personal pronouns possessive adjectives to be

1. Please call me Beth.

2. Personal pronouns
I yo
You Tú
He Él
She Ella
It Eso
We Nosotros
You Ustedes
They Ellos

3. To be
El verbo ser o estar en inglés (to be)
expresa un estado o condición.
I’m Marlene.
I’m tall.

4. Be affirmative
The forms of the present in affirmative
are:
Am (ser o estar)
Is
Are
I am (yo soy/estoy)
You He
We are She is
They It

5. Tall (alto(a))
Iam tall.
He is tall.
She is tall.
You are tall.
We are tall.
They are tall.

6. Be Negative
In order to do negative sentences in
present, it is necessary to add not
after the verb be.
Sub+be+not+complement
I am not
You He
We are not She is not
They (aren’t) It (isn’t)

7. Tall (alto(a))
Iam not tall.
He is not tall.
She is not tall.
You are not tall.
We are not tall.
They are not tall.

8. Exercise.
Write the short form of the following
sentences:
E.g. I am not tall. I’m not tall.
He is not tall. ______________
She is not tall. ______________
You are not tall. ______________
We are not tall. ______________
They are not tall. ______________

9. Respuestas
E.g. I am not tall. I’m not tall.
He is not tall. He’s not tall./ he isn’t tall.
She is not tall. She’s not tall./ She isn’t
tall.
You are not tall. You aren’t tall. /You’re
not tall.
We are not tall. We aren’t tall. / We’re
not tall.
They are not tall. They aren’t tall. /
They’re not tall.

10. Be Yes/no questions
Questions with the verb Be follow this
form:
Aux + subj + comp+ ?
 Am I
 You He
Are We ? Is She ?
 They It
Yes, I am. Yes, he is.
No, I am not. No, he isn’t.

11. Exercise.
Write yes/no questions.
E.g. I am not tall. Are you tall?
He is not tall. ______________
She is not tall. ______________
You are not tall. ______________
We are not tall. ______________
They are not tall. ______________

12. Answers
Write yes/no questions.
E.g. I am not tall. Are you tall?
He is not tall. Is he tall?
She is not tall. Is she tall?
You are not tall. Are you tall?
We are not tall. Are you/we tall?
They are not tall. Are they tall?

13. Question Clauses
What ¿Qué?
Where ¿Dónde?
When ¿Cuándo?
How ¿Cómo?
Who ¿Quién?
Why ¿ Por qué?

14. Be Wh-questions
Questions with question clauses and the
verb Be follow this form:
QC + aux + subj + comp+ ?
 where am I
 You He
What are We Who is She
 They It

15. Exercise.
Write wh- questions.
E.g. I am Marlene. Where are you?
He is Carlos.
She is Mary.
You are Peter and Rita.
We are friends.
They are friends.

16. Possessive adjective
My Mi
Your Tu
His Su
Her Su
Our Nuestro(a)
Your Su
Their Su