Things that we should know

Unit 2

I…………Yo You….…tú He………él She……..ella It………..eso We………nosotros You……..vosotros They…….ellos

Personal pronouns

We use this verb tense to express:

- habits or things that we do regularly.

- when something is generally true.

- for a situation that we think is more or less permanent.

PRESENT SIMPLE

Afirmative Negative I am I am not / I’m not You are You are not / You aren’t He is He is not / He isn’t She is She is not / She isn’t It is It is not / It isn’t We are We are not / We aren’t You are You are not / You aren’t They are They are not / They

aren’t

Verb “to be” (verbo Ser o Estar)

to work (trabajar)AFIRMATIVEI workYou workHe/She/It worksWe workYou workThey work.

Other verbs in present tense:

NEGATIVE I do not work / I don’t work You do not work / You don’t work He does not work / He doesn’t work She does not work / She doesn’t work It does not work / It doesn’t work We do not work / We don’t work You do not work / We don’t work They do not work / They don’t work

En inglés para decir una frase en negativo necesitamos un verbo auxiliar:………DO (CON UN VERBO QUE NO SEA EL TO BE)

There are two kind of questions:

DIRECT QUESTIONS: with verb to be

you can answer them only saying Yes or Not. with other verbs

INDIRECT QUESTIONS: they with verb to beare introduced by a question word (wh-word) with other verbs

HOW TO MAKE QUESTIONS…

With verb to be:

I am ……… Am I Spanish?... Yes, I am.

You are…….. Are you teacher?.. No, I am not.

He/She/it …. Is he a good footballer?..Yes, he is.

We are……….Are we from Alicante?..No, we are not.

You are………Are you good students? Yes, we are.

They are……. Are they our friends? No, they are not.

DIRECT QUESTIONS:

With other verbs…Necesitamos el auxiliar Do.

For example:Do I work in an office? … Yes, I do.AUX. SUJ. VERBO

Do you play tennis? … No, I do not / don’tDoes she speak English? …Yes, she does

DIRECT QUESTIONS:

AUXILAR + SUJETO + VERBO

These questions are introduced by the wh-words:

- What : qué o cuál- Which : cuál- Where : dónde- When : cuándo- How : cómo- Who : quién- Why : por qué

INDIRECT QUESTIONS (WH-WORDS)

Verbo to be (no necesita auxiliar):What is your name?

AUX to be SujetoWhen is your birthday?Who is the teacher?Where is the book?How are you?Which is your favourite colour?Why are you so tired?

INDIRECT QUESTIONS:

Other verbs:

For example:Where do you live?When do I study English?How do you make this meal?What does she do?Why does he study at night?

INDIRECT QUESTIONS:

Wh-word + Auxiliar + Sujeto + Verbo

Where are you from?.........¿De dónde eres? What is the weather like?..¿Qué tiempo

hace? What do you do?...........¿A qué te dedicas? How old are you?..........¿Cuántos años

tienes? How often does she go to the gym?... ¿Con

qué frecuencia vas al gimnasio? How much is this? ………¿Cuánto cuesta? What do you think about…?.....¿Qué piensas

sobre…?

Other questions:

What’s your first name? What’s your surname? How do you spell it? Where are you from? How old are you? What’s your address? What’s your postcode? What’s your e-mail address? What’s your phone number?

Now, practice with your partner the following questions: (listening 1.29)