GREETINGS
Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening, Hello, Hi, Hey.
HOW ARE YOU?
How are you? Fantastic!, Very well thank you, and
How have you been? You?, Great, thanks!, Good, Fine,
How are you doing? Thanks, Pretty good, Not bad, OK.
How's it going?
What's up? Not much, Nothing much, Not a lot.
What's happening?
What's going on?
What have you been up to?
Farewells
It was a pleasure seeing/meeting you.
It was nice seeing/meeting you.
Goodbye/Bye/Bye-bye.
Good night.
Take care.
Have a nice day/evening.
Have a good one.
See you (later/soon).
Later.
So long.
VERB TO BE
El verbo “to be” es el verbo más importante del inglés y al
mismo tiempo, el más complicado. Se utiliza tanto como un verbo
principal como un verbo auxiliar y es irregular en el presente y el
pasado.
Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)
Affirmative (Afirmativo)
Sujet Presente
Forma corta
o Simple
I’m
I am
yo soy/estoy
you’re
you are
tú eres/estás
he’s
he is
él es/está
she’s
she is
ella es/está
it’s
it is
es/está
we’re
we are nosotros
somos/estamos
they’re
ellos son/están
they are
Negative (Negativo)
Sujet Presente
Forma corta
o Simple
I’m not
I am not
yo no soy/estoy
you’re not/you aren’t
you are not
tú no eres/estás
he’s not/he isn’t
he is not
él no es/está
she’s not/she isn’t
she is not
ella no es/está
it’s not/it isn’t
it is not
no es/está
we’re not/we aren’t
we are not nosotros no
somos/estamos
they’re not/they
aren’t
they are not
ellos no son/están
Interrogative (Interrogativo)
Nota: En preguntas con el verbo “to be”, el sujeto y el verbo
cambian posiciones.
Presente Simple
Am I?
¿Yo soy/estoy?
Are you?
¿Tu eres/estás?
Is he?
¿El es/está?
Is she?
¿Ella es/está?
Is it?
¿Es/está?
Are we?
¿Nosotros
somos/estamos?
Write. Complete the following sentences with am, are, or is.
1. Mark _________ from the United States.
2. Rita _________ in Chapel Hill.
3. Charlie and Sue _________ married.
4. I _________ at work.
5. She _________ at home.
6. They _________ at work.
7. This house _________ small.
8. The teachers _________ at school.
9. She _________ in the classroom.
10. The pen _________ on the desk.
11. The flowers _________ on the table.
12. They _________ from Honduras.
13. The door _________ closed.
14. I _________ at home.
Write. Make negatives from the following statements
1. We are at school. ______________________________
2. You are in the classroom. ______________________________
3. They are in Room 5. ______________________________
4. I am married. ______________________________
5. He is at work. ______________________________
6. She is a student. ______________________________
7. I am in the classroom. ______________________________ 8. He
is here. ______________________________
9. She is from Mexico. ______________________________ 10. It
is the capital of Texas. ______________________________
11. She’s here today. ______________________________
12. He is at home. ______________________________
13. They are married. ______________________________
14. They are from China. ______________________________
Write. Make questions from the following statements.
1. John is from England. _________________________
2. Mary is in Carrboro. _________________________
3. Adam and Anna are married. _________________________ 4.
He is at home. _________________________
5. She is at school. _________________________
6. They are at work. _________________________
7. This apartment is small. _________________________
8. The students are at school. _________________________
9. He is in the classroom. _________________________
10. The book is on the desk. _________________________
11. They are on the table. _________________________
12. The students are from India. _________________________
13. The door is open. _________________________
14. The child is at home. _________________________
