INGLES PAST SIMPLE. TO BE. Ejercicios The verb be is used to translate Spanish ser and estar Positive 1ª 2ª 3ª Singular I am You are He, she, it is plural We are You are They are 1ª 2ª 3ª Singular I am not You aren t He, she, it isn t plural We aren t You aren t They aren t 1. Use the verb in the appropriate form Negative 1. Jane a teacher? No, she. She a doctor. 2. you American? No. I not. I Australian. 3. John and Paul at home? No. They at the University. 4. the book on the table? No, it. on the shelter. 5. your father from Madrid? No,. from Asturias. 2. Have a look at the indications and make the questions. 1. Your brother's a doctor. (frase negativa) 2. Teachers are on holiday in August. (frase interrogativa) 3. It's late. (frase interrogativa) 4. You're from Denmark. (frase negativa) 5. They're my friends. (frase negativa) 1
6. I'm late for class. (frase interrogativa) 7. You're at home this weekend. (frase interrogativa) 8. This seat's free. (frase interrogativa) 9. She's married. (frase negativa) 10. Mary's happy here. (frase negativa) 3. Translate the next sentences to English: 1. Cuántos años tienes? Tengo 18 años. 2. Jane es mi profesora de inglés. 3. No tengo sed. 4. Hoy hace mucho calor. 5. Soy alemán. 6. Tu hermano no está en casa. 7. Tengo mucha hambre. 8. Mis amigos son felices.
INGLES PAST SIMPLE. TO BE. Ejercicios 9. Tu padre no es muy alto. 10. Este ejercicio no es difícil. 4. Link questions and answers: Are you married? Where are you from? Are you cold? What's your job? How old is your daughter? How are you? What's your phone number? What's your favourite kind of music? What date is today? What time is it? 0034212222. Jazz. It's 7 o'clock. I'm fine, thanks. It's the 21st of June. No, I'm single. No, I'm not. One year old. I'm an accountant. North of France. 5. Review. Fill the gaps with the most appropriate form: I a teacher in a language school in Bath. I married and I have two children. My brother a doctor in the hospital of the city. He 25 and (not) married. We live in Bath but we from London and every Christmas we go back to our parents to spend the holidays together. Last year we in London for one week. The weather (not) good but we happy together although my brother (not) in London. He working out of the city. 6. Now try to remember what you did last summer and where have you been. 3
TO BE. Solutions 1. Use the verb in the appropriate form 1. Is Jane a teacher? No, she isn t. She is a doctor. 2. Are you American? No. I am not. I am Australian. 3. Are John and Paul at home? No they aren t. They are at the University. 4. Is the book on the table? No, it isn t. It is on the shelter. 5. Is your father from Madrid? No, he isn t. He is from Asturias. 2. Have a look at the indications and make the questions. 1. Your brother's a doctor. (frase negativa) Your brother isn t a doctor 2. Teachers are on holiday in August. (frase interrogativa) Are teachers on holiday in August? 3. It's late. (frase interrogativa) It isn t late 4. You're from Denmark. (frase negativa) You aren t from Denmark 5. They're my friends. (frase negativa) They aren t my friends. 6. I'm late for class. (frase interrogativa) I m not late for class 7. You're at home this weekend. (frase interrogativa) Are you at home this weekend? 8. This seat's free. (frase interrogativa) Is this seat free?
INGLES PAST SIMPLE. TO BE. Ejercicios 9. She's married. (frase negativa) She isn t married 10. Mary's happy here. (frase negativa) Mary isn t happy here 3. Translate the next sentences to English: 1. Cuántos años tienes? Tengo 18 años. How old are you? I am eighteen. 2. Jane es mi profesora de inglés. Jane is my teacher of English. 3. No tengo sed. I am not thirsty 4. Hoy hace mucho calor. Today is really hot 5. Soy alemán. I am German 6. Tu hermano no está en casa. Your brother is not (isn t) at home. 7. Tengo mucha hambre. I m hungry 8. Mis amigos son felices. My Friends are happy 9. Tu padre no es muy alto. Your father isn t very tall. 10. Este ejercicio no es difícil. This exercise isn t difficult. 4. Link questions and answers: 5
1. Are you married? 2. Where are you from? 3. Are you cold? 4. What's your job? 5. How old is your daughter? 6. How are you? 7. What's your phone number? 8. What's your favourite kind of music? 9. What date is today? 10. What time is it? A. 0034212222. B. Jazz. C. It's 7 o'clock. D. I'm fine, thanks. E. It's the 21st of June. F. No, I'm single. G. No, I'm not. H. One year old. I. I'm an accountant. J. I m from the North of France. 1-F, 2-J, 3-G, 4-I, 5-H, 6-D, 7-A, 8-B, 9-E, 10-C. 5. Review. Fill the gaps with the most appropriate form: I am a teacher in a language school in Bath. I am married and I have two children. My brother is a doctor in the hospital of the city. He has 25 and isn t married. We live in Bath but we are from London and every Christmas we go back to our parents to spend the holidays together. Last year we were in London for one week. The weather wasn t good but we were happy together although my brother wasn t in London. He was working out of the city. 6. Now try to remember what you did last summer and where have you been.