Sentence Pattern in English (fundamentos de la estructura bsica del Ingls)Lesson 1 (Basic)

Cuando tenemos una oracin es bueno saber su estructura para poder entendernos mejor durante el

proceso de aprendizaje.

En las clases que siguan me referir a los trminos de la oracin para hacer correcciones o para enfatizar algunos puntos. Es algo

que muchos profesores no dan mucha importancia pero que crea una uniformidad y orden entre alumnos y el profesor.

Hablaremos de :

- Nouns / Subjects / adjectives / verbs / adverbs / complement / modifiers

Nouns : (sustantivos)

Names a person, place, thing or idea ( Nombra a una persona, lugar, cosa, o idea )

Examples: John, love, world, picture, Madrid

Subject: (Sujeto)

It is the person, place, thing or idea (a noun) that does the action of a sentence and it goes before the

verb. (Es el sustantivo que realiza la accion de la oracion )

Examples of Subjects:

- George likes boats (George and boats are nouns but George is the subject)

- The weather was horrible yesterday.

- The bank closed early.

Verb (verbo)

It shows the action of the subject. Every sentence must have a verb. (Hace la accin del sujeto y toda

oracion necesita de un verbo)

Examples:

- My wife went to France.

- We have studied English all night.

- I am writing a letter.

- She works for IBM company.

Adjective (adjetivo): Describes a noun (califica a un sustantivo) - Examples : Blue house

, old man, interesting book, pretty

Adverb (adverbio): Describes the verb or adjective. (califica al verbo o adjetivo) Examples: He walks slowly / He studies

quietly (muchas veces acaba en -ly)

Complement:

It completes the verb and it is usually a noun or noun phrase. Every sentence does not require a

complement. The complement answers the question what? or whom? (Es el complemento del verbo y

no es requerido tenerlo en toda oracin).

Modifiers: Tells about the time, place or manner of the action. (Hable del tiempo, lugar y manera de accion del verbo)

Subject Verb Complement Modifier

John and I ate a pizza last week

We studied english last night

Verbo to be en ingles y pronombres leccon gratis (Lesson 2)-

Today we will talk about PRONOUNS and the verb (to be). It is important to understand perfectly these topics because it will help

us in the future to understand other more complex structures.

Gracias por su visita y espero esta pagina siga creciendo. En esta clase hablaremos de los pronombres de sujeto y el verbo to be

eningles. Esto es fundamental puesto que nos ayudara a comprender mas adelante estructuras mas avanzadas. A continuacin la

clase:Pronouns :

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 to be (am/is/are) and its Contractions

Pronouns

Verb

(To be)

Contraction

1St I am

2nd you are

3rd He/She/It Is

PLURAL

1st We are

2nd You

3rd They

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

Pronouns

Verb

(To be)

Contraction

1St I am + not

2nd you are + not

3rd He/She/It is + not

or

PLURAL

1st We Are +not

2nd You

3rd They

Table # 3 (Questions)

Verb (to be) Subject

Pronoun

Complement

(optional)

1St Am I 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

2nd Yes, you are

3rd Yes, he is

No,

PLURAL

1st Yes, we are

2nd Yes, you are

3rd Yes, they are

Observaciones:

Recuerden que en ingles siempre deben poner el Sujeto. En una oracin positiva o negativa debern seguir la formula

(SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT) en donde el complement es opcional.

Ejemplo :

Es bonita

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

She is pretty (Correcto)

No se enamoren del verbo to be. Solo quiere decir ser o estar. Algunos creen que siempre lo deben poner pero depende de

que accin haga el sujeto.

Ejemplo

Juega futbol.

He is play futbol (ERROR) > el sujeto no hace 2 acciones a la vez.

He plays football (CORRECTO)

Es decir, el sujeto puede hacer distintas acciones y el verbo to be solo es para expresar acciones de ser o estar. En otras

lecciones aprenderemos como hacer oraciones con otros verbos

Algunos ejercicios de Grammar in Use Basic usando pronombres y el verbo to be en ingles

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Question words with the verb to be, preguntas con el verbo to be (LESSON 3) In this class we will talk about question words and how we can use them with the verb to be in the present tense: En esta clase

Question words are those words that may go in the beginning of a question. When we use question words we do not use a yes or

no answer.

utilizan estos no se responde con las respuestas cortas si o no (Yes, I am por ejemplo) Se responde con una oracin completa (

S+V+C).

Ejemplo :

What

With no question word:

Are you Maria?

Question words are used to gather specific information. The following table shows the meaning of the question words in Spanish.

Table # 1 Question words en ingles (verb to be practice)

English Spanish

Where Donde

Why Por que

Who Quien

What / (time) Que / Cual (a que hora)

Which Que / Cual

How long Por cuanto tiempo / para

medidas

How often Con que frecuencia

Whose De quien

How many/much Cuantos

How old Edad

How Como

How + adjetivo Descripciones

How come Como asi

Table # 2 (Question structure of the verb to be in the present simple with

Question Word Verb (to be) Subject Complement

What is (your) name? [no complement]

How old are you? [no complement]

Where is Juan from?

Who is (the) present for?

Remember:

In questions with the verb to be, only the question words can go in the beginning. Nothing may go in front of the question words in

full questions.

De donde eres? -> Lo lgico seria : From where are you? (INCORRECTO)

Recuerden que si algo va en su idioma antes del QW entonces lo mandamos al final en el complemento.

Correcto: Where are you from? (QW goes first)

Typical questions with the above properties:

What is this for? (Para que es esto?)

Who are the books for ? (Para quien son los libros?)

What is the movie about? (De que se trata la pelcula?)

Preguntas importantes con sus respuestas para aprender:

Where are you from?

What

nationality?

Whose pencil is this? It is my pencil (Whose = de quien y va antes del sustantivo)

How old is Marcus?

Why are you sad? Because I am sick.

How are you?

Ejercicios Gracias a Basic Grammar in use de los question words en ingles:

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Demonstrative pronouns/adjectives, articles a/an and plural nouns (LECCION 4) En esta clase hablaremos de los Demonstratives (This, that, these y those) y como estos pueden ser adjetivos o

pronombres. Tambin hablaremos de el articulo a/an y de como formar plurales en cuanto a los sustantivos.

1) Demonstrative pronouns en ingles/adjectives:

Singular Plural Distance

This These Close to the

speaker

That Those Far from the

speaker

Demonstrative Pronouns en ingles: substitute nouns that are understood in context and indicate if they are replacing singular

or plural nouns and give the location of the object.

Examples:

that? (that se refiere a algo en singular y que se encuentra alejado de la persona)

That is a book. (That es el sujeto pues va antes del verbo to be)

En estos casos sonDemonstrative Pronouns pues renombran a un sustantivo (noun)

Demonstrative Adjectives: these describe nouns and there position. In this case, you need to put a noun after the

demonstrative adjectives.

Examples:

Whose is this umbrella? (el

That sujeto y sustantivo)

En ingles es mas simple que en espaol asi que recomiendo aprender la estructura sin necesidad de traducir pues en espanol hay

mas reglas.

2) Article (a/an)

pre-intermedio veremos la

Ejemplos

This is my book What are those? These are cookies.

What are these? Those are guitars.

What are those? They are computers.

* Tambien se puede usar para personas:

Who are those? They are my friends (Those are my friends)

Ejercicios:

3) How to make plural nouns (como formar la forma plural de los sustantivos)

Ejercicios / Exercises

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Possessive forms: Possessive nouns and possessive adjectives (LECCION 5)

I) POSSESSIVE NOUNS

In this class we will discuss about how to form the possessive form for nouns and how to use the possessive adjectives correctly.

Examples of regular nouns:

(El nombre del chico) - (los juguetes de los chicos)

el lapicero de la chica) -

Example of irregular nouns:

(el carro del hombre esta en el garaje) cars are in the garage. ( los carros de los

hombre estan en el garaje)

de

singular y plural

En

FIGURA # 1

Possessive nouns with names:

before the noun or nouns that we want to show possession.

Examples:

(El hermano de Juan esta enfermo)

(La casa de Miguel esta muy lejos)

(La novia de Carlos esta en una fiesta)

* Noten que con nombres

OBSERVATIONS:

What is the name of the movie.

Lima is the capital of Peru.

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II) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Figura # 2

We can use the possessive adjectives BEFORE the nouns to show possession.

> This is

* En conclusin podemos utilizar los possessive nouns o los possesseive pronouns pero estos tienen que ser seguidos por

un sustantivo. Los possessive pronouns son usados para especificar. En cambio, los possessive adjectives son usados

cuando ya se sabe de quien estamos hablando.

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There is there are (LECCION 6) In this lesson we will talk about there + the verb to be in the present simple. (Vamos a hablar del verbo haber en el presente

indicativo)

Structure and Use (there is/are)

There + verb to be (is for SINGULAR nouns ; are for PLURAL nouns)

Examples:

There is a

-), and questions (?)

Singular Plural

(+) There is a {chair, book,

man}

There are [some] {chairs, books,

men}

(-

bathroom} bathrooms}

(?) Is there a {problem, shirt} Are there [any] {problems, shirts}

NOTES:

This table is only for COUNTABLE NOUNS. In the

/any) is

optional.

Nota: Estas reglas son para los sustantivos contables (aquellos que se pueden contar o poner en singular y plural). Por

Some more examples:

FIGURA # 1

- Be careful when you translate from Spanish into English. Remember, follow the Structure in English.

Esta es una de las primeras veces en que vemos que tenemos que tener cuidado en traducir ya que las estructuras del Espaol u

otro idioma pueden ser distintas. En este caso SIGAN LA ESTRUCTURA DE INGLES.

Un ejemplo:

Como se dice: Hay algn restaurante cerca de aqu?

ERROR: Is there any restaurant near here?

Es un error pues restaurant es singular pero any va con plural.

Correct:

-Is there a restaurant near here?

- Are there any restaurants near here?

que por favor cuando traduzcan hganlo pero siempre teniendo en cuenta la estructura correcta. ESTO ES, EMPECEMOS A

PENSAR EN INGLES. No es necesario traducir aunque es inevitable pero es un paso que se da despus de saber y respetar las

estructuras de el Ingles.

Exercise/ Ejercicios

-> singular, There are -> Plural (se puede usar some/any)

Observaciones:

Respuestas cortas

Is there a TV in your room?

(+) Yes, there is .(-)

Are there (any) books?

(+) Yes, there are. (-)

Ejemplo : My brother is (over) there. (Mi hermano esta all) Over es opcional. En este post solo estamos estudiando el there + to

be pero recuerden que tiene otros significados.

Dar ordenes e insturcciones en Ingles, Giving commands and orders with the Imperative form (LECCION 7) In this lesson we will talk about how to give commands and orders

The Imperative pattern

It is used to give instructions, commands and orders. It is a very simple structure because we do not need to use the subject. The

Positive form:

Verb: Example: (to write / to ask / to read / to bring / to take / to give / to be)

(+) Read chapter 5 for tomorrow.

(+) Be quiet!

Negative form:

efore the infinitive without to

(-

(-

(-

Example: (figure # 1)

NOTE:

imperative sentence (positive

or negative).

Examples:

(+) Please be quiet.

(-

(+) Bring me my sweater, please.

Apuntes del Profesor:

Como vemos, es una estructura simple pero es una buena forma de empezar a ver otros verbos adems del verbo to be.

Recuerden de que tienen que empezar a pensar en ingles as que cuando requieren dar una orden, instruccin o peticin (con

o y

Ejemplo:

No saltes Por ende se

Practice with the verbs and pictures (Figure # 2)

EXERCISES:

Complete the sentences using the imperatives (positive or negative). Look at the pictures for help.

Present continuous en ingles progressive tense Uso y estructura Leccion 8 gratis con audio In this lesson we will cover the present continuous tense (the use and structure). Recuerden de votar por InglesTotal AQUI (bajo

EDUCACION)

The Present Continuous or present progressive tense

Structure: S + verb to be (AM/IS/ARE) + -ing form of a verb+ Complement.

Use: To describe actions that are happening at the moment (NOW).

La estructura consta del uso del verbo mas el gerundio. se usa para describir acciones que suceden en el momento. Se

usa para explicar lo que uno esta haciendo ahora.

I) The positive form of the present continuous.

- Remember to use the Subject (this can be a subject pronoun or a noun -LESSON 1 Click AQUI) plus (+) the verb to be in the

present tense (am/is/are) and complement (optional).

The following is the table of the positive form of the present continuous / progressive.

Table #1 :Positive Form

Common mistakes:

Students forget to use the verb to be

Example:

a) My father working (INCORRECT) > My father IS working. (Correct)

- Sometimes students do not use the -ing form.

b) Robert is play with my sister (INCORRECT) > Robert is playING with my sister. (CORRECT)

Recuerden de no omitir el sujeto. En ingles siempre debemos

En ingles texto.

II) The negative form of the present continuous

You may use contractions.

Table # 2:The negative form.

Common mistakes:

-Some students place the negative first. REMEMBER TO USE THE S+V+C !!!

a) Not working my father (INCORRECT) CORRECT)

-

INCORRECT) CORRECT)

III) The question form of the present continuous.

We have to put the verb to be + the subject + -ing form + the complement.

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Are you watching TV?

Remember that we can use the Question words before the structure:

Examples:

What are you doing? Answer: I am studying English with my virtual teacher.

Where is Pedro going? Answer: He is going to the shopping mall.

Table # 3: Question form

Common mistakes:

Students do not change the order of the verb to be with the subject:

a) He is working? (INCORRECT) > Is he working? (CORRECT)

Students use do or does in questions:

b) Do you studying? (INCORRECT) > Are you studying? (CORRECT)

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V) Exercises (ejercicos) TAREA HOMEWORK:

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Prepositions of place on in at, Preposiciones de lugar en ingles (on in at) LECCION 9

ingles. Recuerden de participar con sus

comentarios, email o manden un archivo mp3.

Preposition of place (at, on, in)

Part 1: Uses of at, in, and on

In: We use in to specify that a noun (object, person etc) is inside.

Figura #1:

Examples:

- in the kitchen.

- Who is in the room?

- Brian was swimming in the ocean.

- Bogota is in Colombia.

animal o persona se encuentra dentro de un lugar, objeto o sitio.

Figura # 2

Examples:

- Maria is at the window talking on the phone.

- Juan is at the table with his girlfriend.

- Please read the paragraph at the top of the page.

- The restaurant is at the end of German Avenue.

*AT: es usado para explicar que un objeto animal o persona se encuentra en el sitio de forma general. Es decir, si uno quiere

ro de

otro y una persona no puede estar dentro de una puerta. Es por eso que en estos casos uno habla de forma general. Por ende

On: We use on when we want to say that an object or person is on the surface of another object.

Figura #3:

Examples:

- Your books are on the shelf.

-

- There is an orange on the table.

We always say : on a horse, on a bike (bicycle) , on a motorcycle and we usually say on a plane.

*ON:Es usado para explicar que un objeto esta sobre la superficie de otro.

Lets Practice !!! (Part 1)

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Part 2 rules to use (at, in, on)

- Reglas para usar (at, in, on). En los siguientes cuadros vemos frases comunes que van con at, in y on.

Figure 5:

Homework Tarea

Parte 1: Uso de (in on at) Write the correct preposition (on in at)

Parte 2: Reglas (in on at) Write the correct preposition (on in at)

Simple present positive form La forma positiva de el presente simple en ingles (LECCION 10a-grammar) Welcome to lesson 10a (1st of two parts) where we will talk about the present simple tense with other verbs that are not the verb to

be. We are going to look at the structure and the use of the simple present tense.The present simple tense (with verbs that are not

TO BE)

Structure / form:

The forms (or conjugations) of the present simple tense are two. Remember that with the verb to be there are three forms (am, is,

are). To form the present simple conjugations we first need to have the verb. In this example we will use the verb to play.

Verb to play

One conjugation is formed > play

The other conjugation is formed >plays

So you can now form the conjugations of any verb in the present simple!

to work: work / works

to study: study / studies

to watch : watch / watches

to bring : bring / brings

to get : get / gets

to dance: dance / dances

Note : With the verb to have the conjugations are > have / has (NOT haves)

He / she / it

I / you / we / you / they -

*Como vemos, en el

conjugaciones : am, is, are). Estas dos conjugaciones son formadas muy fcilmente. Una es formada con solo quitarl

sencillo puesto que con el verbo jugar las conjugaciones son: juego, ju

egas, juega, jugamos, jugis, y juegan. Entonces si hablan el espaol el ingles vanlo como algo mas simple y sencillo.

Figure #1: The positive form of the simple present tense

Use (uso del presente simple)

Now that we know the structure/form it is IMPORTANT to understand when we use the simple present. This will help us talk and

participate in conversations. Without knowing the use, we will have problems expressing ourselves.

We use present simple in the following situations:

- To express habits and routines.

Juan plays football on Saturday.

I go to work everyday at 8:00 am.

- General, mathematical and scientific truths:

English people drink a lot of tea

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

NOTE: THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS NOT USED TO DESCRIBE SITUATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENNING AT THE

MOMENT (NOW)

**La forma y estructura es importante pero es indispensable saber el uso. Es decir, tenemos que entender cuando y en que

situaciones utilizamos el simple present tense. Estas es la nica forma de empezar a pensar en ingles. Cuantas veces me

encuentro con alumnos que saben rellenar un examen pero no saben hablar. Esto es porque no prestan atencin al uso. El uso les

permitir usar el tiempo correcto en la situacin correcta y les ayudara a tener conversaciones fluidas. Olvdense de traducciones

antes de hablar ingles. Esto les traer problemas y les har hablar lento. Simplemente piensen y practiquen el uso de los tiempos.

Como vemos usamos el tiempo present simple cuando queremos expresar, rutinas, hbitos, y verdades generales, matemticas

cientficas. NO SE UTILIZA EL PRESENT SIMPLE PARA EXPRESAR UNA ACCION QUE ESTA SUCEDIENDO EN EL

MOMENTO:

Figure #1: The positive form of the simple present tense

Common errors:

I have two sisters (Correct)

She is plays in the park (INCORRECT) She plays in the park (Correct)

Figure # 2:

Figure # 3 (Look at the pictures and practice)

HOMEWORK

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The Present Simple, forma negativa y preguntas interrogativa- Question and negative form (LECCION 10b) Este es la segunda parte de la leccin 10 que es llamada leccin 10b. En la primera leccin (10a) vimos la forma positiva de los

va y de pregunta.

Esta clase de ingls gratis viene con audio que est al comienzo de esta publicacin.

Negative form

The structure of the negative structure is formed by adding the auxiliaries do or does plus the negation not

Do + not

Does + not

These auxiliaries are used TO HELP you. When you use the auxiliary the verb is always in its simple.

Remember:

In positive we had 2 conjugations for every verb (not to be)

The conjugation is simple: HE / SHE / IT - - simple form

Examples:

My brother works for IBM.

My parents live in Paris.

IN THE NEGATIVE FORM THE AUXILIARY CHANGES FORM AND NOT THE VERB.

He / she / it + + verb (simple form)

I / We / You / They + + verb (simple form)

Figura #1:

Nota del profesor:Como vemos, lo que se conjuga en la forma negativa es el auxiliar y no el verbo. Es decir, uno va elejir entre

Question form

The question structure is formed by following the following structure

Question word + [do / does + SUBJECT + Verb (simple form)] + Complement

We use the auxiliaries do and does in the question form and they have to agree with the subject

The conjugation is the following:

Does > he/she/it

Do -> I/we/you/they

Short Answers

uesta

corta se refiere a cuando responde solo si o no.

Do you study English for free in InglesTotal? -> Yes, I do

Yes, (I, you, we, you, they) do. No, ( (I, you, we, you, they) .

Yes, (he,she,it does) - No, (he,she,it )

Figura #2

Figura #3

Conclusion:

The auxiliaries appear in the negative and question form with the verbs that are not to be.

Example:

(+) Juan plays soccer.

(-

(?) Does he play soccer?

*VERB TO BE (NO AUXILIARIES!!!)

(+) She is a teacher

(- t a teacher.

(?) Is she a teacher?

Nota: Recuerden que cuando usen el verbo to be (es decir cualquier conjugacion de ser o estar en el presente) no se usan los

auxiliares puesto que estos se usan solo con los demas verbos y en negativo y en pregunta)

Tarea / Homework

I) Cambie las oraciones de formpositiva a forma negativa

II) Escriba la forma de pregintas de las siguientes oraciones

III) Llene los vacios con la forma correcta de los auxiliares.

Prepositions of place Preposiciones de lugar (LESSON 11) We will talk about moreprepositions of place. Remember that we studied the prepositions of place Propositions of

place

Clase muy sencilla pues veremos algunas prepociciones de lugar. Estudiaremos los siguientes next to, between, in front of, behind

(in back of), across from, by (beside), under, below and above)

FIGURA # 1

Examples:

- Adam is next to Bob

Bob is between Don and Adam,

-Don is in front of Bob and Carla

- Carla is behind (in back of) Don

Figura # 2

Examples:

Anne is across from (opposite) Christa

FIGURA # 3

Example:

- The man is by (next to) the window

FIGURE # 4

Example:

- The Cat is under the table.

The girl is under the tree.

FIGURA #5

Examples:

- A is above B and B is below A

** NOTA: SIEMPRE SE DICE ON THE LEFT y ON THE RIGHT

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Exercices (oral) IN AUDIO

FIGURA #7

Exercices

1) The cat is ________ the table

3) The plane if flying _______ the clouds

5) The movie theater is _________ the right

7) The calendar is __________ the clock

8 ) The cabinet is ________ the sink.

9) There are some shoes _________ the bed.

10) The plant is _________ the piano.

11) Paul is sitting _________ Anna.

12) In Japan people drive ________ the left.

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Object Pronouns Pronombres de objeto en ingls (LECCION 12) En esta leccin hablaremos de los object pronouns y para esto es importamte que entiendan bien los subject / subjective pronouns

(LECCIN 2)

Object Pronouns:

Definition:: It is a pronoun that is used as an object in the sentence.

Remember: A subjective or subject pronoun does the action and goes BEFORE the verb while object pronouns go AFTER the

verb.

OBJECT PRONOUNS :

SINGULAR: > Me (first person) You (2nd) Her / him / it (third person)

PLURAL > Us (1st) You (2nd) Them (3rd)

Figura 1

** No confundir con los possessive adjectives : my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their (VER LECCION 5 AQUI)

Figura # 2

* Como vemos los object pronouns reciben la action del verbo y pueden ser direct or indirect objects. EN espaol esto se entiende

como me, le, se, nos, os etc.. En ingles siempre que hay un object pronoun hay que colocarlo en la oracin (al igual que con el

subject pronoun).

Otros Ejemplos:

incompleto puesto que no se dice elo objeto. Me like es una patada a mi higado puesto que los object pronouns nunca hacen

la accin. Lo corrcto es. I like them. (them por que se refiere a zapatos)

- La oracion: Quiero darleun beso. > I want to give her a kiss. (suponiendo que el objeto es una mujer)

Ejemplo:

Le quiero mucho. >> Quien quiere (subject) a quien quiere (object)

ien it

deacuerdo al contexto.

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Circle the correct pronouns

1) We/Us usually see they/them.

2) I/Me write to she/her everyday.

3) He/Him loves her/she very much but she/her he/him.

she/her.

5) Do you like he/him?

Homework / Tarea

Adverbs of frequency Adverbios de frecuencia (LECCION 13) We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do things. Adverbs of frequency go before all verbs EXCEPT the verb to be.

De menos a mas:

Never hardly ever rarely (seldom) sometimes usually (often)- always

Note 1: Remember that with never and hardly ever we use POSITIVE sentences.

Example:

We never smoke.

Note 2

Example:

Note 3: Sometimes can go at the beginning of the sentence. (Sometimes puede ir al comienzo de una oracin)

The adverbs of frequency answer the typical question starting with

Examples:

1) How often do you brush your teeth?

I always brush my teeth

2) How often does your mother cook?

She seldom/rarely cooks.

3) How often is Claudio late for class.

He is never late for class

** How often = Con que frecuencia. Para decir la horas exacta uno tambien puede preguntar (What time?) Para responder la hora

Ejemplo:

What time do you wake up?

I wake up at 7:00 am.

Before we practice we need to learn some common verbs that we do everyday.

FIGURA # 1

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Ejerccicios:

Complete the sentences with an adverb of frequency

1) They _________ drive. They dont have a car.

2) I _______ eat turkey. (Only at Christmas)

4) We __________ get up at 8:00, except Saturdays and Sundays.

5) I ________ play tennis (when I have time)

Homework (Tarea)

Modal verb Can and Could Ability (LECCION 14) We can use can (for present) and (could) for past to talk about abilities. The form of the modal verbs are very simple. All the verbs

Example:

Maria can play the piano very well. (Maria has the ability of playing the piano)

They can play soccer.

I can speak English.

** Can y Could se utiliza para describir acciones referentes a habilidades. La forma es muy simple ya que va con una sola

conjugacin para todoas las personas. Can es para describir habilidades en el tiempo presente y Could para habilidades en el

pasado.

Positive and Negative form (Modal Verb Can/could)

Figura 1

Modal Verb Subject Infinitivo without to

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CAN / COULD

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you

he

she

it

we

you

they

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VERB Simple form (DANCE)

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Ejemplos:

1) Can you play the guitar?

2) Can your sister speak French?

3) Can they dance salsa?

**BONUS

En el bsico solo quiero que se enfoquen en usar can y could para describir habilidades pero can y could tambien pueden

ser usadospara pedir favores. En este caso Can = Could

Ejemplo:

1) Can / Could you open the door please?

2) Can /Could they bring more beers?

Short Answers

Yes, ( I you he she it we they) can/could

Exercises / Ejercicios (Figura 3)

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Simple Past: Verb To be El Pasado de ser o estar (LECCION 15) Vamos a estudiar por primera vez el pasado (pretrito indefinido en espaol) con el verbo to be (ser / estar) Es muy parecido al

presente asi que como referencia tomare las clases anteriores.

The Simple Past Tense (with the verb to be)

Quiero que quede claro que esta regla que vamos a aprender a continuacin es solo para las conjugaciones del verbo ser y estar.

la era

distinta que con los demas verbos. Por favor si esto no esta claro visiten las siguientes lecciones:

Forma del PRESENT TENSE (VERBO TO BE)

- LECCION 2 : The present tenes Verb To be (Positive and Negative)

LECCION 3 : The present tense Verb To be (Question form)

Forma del PRESENT TENSE (Other Verbs)

- LECCION 10a : The present simple tense OTHER VERBS (Positive)

LECCION 10b : The present simple tense OTHER VERBS (negative form and questions)

verb to be

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questions we just switch the SUBJECT and the VERB TO BE.

We do EXACTLY THE SAME with the Past Simple tense: PLEASE LOOK AT THE FIGURE:

FIGURA 2 VERB TO BE (WAS / WERE)

In present tense we used: Am / Is / Are

NOW IN PAST TENSE WE USE ONLY 2 CONJUGATIONS! >>> WAS & WERE

I/He / she / it was

we / you / They were

Short Answers

Look at the next table. This is how we answer yes/no questions

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