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The document provides guidelines on the use of the verb 'to be' across different tenses and contexts, covering age, occupation, mood, and physical characteristics. It also outlines the conjugation and application of present simple, past tense, and auxiliary verbs 'do/does' for forming questions and negative statements. Additionally, it distinguishes between yes-no questions and information questions, along with their respective structures.

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To be Use the verb to be when you speak about: *Age *Occupation *Place *Mood *Characteristics *Definitions Conjugation: I am He/She/It Is We/You/They Are ● I am 28 years old ● I am a teacher ● We are in Medellin ● We are happy ● They are tall, and strong ● An atom is the smallest unit of matter which can take part in a chemical reaction. slides by Martín A.Tobón M
Present simple Use Present simple when you speak about: ● Habits ● General facts ● Daily routines ● Repeated actions ● Permanent states ● Conjugation He/ She/ It end in –S, -ES, -IES ● She reads a book monthly ● Water boils at 100 ºC ● He takes a shower at 4: 35 am ● We visit grandma on Saturdays ● She lives in a town Slides by Martín A. Tobón M
Third person ● S Dives Reads Sleeps Runs Answers Says Calls ES Teaches Watches Washes Kisses Fixes Goes buzzes IES Studies Flies Cries Fries Slides by Martín A. Tobón M
Do/ Does ● The auxiliaries do/ does refer to present tense. ● They are used in interrogative and negative sentences ● Use Does with he, she, it Does he play soccer? Does she speak French? Does it go fast? It does not work He does not know it She does not like it. ● Use Do with They, We, You, I Do I speak fast? Do they swim well? Do we read a lot? You do not wear jeans We do not drink alcohol They do not tell the truth I do not have problems Slides by Martín A. Tobón M
Past tense ● Regular verbs End in -D I received the letter yesterday -ed She watched T.V last Friday night -ied We studied all weekend. ● Irregular Verbs You have to learn Irregular forms by heart. I took the pill at 8:00am She left the office at 4:00pm He flew to France It broke in peaces We did the homework They brought some candy You sent the papers on time She wrote a letter to me Slides by Martín A. Tobón M
Past tense pronunciation / t/ Walked Worked Talked Laughed Stopped Searched Washed Watched Dressed Produce /d/ Answered Called Lived Memorized Received Stayed Studied Believed Enjoyed Cleaned /Id/ Acted Added Accepted Recommended Commented Ended Invented Painted Planted Landed Slides by Martín A. Tobón M
Did Negative ● I did not work yesterday ● She did not hide the information ● He did not hurt himself ● We did not shake the hip ● They did not tear the paper ● He did not throw the stone ● We did not know the answer ● They did not forbid smoking here Interrogative ● Did you go to the play? ● Did she call you yesterday? ● Did he leave on time? ● Did you eat before class? ● Did you choose your car? ● Did she burn the letter? ● Did they throw the stone? ● Did they forgive you? ● Did he forget her birthday? ● Did you work last weekend? Slides by Martin A. Tobón M
To be in past tense ● Use verb to be when you speak about *Age *Occupation *Place *Mood *Characteristics ● Conjugation: ● I, he, she, it WAS ● We, you, they WERE I was 21 in 1999 She was a secretary They were in Aruba He was tired She was thin Slides by Martín A. Tobón M
Yes-no questions vs information questions Yes-no questions obtain a yes or no for an answer. This can be in a short or a long form. ● Are you happy? yes, I am/ no, I am not ● Was she in Cali? Yes, she was/ no, she was not ● Does she speak English? Yes, she does/ no, she does not ● Did they play golf? Yes, they did/ no, they did not. Information questions obtain new information ● What do you do? ● Which kind of music does your girlfriend like? ● Where is your father? ● Who was your best friend in school? ● When did we start classes? ● How did you know about this program? Slides by Martín A. Tobón M