The document provides information about basic English grammar concepts for elementary level students, including the verb "to be" (affirmative, negative, questions), articles (a, an, the), adjectives, and possessive adjectives. It includes definitions, examples, and exercises for students to practice these grammar points.
2. VERBO ‘TO BE’ (affirmative)
I Am (I’m) I am tall
You Are (you’re) You are slim
He Is (he’s) He is clever
She Is (she’s) She is rich
It Is (it’s) It is big
We Are (we’re) We are tired
You Are (you’re) You are in class
They Are they’re) They are friends
3. VERBO ‘TO BE’(negative)
I Am not I’m not
You Are not You aren’t
He Is not He isn’t
She Is not She isn’t
It Is not It isn’t
We Are not We aren’t
You Are not You aren’t
They Are not They aren’t
4. VERB ‘TO BE’(questions)
Am I…? Am I clean?
Are you…? Are you ok?
Is he…? Is he ill?
Is she…? Is she at home?
Is it…? Is it true?
Are we…? Are we in time?
Are you…? Are you interested?
Are they…? Are they crazy?
5. VERB ‘TO BE’(questions)
Exercise. Write the correct form of ‘to Be’
1) We ___ happy.
2) Susan ____ (not) at home, she ____ at work.
3) ____ you angry with me?
4) He ____ tall but he ____ (not) slim.
5) ____ your computer on the table?
6) Toni and Mark ____ tired today.
7) They ____(not) poor, they are very rich, indeed!
8) ___ you free this afternoon?
6. VERB ‘TO BE’(questions)
Exercise. Write the correct form of ‘to Be’
1) We ARE happy.
2) Susan ISN’T at home, she IS at work.
3) ARE you angry with me?
4) He IS tall but he ISN’T slim.
5) IS your computer on the table?
6) Toni and Mark ARE tired today.
7) They AREN’T poor, they are very rich, indeed!
8) ARE you free this afternoon?
7. A / AN /THE
Se utiliza a/an para nombres contables en
singular cuando el oyente no sabe todavía de
que hablamos.
En español significa un, uno, una.
An se usa cuando el nombre empieza por una
vocal sonora, mientras que A se usa cuando el
nombre empieza por consonante. Delante de
palabras que empiezan por h se pone A / An
dependiendo de si la h se pronuncia o no,
respectivamente.
En palabras deletreadas como FBI se usa an si
la pronunciación empieza por vocal.
8. A / AN /THE
Se utiliza THE para referirnos a cosas específicas cuando
ya sabemos a que nos referimos: I have got a car. The car
is blue.
Se utiliza para cualquier tipo de nombre: singular o plural,
contable e incontable (se puede traducir por el, la, los, las):
the ball, the cars, the water…
Algunos nombres se nombran con the delante:
Algunos países: the USA, the Czech Republic, the Arab
Emirates…
Rios, océanos…: the Mediterranean sea, the Pacific Ocean…
Selvas, montañas, penínsulas, zonas geográficas,etc: the
Sahara desert, the Alps…
También para referirnos a cosas únicas: the sun the Earth,
the Eiffel tower…
9. A / AN /THE
Examples:
A horror film, an hour, an apple, a car, a door, a
table, an activist, an editor, an FBI agent.
Exercise. Write A, AN or THE:
__ window __ orange
__ flat __ President of the USA
__ Earth __ house
__ eye __ official letter
__ child __ cd
__ head __ MBI student
10. A / AN /THE
Answers:
A window AN orange
A flat THE President of the USA
THE Earth A house
AN eye AN official letter
A child A cd
A head AN MBI student
11. ADJETIVOS
Los adjetivos describen nombres.
En inglés se ponen detrás del verbo to Be.
My house is big.
En inglés se ponen antes del nombre. This
is a blue pen.
Los adjetivos en inglés no van en plural
con nombres plurales. I have got three
black dogs.
Se utiliza ‘very’ delante de los adjetivos. I
am very hungry!
14. ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS
Se utilizan para describir al nombre,
expresando posesión o relación con éste.
Van seguidos del nombre: my car, his
flat…
Se utilizan para nombres en singular y en
plural
No llevan apostrofes.
15. ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS
Examples:
My car is red.
His parents are young.
Their house is big.
This is your pen.
This is my cousin Joe and those are his
friends.
16. ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS
Exercise. Complete with the possesive adjectives for
the pronoun in (brackets)
1) Tom has lost ________ book. (he)
2) Was ________ grammar book expensive? (your)
3) She eats_______ lunch very late! (she)
4) We are with _______ parents on holiday. (we
5) John has got _______ new car. (he)
6) Joe and Sue love ________ son. (they)
7) The cat broke _______ leg. (it)
8) He always drives ________ car, he could drive his own
car! (I)
9) We’re visiting _______ relatives. (we)
17. ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS
Exercise. Complete with the possesive adjectives for
the pronoun in (brackets)
1) Tom has lost HIS book.
2) Was YOUR grammar book expensive?
3) She eats HER lunch very late!
4) We are with OUR parents on holiday.
5) John has got HIS new car.
6) Joe and Sue love THEIR son.
7) The cat broke ITS leg.
8) He always drives MY car, he could drive his own car!
9) We’re visiting OUR relatives.