1er Grado. GUIA para EXAMEN DE RECUPERACION

1er grado. GUIA PARA EXAMEN DE RECUPERACION

I) The Simple present of the verb to be

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The simple present of the verb to be

This page will present the simple present of the verb to be:

·         its form

·         and its use

The verb to be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms.  In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject Pronouns	Full Form	Contracted Form
I	am	'm
you	are	're
he/she/it	is	's
we	are	're
you	are	're
they	are	're

Interrogative forms of the verb to be:

Am	I?
Are	you?
Is	he/she/it?
Are	we?
Are	you?
Are	they?

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Pronouns	Full Form	Contracted Form
I	am not	'm not
you	are not	aren't
he/she/it	is not	isn't
we	are not	aren't
you	are not	aren't
they	are not	aren't

Examples:

·         Is Brad Pitt French?

·         No, he isn't. He's American.

·         What about Angelina Joli? Is she American, too?

·         Yes, she is. She is American.

·         Are brad Pitt and Angelina Joli French?

·         No, They aren't. They are American.

Use of the simple present of to be

The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that takes place habitually, but with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also refers to a present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.

·         I am happy.

·         She is helpful.

The verb to be in the simple present can be also used to refer to something that is true at the present moment.

·         She is 20 years old.

·         He is a student.

II )

Wh questions (Question Words)

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Types of questions

There are two types of questions:

 Wh questions

Question words

Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters 'W' and 'H'.

Question words	Meaning	Examples
who	person	Who's that? That's Nancy.
where	place	Where do you live? In Boston
why	reason	Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get up early
when	time	When do you go to work? At 7:00
how	manner	How do you go? By car
what	object, idea or action	What do you do? I am an engineer
which	choice	Which one do you prefer? The red one.
whose	possession	Whose is this book? It's Alan's.
whom	object of the verb	Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
what kind	description	What kind of music do you like? I like quiet songs
what time	time	What time did you come home?
how many	quantity (countable)	How many students are there? There are twenty.
how much	amount, price (uncountable)	How much time have we got? Ten minutes
how long	duration, length	How long did you stay in that hotel? For two weeks.
how often	frequency	How often do you go to the gym? Twice a week.
how far	distance	How far is your school? It's one mile far.
how old	age	How old are you? I'm 16.
how come	reason	How come I didn't see you at the party?

Asking questions

1.If you ask about the subject of the sentence, simply add the question word at the beginning:

Example:
James writes good poems. — Who writes good poems?

2.If you ask about the predicate of the sentence (the part of a sentence which contains the verb and gives information about the subject), there are three options:

·         If there is a helping (auxiliary) verb that precedes the main verb ( for example: can, is, are, was, were, will, would...), add the question word and invert the subject and the helping (auxiliary) verb.
Examples:
He can speak Chinese. — What can he speak?
They are leaving tonight. — When are they leaving?

·         If you ask about the predicate and there is no helping (auxiliary) verb and the verb is "to be", simply add the question word and invert the subject and the verb.
Example:
The play was interesting. — How was the play?

·         If there is no helping (auxiliary) verb in the the predicate and the main verb is not "to be", add the auxiliary "do" in the appropriate form.
Examples:
They go to the movies every Saturday. — Where do they go every Saturday?
He wakes up early. — When does he wake up?
They sent a letter. — What did they send?

III )  

Possessive Adjectives

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What are possessive adjectives?

Possessive adjectives - my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their - modify the noun following it in order to show possession.

Examples:

·         I'll get my bag.

·         Is this your luggage?

Possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns.

Examples:

·         Your bike is blue. (your is an adjective which modifies bike)

·         Mine is yellow. (mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the verb is)

Examples

Subject Pronouns	I	you	he	she	it	we	you	they
Possessive Adjectives	my	your	his	her	its	our	your	their

Examples:

·         Why didn't you clean your room?
(your modifies the noun room)

·         Mary doesn't like her dress.
(her modifies the noun dress)

·         The chameleon can change its color.
(its modifies the noun color)

Her hair is long.His hair is short

Things to remember:

1. Possessive adjectives are different from possessive pronouns.

·         This is your (possessive adjective) book and this is mine (possessive pronoun).

2. its, their are possessive adjectives.

·         Its color is beautiful.

·         Their car is in their garage.

3. it's, they're and there are not possessive adjectives — its is a contraction of it is or it has; they're is a contraction of they are; there is an adverb of place.

·         It's not my book = It is not my book.

·         My house is big. It's got five bedrooms = It has got five bedrooms.

·         Nancy and Alan are from New York. They're my friends = They are my friends.

·         Please, put the chair there. (adverb)

IV) Complete these exercise :

Principio del formulario

1. There  2 tables in the living room. 

2.   there a cinema in the city? 

3.  there any shops in this street ? 

4. There  two persons in the room. 

5. There  not any playing fields. 

6. There  a hotel next to the station. 

7.  there a swimming pool ?  

8. There  a park opposite the restaurant. 

9. There  not any cinemas. 

10.  there a shopping centre ? 

11. There  24 classrooms. 

12.  there a school orchestra ? 

Final del formulario

Section V. Get familiar with this chart : 

 

Section VI.Affirmative sentences 

 Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.

1.    I / to collect stamps - 

2.    we / to play card games - 

3.    he / to read comics - 

4.    Chris / to sing in a band - 

5.    we / to have a hamster - 

6.    Andy and John / to like cola - 

7.    she / to be nice - 

8.    they / to help their parents - 

9.    the children / to speak English - 

10. I / to buy a newspaper every Saturday - 

Section VII.  Choose the correct answer (can or can't)

1. I     can can't  speak French. I picked it up while I was in France. 
2. We     can can't  meet tomorrow if you want.
3.     Can Can't  make me a cup of tea, please?
4. He     can can't  jump. His leg hurt so much.
5. Illiterate people     can can't  read and write.
6. Fish     can can't  swim

Section VIII. Make negative sentences.

  

1.    I watch TV. - 

2.    We play football. - 

3.    It is boring. - 

4.    She cleans her room. - 

5.    You ride your bike every weekend. - 

6.    Sandy takes nice photos. - 

7.    They open the windows. - 

8.    He buys a new CD. - 

9.    I am late. - 

10. She has a cat. - _________________________

Section IX : Reading comprehension 

 
Read and answer the questions please.   This is Nelly.  She’s a nurse.  She’s tall and thin.  She works at the hospital.  She looks after sick people. She gets up at six o’clock in the morning.  She takes a shower and puts on her clothes.  Then she eats breakfast at half past six.  At seven o’clock, she drives her car to the hospital. Nelly starts work at eight o’clock.  She cleans the rooms in the hospital.  Then, she helps the doctors.  At twelve o’clock, she has lunch.  She goes home at five o’clock. At home, she takes a shower and she cooks dinner.  She has dinner at half past six in the evening.  Then, she watches TV.  At ten o’clock, she goes to bed. 1.  What’s her name? _______________________________________ 2.  What is she? ___________________________________________ 3.  Where does she work? ___________________________________ 4.  Is she fat? ____________________________________________ 5.  Can she drive a car? _____________________________________ 6.  Does she get up at six o’clock?  _____________________________ 7.  Does she eat breakfast at seven o’clock?  _____________________ 8.  Does she cook dinner at the hospital? ________________________ 9.  Does she help the doctors? _______________________________ 10. Does she go to bed at night?  ______________________________ 11.  What time does she have lunch? ____________________________ 12.  What time does she have dinner? ___________________________ 13.  What time does she go to bed? ____________________________