Institución Educativa Pascual de Andagoya – Sede Maria Goretti

Repaso Gramatical para el Grado 11° – Temas de 6° - 10°

Students´ Names: 1. _____________________________ 2. _________________________
Grade: Ciclo IV (11°) Date: __________________ - Teacher: Esp. Nilzon A. Quiñones Valencia

Grammar Review N° 1 – Repaso Gramatical N° 1

EXPLICACIÓN: The Verb To be in Present
El verbo TO BE es uno de los verbos más importantes, y para el buen uso de el debemos conocer
los pronombres personales en inglés para que su conjugación sea más fácil:
Personal Pronouns (Pronombres Personales):
PRONOUN PRONUNCIATION MEANING
I (ai) Yo
YOU (iu) Tú/Usted
HE (ji) Él
SHE (chi) Ella
IT (it) Eso/Aquello
WE (wi) Nosotros(as)
YOU (iu) Ustedes
THEY (dei) Ellos/Ellas
Conjugación del Verbo To be:
El verbo To be en presente tiene tres formas que son AM, IS, ARE, y estas se conjugan de la
siguiente manera:
FORMA LARGA + CONTRACIÓN + SIGNIFICADO
Pronunciación Pronunciación
I am (Ayam) I´m (aim) Yo soy / Yo estoy
You are (iu ar) You´re (iur) Tu eres/Tu estas – Ud es/ Ud esta
He is (Ji is) He´s (jis) Él es / Él esta
She is (chi is) She´s (chis) Ella es / Ella esta
It is (iris) It´s (is) Eso es / Eso está – Aquello es /
Aquello esta
We are (wi ar) We´re (wer) Nosotros(as) somos /
Nosotros(as) estamos
You are (iu ar) You´re (iur) Uds son / Uds están
They are (dei ar) They´re (deir) Ellos(as son / Ellos(as) están
FORMACIÓN DE ORACIONES CON EL VERBO TO BE EN PRESENTE:
Affirmative Statements (Oraciones Afirmativas):
 Formula: Subject + Verb (Am, Is, Are) + Complement
Examples:
 She is my mother´s best friend. / She´s my mother´s best friend.
 They are classmates at Maria Goretti High School. / THey´re classmates at Maria Goretti
High School.
 I am a very good student. / I´m a very good student.
 They are really good at English. / They´re really good at English.
Negative Statements (Oraciones Negativas)
 Formula: Subject + Verb (Am, Is, Are) + NOT (isn´t/aren´t) + Complement.
Examples:
 She is not my mother´s best friend. / She´s not my mother´s bes friend. / She isn´t my
mother´s best friend.
 They are not classmates at Maria Goretti High School. / THey´re not classmates at Maria
Goretti High School. / They aren´t classmates at Maria Goretti High School.
Yes/No Questions:
 Formula: Verb (Am, Is, Are) + Subject + Complement + ?
Examples:
 Is she my mother´s best friend? Yes, she is / No, she is not.
 Are they classmates at Maria Goretti High School? Yes, they are / No, they are not.
 Am I a very good student? Yes, you are / No, you are not.
 Are they really good at English? Yes, they are / No, they are not.
Information Questions:
 Formula: Wh-word + Verb (Am, Is, Are) + Subject + Complement + ?
Examples:
 What is your name? My name is Carlos.
 How old are you? I am 18 years old.
 Where are you from? I am from Buenaventura.
 How are you today? I am fine, thank you.
 When is your birthday? It is on May, 29th
 Institución Educativa Pascual de Andagoya – Sede Maria Goretti
Repaso Gramatical para el Grado 11° – Temas de 6° - 10°
Students´ Names: 1. _____________________________ 2. _________________________
Grade: Ciclo IV (11°) Date: __________________ - Teacher: Esp. Nilzon A. Quiñones Valencia

Reading Comprehension

Two immigrant Students!

Good Morning, I am Susan Myers, I am a reporter at Central News and

today I am making a report on immigrants, today´s guests are two
immigrants from China, they are Jane lee, and Peter Lee, they are
Students at the community college, she is 19 years old and he is 20.
They are students but they are not workers. They live in an apartment
downtown.

Susan: Where are you from?

Peter: We are from the Guanddong Province
Susan: Are you happy in America?
Dorothy: Yes, we are, we enjoy living here.
Susan: Dorothy, is your real name Yang Lee?
Dorothy: No, it’s not, it is Dai-xia, and it means summer.
Susan: Thank you very much.

They are two Chinese people living the American Dream, this is Susan
Myers reporting from the Community College, and tomorrow we will
have more guests in “living in America”, see you then!

A: Write True or false T

1. Susan Myers is a teacher at the community College ______
2. They are from Vietnam ______
3. Peter is a student at Harvard ______
4. Dorothy is 25 years old ______
5. They live in the suburbs ______
B. Rewrite the following sentences into negative and Yes/No
Questions:
1. I am a reporter at Central News.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. They are Students at the community college.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
3. They are Jane lee, and Peter Lee.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
4. They are two Chinese people.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
5. She is 19 years old.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
C. Translate into Spanish the previous text: Two Immigrant
Students.