verb To be

Affirmatives Negatives Interrogatives

I am (I’m) I am not (I’m not) Am I … ?

You are (You’re) You are not (You aren’t) Are you…?

He is (He’s) He is not (He isn’t) Is he…?

She is (She’s) She is not (She isn’t) Is she…?

It is (It’s) It is not (It isn’t) Is it…?

They are (They’re ) They are not ( They aren’t) Are they…?

We are (We’re) We are not ( We aren’t) Are we…?

What kind of sentences are these?

And these ones…

It’s simplier than you think

Are you an Acting student? Yes, I am / No, I’m not

Is your mother North American? Yes, she is / No, she isn’t

Is your house in Santiago? Yes, it is / No, it isn’t

Are your friends crazy? Yes, they are / No, they aren’t

What’s your name? It is … / My name is …

How old is your father? He is… / My father is…

Where are your parents right now? They are … / My parents are …

How to answer Verb to be questions

Is he Chilean?

Is he happy?

Is the light bulb yellow?

Are they brunette?

Affirmative Sentences

Present SimpleThese pronouns are called 3rd person singular

ADD

* The verbs with I – you – they – we go without -s, -es and -ies

Negative Sentences

I don’t study EnglishYou don’t wake up early on weekendsWe don’t have a car

He doesn’t play any sportsShe doesn’t eat meatMy cellphone doesn’t work

Here the verbs GO IN INFITIVE FORM

Do you do your homeworks?Yes, I do / No, I don’t

Does your mother drive a car? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t

Do your friends like dancing? Yes, they do / No, they don’t

What do you do on weekends? I visit my grandparent’s house

When does your best friend go to school? He goes to school everyday

Where do your parents live? They live in Arica

How to make questions with Present Simple

Likes and Dislikes using Present Simple

I like pop musicI like romantic music a lotI really like heavy metal music

I dislike horror moviesI don’t like comedy moviesI really dislike romantic moviesI really don’t like sci-fi movies

Using Object Pronouns

Do you like Shakira?Yes, I like HER a lotNo, I really dislike HER

What’s your favorite band?My favorite band are the Beatles. I love THEM

Do you like Ricardo Arjona?Yes, I love HIMNo, I don’t like HIM at all

Therefore…I ME

YOU YOU

HE HIM

SHE HER

IT IT

THEY THEM

WE US

Using Frequency Adverbs

0 % 25% 50% 75% 100%

Never Almost never Sometimes Often AlwaysHardly ever UsuallyRarely Almost Always

These frequency adverbs GO ALWAYS BETWEEN the subject and the verb, whether is an affirmative, negative or interrogative sentence.

Sometimes is the only frequency adverb that can begin a sentence.

For example

There are other expressions we can use to say how often we do an activity…

I study English everyday

I eat vegetables twice a week

I spend at DuocUC all day

Would you like to go to….?

INVITATIONS…

Yes, I would like toYes, I would love toYes, I’d really like toYes, I’d really love to

Yes, I would like to BUT I have to workYes, I would love to BUT I have to study tonightYes, I’d really like to BUT I’m sickYes, I’d really love to BUT I’m tired

Remember there are two types of verbs in English:

Past Simple

INFINITIVE FORM

PAST SIMPLE FORM

Work Worked

Study Studied

Live Lived

Play Played

INFINITIVE FORM

PAST SIMPLE FORM

Think Thought

Hit Hit

Become Became

Read Read

I bought a car last weekShe studied a lot for her English

examThey stayed in a five stars hotel

It rained a lot yesterday

Affirmative Sentences

I didn’t buy a car last weekShe didn’t study for her English

examThey didn’t stay in a five stars

hotelIt didn’t rain last night

Negative Sentences

Did you buy a car last week? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t

Did she study for her English exam? Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

Did it rain last night? Yes, it did / No, it didn’t

Where did they stay in Iquique?They stayed in a nice hotel

What did you do yesterday? I wrote an e-mail

When did you go to Miami? I went to Miami two years ago

Interrogative Sentences

Past of Verb To Be

The past simple of Verb To be DOESN’T NEED a verb in any

sentence

I was in the supermarket 10 minutes agoThey were very close friends

Affirmative Sentences

Negative Sentences

I wasn’t in the supermarket 10 minutes agoThey weren’t very close friends

Were you a good student at highschool? Yes, I was / No, I wasn’t

Was your mother a teacher? Yes, she was / No, she wasn’t

Where were you last night? I was in my friend’s house

What was your favorite subject at school? My favorite subject was English

Interrogative Sentences

Places in a Neighborhood

It’s a place where you

can withdraw your money

It’s a place where you

can work out or lift weights

It’s a place where you can book a

room

It’s a place where you

can eat different

kinds of food

There is / There Are

Is there a police station?

Are they any banks?

Is there any laundromat?

Are there any stores?