The document provides information on verb conjugations for the present and past tenses in English. It discusses the verb "to be" and its forms for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It also covers regular verb conjugations in the present and past tenses, the use of adverbs of frequency, object pronouns, and places found in a neighborhood.

1. INU 111

2. Verb To be
Remember Verb to be uses : AM – IS – ARE as the
main verbs in a sentence
Affirmatives Negatives Interrogatives
I am (I’m) I am not (I’m not) Am I … ?
You are (You’re) You are not (You aren’t) Are you…?
He is (He’s) He is not (He isn’t) Is he…?
She is (She’s) She is not (She isn’t) Is she…?
It is (It’s) It is not (It isn’t) Is it…?
They are (They’re ) They are not ( They aren’t) Are they…?
We are (We’re) We are not ( We aren’t) Are we…?

3. What kind of sentences are
these?

5. And these ones…

7. How to answer Verb to be
questions
It’s simplier than you think
Are you an Acting student? Yes, I am / No, I’m not
Is your mother North American? Yes, she is / No, she isn’t
Is your house in Santiago? Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
Are your friends crazy? Yes, they are / No, they aren’t
What’s your name? It is … / My name is …
How old is your father? He is… / My father is…
Where are your parents right now? They are … / My parents are …

8. Is he Chilean?

9. Is he happy?

10. Is the light bulb yellow?

11. Are they brunette?

12. These pronouns are called
Present Simple 3rd person singular
Affirmative Sentences
ADD
* The verbs with I – you – they – we go without -s, -es
and -ies

13. Negative Sentences
I don’t study English
You don’t wake up early on weekends
We don’t have a car

14. Here the verbs GO IN INFITIVE FORM
He doesn’t play any sports
She doesn’t eat meat
My cellphone doesn’t work

15. How to make questions with
Present Simple
Do you do your homeworks? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Does your mother drive a car? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
Do your friends like dancing? Yes, they do / No, they don’t
What do you do on weekends? I visit my grandparent’s house
When does your best friend go to school? He goes to school everyday
Where do your parents live? They live in Arica

16. Likes and Dislikes using
Present Simple
I like pop music
I like romantic music a lot
I really like heavy metal music

17. I dislike horror movies
I don’t like comedy movies
I really dislike romantic movies
I really don’t like sci-fi movies

18. Using Object Pronouns
Do you like Shakira?
Yes, I like HER a lot
No, I really dislike HER
What’s your favorite band?
My favorite band are the Beatles. I love
THEM
Do you like Ricardo Arjona?
Yes, I love HIM
No, I don’t like HIM at all

19. Therefore…
I ME
YOU YOU
HE HIM
SHE HER
IT IT
THEY THEM
WE US

20. Using Frequency Adverbs
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Never Almost never Sometimes Often Always
Hardly ever Usually
Rarely Almost Always
These frequency adverbs GO ALWAYS BETWEEN the subject and
the verb, whether is an affirmative, negative or interrogative sentence.
Sometimes is the only frequency adverb that can begin a sentence.

21. For example

22. There are other expressions we can use to
say how often we do an activity…
I study English
everyday
I eat vegetables
twice a week
I spend at DuocUC
all day

23. INVITATIONS…
Would you like to go to….?
Yes, I would like to
Yes, I would love to
Yes, I’d really like to
Yes, I’d really love to
Yes, I would like to BUT I have to work
Yes, I would love to BUT I have to study tonight
Yes, I’d really like to BUT I’m sick
Yes, I’d really love to BUT I’m tired

24. Past Simple
Remember there are two types of verbs in English:

25. INFINITIVE FORM PAST SIMPLE FORM
Work Worked
Study Studied
Live Lived
Play Played

26. INFINITIVE FORM PAST SIMPLE FORM
Think Thought
Hit Hit
Become Became
Read Read

27. Affirmative Sentences
I bought a car last week
She studied a lot for her English exam
They stayed in a five stars hotel
It rained a lot yesterday

28. Negative Sentences
I didn’t buy a car last week
She didn’t study for her English exam
They didn’t stay in a five stars hotel
It didn’t rain last night

29. Interrogative Sentences
Did you buy a car last week? Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
Did she study for her English exam? Yes, she did / No, she
didn’t
Did it rain last night? Yes, it did / No, it didn’t
Where did they stay in Iquique? They stayed in a nice hotel
What did you do yesterday? I wrote an e-mail
When did you go to Miami? I went to Miami two years ago

30. Past of Verb To Be
The past simple of Verb To be
DOESN’T NEED a verb in any
sentence

31. Affirmative Sentences
I was in the supermarket 10 minutes ago
They were very close friends
Negative Sentences
I wasn’t in the supermarket 10 minutes ago
They weren’t very close friends

32. Interrogative Sentences
Were you a good student at highschool? Yes, I was / No, I
wasn’t
Was your mother a teacher? Yes, she was /
No, she wasn’t
Where were you last night? I was in my friend’s house
What was your favorite subject at school? My favorite
subject was
English

33. Places in a Neighborhood
It’s a place
where you
can withdraw
your money

34. It’s a place
where you
can work out
or lift weights

35. It’s a place
where you
can book a
room

36. It’s a place
where you
can eat
different
kinds of food

37. There is / There Are

38. Is there a police station?
Are they any banks?
Is there any laundromat?
Are there any stores?