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EJERCICIO 1
Traduzcalos siguientes oracionesy practique leyéndolas.
1. l am Mexican. 13. We aren't Mexican.
2. You are American. 14. They aren't American.
3. He is cld. 15. Where are they?
4. Shc is young. 16. Where is he?
5. It is new, 17. Are you Mexican?
6. We are Mexican. 18. Aren't you American?
7. They are American. 19. Isn't he y2ung?
8. I'm not Mexican. 20. Are they old?
9. You aren't American. 21. Are you American?
10. He isn't old. 22. Where are they?
11 . She isn 't young, 23. They are red.
12. It isn't new. 24. Aren't they sweet?
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EJERCICIO 3 EJERCICIO 7
Traduzca las siguientes oraciones. Cámbielas al negativo, interrogativo e
interrogativo negativo. Traduzca las siguientes oraciones y practique leyéndolas.
l. The boy is little. ·
, L He's young. 5. You're Mexican. 13. Isn't the man American'!
'l 2. The boy ísn't Jittle.
14. Where's the man? .
2. It's new. 6. We're little. 3. Is the boy little?
3. She's old. 7. I'm young. 15. The big house is new.
4. lsn't the boy little?
4. They're big. 8. It's sweet. 16. The bíg house ísn't new.
5. Where's the boy?
17. Is the big house new?
6. The boys are young.
18. Isn't the big house
I u 7. The boys aren't young.
EJERCICIO 4 new?
8. Are the boys young? 19. Ifs brown.
Tr~duzca las siguientes oraciones. Cámbielas al negativo, interrogativo e .9. Are~'t the boys young? 20. Jt ísn't brown.
interrogativo negativo. 10. The man is American. 21. Is it brown?
11 . The man isn 't American. • 22. lsn't it brown?
1. The desk rs brown. 2. The cars are new. 12. Is the man American?
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EJERCICIO 8
Lea y traduzca estas oraciones.
1. The brown desk is new.
2. The American girls aren't líttle.
3. Is the new car red?
4. No, the new car isn't red. It's green.
5. Where is the little boy?
6. Isn't the young woman Mexican?
7. Are the houses big? Yes, they're big.
8. They aren't little boys. They're young girls.
9. Where are the American girls? ·
10. Aren't the apples sweet?
Escriba en inglés. }
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1. ¿Es Ud. mexicano? i 3. to work trabajar 14. office oficina
u 2. No, no soy mexicano. Soy americano .
3. Los muchachos son jóvenes.
4. a, an un, una
5. and y, e
15. school escuela
16. movie película
4. Lis muchachas grandes no son mexicanas. 6. to a 17. father padre, papá
S. Las casas son rojas. 7. in en, dentro de 18. mother madre, mamá.
6. ¿Dónde está el muchacho pequeño? 8. witb con 19: brother hermano
7. ¿No es rojo el coche nuevo? 9. my mi, mis 20. sister hermana
8. Sí, el coche nuevo es rojo. 1 O. too también 21. Spanish español
9. ¿Dónde están las muchachas americanas? 11. here acá, aquí 22. teacher profesor
10. El no es viejo. Es joven: 12. table mesa
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EJERCICIO 1 They're little boys. Son muchachitos.
Traduzca las siguientes oraciones y practique leyéndolas. We're teachers. Somos profesores.
They're big cars. Son coches grandes.
1. I'm in the office. 9. She's Mexican.
2. Am I in the offíce? 1 O. Shc isn't Mexícan.
3. l'm not in the office. 11. My father is here. EJERCICIO 3
4. Am I not in the office? 12. My father ísn't here. Traduzca al Inglés.
5. Hc's my brother. 13. Is Mary here?
6. Thc boy is American. 14. Isn't Mary here? 1. Es coche grande.
7. John isn't American. 15. Where is Mary? 2. ¿Es casa chica? ·
8. Is John American? 16. She's here. 3. Ella no es muchacha joven.
4. ¿Es escuela grande?
5. Soy profesor.
LOS ARTÍCULOS A y AN 6. Somos profesores.
7. Es coche nuevo:
El artículo a se emplea antes de palabras que empiezan con sonido 8. ¿No es. muchacho chico?
de consonante. El artículo an se emplea antes de palabras que empiezan 9. No son muchachos chicos.
con sonido de vocal. Ejemplos: an American girl, an office, a boy, a 10. Es padre.
Mexican man ··
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EJERCICIO 2 '.raduzca ~as siguientes oraciones. Cdmbielas al negativo, interrogativo e
Llene los espacios con a o an y traduzca. tnterroqattvo negativo.
J. bíg desk 5. ,_new office 1. A young girl is here.
2. red apple 6. office . 2. She's a young girl.
3. Mexican woman 7. ___ oldcar 3. John is an American bóy.
4. American woman 8. _____ young boy 4. An American boy is here.
5. Mr. Green is a young man,
6. Mr. Smith is an old man.
LOS COMPLEMENTOS 7. He's a Mexican boy.
CON EL ARTÍCULO INDEFINIDO 8. An apple is red.
9. A bígtable is in the house.
En inglés, los complementos en singular que se pueden contar llevan 10. An American woman is in the of:fice.
el artículo indefinido antes del sustantivo. Los complementos en plural
no van precedidos de artículo indefinido.
EL TIEMPO PRESENTE.·
He's a little boy. El es muchachito.
¡\;,i; I'm a teacher. Soy profesor. Para conjugar cualquier verbo en el aflrmatívo del presente (menos
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lt's a big car. Es coche grande. los do~ verbos be Y have), se quita la partícula to del infinitivo y se
pero: It's water. (No se Es agua. antepone el pronombre.
puede contar agua.)
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Con los pronombres de la tercera persona del singular, o sea he, she, 13. John and J go to school.
ít, y con un sustantivo usado en singular como boy, girl, house siempre 14. Mrs. Hunt and I go to school.
se añade una sal verbo. 15. John and Mary go to school.
Este tiempo se usa para representar acción habitual o un estado o 16. The boys go to school.
17. The girls go to school too.
un hecho.
18. My brothers go to school too.
l come (yo) vengo we come (nosotros) venimos
you come (tú) vienes you come (Uds.) vienen
-you come (Ud.) viene they come (ellos) vienen EJERCICI06
l he comes (él) viene they come (ellas) vienen Práctica Verbal Repita el ejercicio 5, usando formas de los verbos come
r she comes (ella) viene they come (cosas) vienen · (to school} y work (in an ottice].
"it comes (cosa) viene
LAS PREPOSICIONES TO y IN
TO THE TEACHER
La preposición to (a) se usa después de verbos que indican movi-
The exercises in each lesson marked Práctica Verbal are to be used as miento.
a vcrb conjugation study. Each exercise of this type will consíst of a La pr~posici?n ~n ( en, dentro de) quiere decir dentro de cierto lugar.
group of short sentences that will serve as a model for al1 the verb Estudie las siguientes frases: to school, to the office.. to the movíes,
tenses and constructions with which the students have beco me familiar .. in the office, in the house, in school.
The sentences should be 1) translated ínto Spanish so the student
will know exactly what he is repeating in English; 2) read in English
one at a time by the teacher with emphasis placed on pronunciation EJERCICIO 7
and repeated in chorus by the students; 3) read in chorus by the stu- Llene los espacios con la preposición correcta y traduzca.
dents until they have mastered the verb tenses, construction, and word
order. · · 1. John goes (a) --·-··--school.
2. Robert is (en)-·--- the house.
EJERCICIO 5 3. The table is (en) __ , __ the office.
4. My mother goes (a)-~-the office.
Práctica Verbal
5. John comes (a) the office with Mr. Brown.
l . I go to school. 6. Mary is (en) school. -
2. You go to school. 7. The boys are (en) the car.
3. He goes to school. 8. My sister is (en) the house.
4. She goes to school. 9. My brother goes (a) the movies every day,
5. John goes to school. 10. My brothers are (en) theoffice.
6. We go to school.
7. You go to school.
EJERCICIO 8
8. They go to school.
9. Robert goes to school. · Lea y traduzca estas oraciones.
10. My sister goes to school.
1 l. Mr. Hunt goes to school. l. J ohn and Robert go to school with Mary.
12 .. Miss Hunt goes to school. 2. He works in a big office.
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3. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt come to the office. EJERCICIO 11
4. My mother works in the house.
S. My sister works in the house too. Conversación Conteste cada pregunta en afirmativo y en neqattvo.
6. My father is American, and my mother is Mexican. l. Are you Mexican?
7. Are the apples sweet? 2. Isn't the boy here?
8. No, the desk isn't new. 3. Are the girls in the house?
9. Where are the American boys and girls? 4· Aren 't the boys brothers?
10. The American girls are with my sister. 5. Is the boy little? ·
11. Isn't Robert with my sister too? 6. Is Robert an American?
12. Mary is a little girl, and John is a little boy. 7. Ate the boys in the car?
8. Isn't the Iittle boy Mexican?
9. Aren't the gírls wíth John?
EJERCICIO 9 l O. Are they sisters?
Escriba en inglés. 11 . Are they brothers?
12. Is the man American?
1. Mi hermano pequeño va a la escuela. 13. Isn't Robert with Mr. Hunt?
2. Mi hermana va a la escuela todos los días. 14. Is Mary with Miss Hunt?
3. ¿Es Ud. mexicano? Sí, yo soy mexicano. 15. Is John a bíg boy?
4. ¿Están las muchachas con Roberto? No, están en la casa.
S. Juan está con mi mamá también.
6. Mís hermanos no son pequeños. Son grandes.
7. Mis hermanos trabajan en una oficina, y mi padre trabaja en una
oficina también.
8. ¿Dónde están los muchachos americanos'?
9. La Srita. Davis no está en la escuela.
10. El Sr. Hunt va al cine. La Sra. Hunt va al cine también.
EJERCICIO 10
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EJERCICIO 1
Traduzca las stqutentes oraciones y practique leyéndolas.
1. Where are you? 14. Aren't they Americans?
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How are you?
He's at home.
He isn't at home.
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Where's the car?
Where are the notebooks?
The boys go to school.
5. Is she at home? 18. The girls go to school too.
6. lsn't she at home? 19. Where is the telephone?
7. We're in school. 20. It's in the office.
8. We aren't in school. 21. Robert goes to school.
9. Is Mary in school? 22. My sister goes to school.
10. Isn't Mary in school? 23. They come to school,
11. You're an American. 24. I come to school too.
12. You aren't an American. 25. Mr. Hunt works in an office.
13. Are they Amerícans?
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2. to say decir 14. good bueno ¡
3. to write escribir 15. well bien ; La preposición on ( en, sobre) indica estar sobre una superficie.
1 4. to use usar 16. book libro i La preposición ar ( en) indica un lugar determinado .
¡ 5. tó take llevar, tomar 17. notebook cuaderno ~ . La preposición from (de) indica procedencia u origen.
1 6. on en, sobre 18. pencil lápiz Estudie las siguientes frases: on the table, on the desk, on Reforma,
1 7. at en 19. pen pluma ¡ at the movies, at home, at school, at 5 Reforma, from the office, from
J 8. from de 20. letter carta;letra j home, Irom school, from the movies.
~ 9. this este, esta, esto. 21. there is, there are hay'. j
i JO. this one éste, ésta is there?, are there? ¿hay? ! EJERCICIO 2
f 11. these estos, estas; 22. one (1), two (2), three (3),; Llene los espacios con la preposición correcta y traduzca.
I éstos, éstas four (4), five (5) ~
~ 12. how cómo ~ l. My father is '(en) --·············· home,
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3. My Iather works (en) ·-··-··ªn offÍce.
MODISMOS 4. My síster comes ( de) ·-·-·-·-··---school.
5. The letter is (sobre) the table.
1. How are you? ¿Cómo está. Ud.? 6. The pencíl is (en) thc notebook.
2. Fine, thank you. Bien, gracias. · 7. John is (en) ·--···-·-the movies,
3. What's your name? ¿Cómo se llama? 8. 1 come (de) home.
,·,· My name is John. Me llamo Juan. 9. My sister goes (a) ··--·--school.
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4. first name nombre de pila 1 O. This pen is (sobre) the desk.
5. last name apellido 11. I work (en) __ . Insurgentes.
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6. He's at home. Él está en casa. 12. I work ( en) ,_..:._ 4 Insurgentes.
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EJERCICIO 3 5. There are three books here.
. Traduzca las siguientes oraciones. Cámbielas al negativo, interrogativo e 6. How many books are there?
interrogativo negativo. 7. There aren't fíve notebooks hcre,
8. ··Is there a pencil on the desk?
1. The table is green. 6. My brothers are at school.
2. My first name is John. 7. The gírl is in the house.
3. My last name is Hunt. 8. A man is in the office. THIS, THIS ON.E y THESE
4. The woman is ín the house. 9. A book is on the desk,
5. My father is in the officc. JO. My sisters are at the movies. Se emplea el adjetivo this (este, esta) con sustantivo en singular y el
pronombre this one (éste, ésta) al referirse a un sustantivo ya mencio-
nado o sobreentendido.
La palabra these ( estos, estas; éstos, éstas) se emplea, tanto en inglés
HA Y -- THERE IS(THERE'S) y THERE ARE
como en castellano, con o sin sustantivo. ·
Hay equivale a there is (there's) y there are. There is (there's) es This book is red and this one is green.
singular y there are es plural. Is there y are there son las formas interro- Este libro es rojo y éste es verde.
gativas. There isn't y there aren't son las formas negativas. These books are red and these are green ..
Estos libros son rojos y éstos son verdes.
EJERCICIO 4
Llene los espacios con there is(thcrc's) o there are, is there o are there, EJERCICIO 6
there isn't o there aren't y traduzca. Llene los espacios con this, this one {sinqutar} o these (plural} y tra-
~ duzca.
1. -·-····--··-.... an apple on the desk.
2. __ .. ·---··- t wo boys with my brothers. l. man is my father.
3. I-low many gírls ... , ..... - ... .in the house? 2 boys are my brothers.
4. , . . an American woman here. 3 ~ ... .girls go to school. ·
5. (negati¡,o) two green pencils. 4, boys use .book. I use too.
6. How man y green pencils ... -·-~ 5. _._ ... girl isn't my sístcr.
7. How many green pens .... on thc table? 6. ---··-·····---Pencilis red, and .is green.
8. --·-,,·· ..... (negativo . ) a teleplione m . t he offic
ice. 7. John takes ------- red books to school. 1 take _
9. .. ·-- ·--- four red pencils and five green pens. 8. I use ··---·--Pencils in the office.
10. -·--·--three boys and two gírls. 9. --··--boys are good. ísn't.
10. -·---··--woman reads ···-·~---good books.
EJERCICIO 5
Traduzca las siguientes oraciones y practique leyéndolas. EJERCICIO 7
Práctica Verbal
1. Therc's a boy here,
2. Thcre isn't a boy here. l. l read a book. 4. John reads a letter.
3. Is there a girl here? 2. You read a book. 5. The boy reads too:
4. lsn't there a girl here? 3. He reads a book. 6. Miss Hirnt reads too.
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7. Robert reads too. 14. This gírl reads too. 9. ¿Hay dos cartas sobre la mesa?
w¡· 8. He reads at home. 15. These boys read.
ti 9. She reads at home. 16. These boys read too.
10. Mi apellido es Johnson,
10. They read at home. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt read. ·
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11. I rcad in school. 18. Miss Taylor reads too.
EJERCICIO 11
12. John reads in school. 19. John and Robert read.
13. This boy reads. 20. My brother reads too. Dictado
1. "How are you?" says Mary.
/\ 2. "Fine, thank you," say John and Robcrt.
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Práctica Verbal Repita el ejercicio 7, usando las formas de los verbos 4. How rnany telephones are there in the office?
11· write (a tetter), say (this), use (a notebook], take (this book). S. Thís boy takes a book to school.
6. These girls go to schcol in a car.
7. How man y girls work in the office?
EJERCICIO 9 8. My name is Robert Brown.
9. Jsn't there a pencil in this notebook?
Leay traduzca estas oraciones. 10. Aren't there three notebooks on the desk?
1. Therc are five boys and four gírls in this school.
2. Robert takes two books to school.
3. Sara is my first name. My last name is Taylor. EJERCICIO 12
4. Mrs. Taylor says, "How are you?" Conversación Conteste las siguientes preguntas.
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5. How many lettcrs are there on this table?
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6. There aren't two notebooks here. 1. How are you?
7. There ísn't a telephone in the office. 2. What's your name?
8. Aren't there boys in thís school? 3. How many pencils are there on the desk?
9. "Thank you," says John. "You're welcome," say Robert and Mary. 4. How many phones are there in the offíce?
10. We use books and pencils at school, and they use pencils and pcns
at the offíce. Conteste las siguiente preguntas en afirmativo y negativo.
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7. He can read, write, etc. Él sabe leer, escribir, etc.
8. all the boys, girls, books, etc. todos los muchachos muchachas
libros, etc. ' '
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EJERCICIO 8
LOS ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS
Lea y traduzca estas oraciones.
Los adjetivos posesivos en inglés, como otros adjetivos, no son ni sin-
gulares ni plurales. Puesto que son adjetivos, se colocarán antes de los l. Her brother likes to live in the United States.
sustantivos. Aprenda Jo siguiente. 2. Sorne of the boys go to the park.
3. There are man y nice houses in that city.
my mi. mis her su, sus ( de ella) 4. All the girls take theír books to school.
your tu, tus its su ( de una cosa) 5. Our last name is Miller.
your su, sus ( de Ud. o de Uds.) our nuestro(s), nuestra(s) 6, How many pencils can you bring?
his su, sus ( de él) their su, sus (de ellos o de ellas) 7. Our sisters help our mother in the house.
8. The gírls eat dinner with their brothers.
9. We ca!1't take that book. It's very bíg.
EJERCICIO 5 10. There s no room in this car.
l l. Her .first name is Margaret. Her last name is Wells.
Llene los espacios con los adjetivos posesivos y traduzca. 12. He likes to go to the offíce with his father.
. 13. one, two, thrcc, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
1. Mother likes (su de ella) new house.
14. 6 2 3 4 10 7 9 5 8 7 2 S . 10 4
2. 'I bring (mi) . book.
3. Robert goes to school with (su de él)... brother.
4. They help (su ele ellos) ... mother.
EJERCICIO 9
5. We take (nuestros) .__ .pencils.
6. You read (su de Ud.) __ ._ book, Escriba en inglés.
7. John reads (sus de él) ... - .._ letters.
8. l eat (mis) candy. l. No hay lugar .en su ( de ellos) casa.
2. Hay _un parque en esta ciudad. Es muy grande.
9. Father likes (su de él)-····- .. _old car.
1 O. John and Robcrt go with (su <le ellos) .._, mother. 3. A mis hermanos y a mí nos gustan los dulces.
4. ~e llamo Pedro. Mi apellido es Daniels.
5. El lleva a todos sus pequeños hermanos a la ciudad.
6. ¿Dónde está el teléfono? Aquí está.
EJERCICIO 6
7. ¿Puede Ud. venir a mi casa con Alicia?
Práctica Verbal Amplíe las siguientes formas hasta incluir todas los per- 8. A ellos les gusta todo en esa ciudad.
sonas. 9. No podemos leer este libro. Podemos leer aquél.
10. ¿No puedes escribir con este lápiz?
1. l líve ín México. 4. 1 can't líve in Mexíco,
2. 1 like to live in México. S. Can 1 live in México?
3. l can líve in México. 6. Can't I live in Mexico?
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EJERCICIO 10 .
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1. Wc like to go to the movíes with our brothers.
2. They live in a nice house in México City.
3. Our last name is Peterson.
4. Is there room in his house?
5. All those girls can take their notebooks to school.
6. Can you read all these letters?
7. Father likes to take the boys to school.
8. Her brotherlives in that house.
9. My father likes everything.
10. We like to go to the rnovies with John.
EJERCICIO 11
Conversación Conteste las siguientes preguntas en afirmativo Y nega- 1. to put poner, meter -r l l. now ahora
tivo. 2. to wash lavar(se) - 12. what qué; lo que ..._
3. to wait (for) esperar - 13. early temprano
1. Is there room in the car'? , 4. to study estudiar e l4. late tarde
2. Can you take your book to school? 1 5. to learntllirender ~ 15. famíly familia -a.
3. Can you use this notebookt , -, i 6. that qu~ • 16. parents padres +- ,,
4. Is Johnin the street? · Í 7. but pero, sino - 17. child niño, niña; hijo, hija ~
5. Are your brothers in the United States? i 8. when cuándo ·" 18. children niños, niñas; hijos y
6. Is Mexico City big? j 9. why por qué e I , }-. 19. garage garaje; taller '
7. Is that one little? \10. because porque - 20. factory fábrica
8. Are those cities small? '
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8. What are you waiting for'! ¿Qué esperas?
9. He's eating dinner. Él está comiendo. (la comida principañ Lle'!..'!, los espacios con la forma correcta del adjetivo posesivo y tra-
duzco.
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EL GERUNDIO · Negativo
l'm not working now. · No estoy trabajando ahora.
El gerundio de los verbos se forma agregando ing al infinitivo, su-
Yo u aren 't reading. Tú no estás leyendo.
primiendo la partícula to. Going, working, reading, saying son gerun-
She isn't working now. Ella no está trabajando ahora.
dios con la terminación ing. En castellano esta terminación corresponde
a los sufijos ando y iendo. Fíjese en el orden de las palabras del interrogativo. Al hacer pregun-
tas en inglés, siempre se usa el auxiliar antes del sustantivo o pronombre.
going yendo reading leyendo
En el caso del presente progresivo se usará como auxiliar las formas del
working trabajando saying diciendo
verbo be.
Si el infinitivo termina en e se suprime la e antes de agregar ing.
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Ejemplos: come, coming; wríte, writing; use, using. Excepciones: being,
seeing (viendo).
Interrogativo
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EJERCICIO 7 8. Where can he wait fer Peter?
Práctica Verbal 9. At what time can he wait for Peter?
10. Why can't he wait for Peter?
1. He's working now. 5. Where is he working? 11. He's waiting for you.
2. He isn't workíng now. 6. Why is he working? 12. He ísn't waiting for you.
3. J s he working now? 7. Why isn't he working? •-13. Is he waiting for you?
4. Isn't he working now? 8. At what time is he working? 14. Isn't he waiting for you?
15. Where is he waíting for you?
16. Why is he waiting for you?
EJERCICIO 8 17. Why isn 't he waiting for you?
Práctica Verbal Repito el ejercicio 7, usando formas de los verbos say 18. What is he waiting for?
(thank you}, read (a letter}, write (a booh}, use {the phone}, take (his
fomily), live (ín the United States}, eat (an apple}, help (thetr father),
bring (my notebook). Use un pronombre o sustantivo distinto con EJERCICIO 11
cada verbo. Use las palabras interrogativas what, where, when, \YhY,
Práctica Verbal Repita el ejercicio 10, usando formas de los verbos
why not, what time, how many cuando sea posible. ·
study (a lot}, learn (English), wash (the car), read (a book), put (the
notebooh here}, go (home), come (home), eát {at home). Use un pro·
EJERCICIO 9 nombre o sustantivo distinto con cada verbo. Use las palabras interro-
Llene los espacios con la forma correcto del verbo y traduzca. gativas what, where, when, whv, why not, what time, how many cuando
sea posible.
1. (put) My brother is __ .._ the car in the garage.
2. (work) That girl is in our house.
3. (wait for) We're ,, Mr. Smith. EJERCICIO 12
4. (live) Are you ,,_in México City? Lea estas oraciones y traduzca.
5. (study) What is Robert ___,_?
6. (study) He's -·-·-···Eng]ish. r. Bill is studying English, but he says he ísn't leaming very much.
7. (Jearn) Why are you English? a
2: Grace is studying English too, and she likes it lot.
8. (work) Why aren't you .. in the factory? i. What are you waiting for? I'm waiting for my brother.
9. (go) Why are all the boys home? -*: Mother says that she likes her house because it isn't too big ..
10. (wash) Why is John the car? 5. J ohn studíes Spanish beca use he likes it.
6. The children wash the car, and John puts the car in the garage.
7. My parents go to work very early, and they come home very late.
EJERCICIO 10
8. What time can you wait forme?
Práctica Verbal 9. Wait forme at home.
10. These children like to come home late.
1. He waíts for Mary evcry <lay.
. 11. Why can't you come to my house wíth your sister?
2. He likes to wait for Mary.
12. Mr. Miller can't work in the factory because he's very old.
3. He can wait for Peter.
13. What's your name? My first name is George and my last name is
4. He can't wait for Peter. Parks.
5. Can he wait for Peter?
6. Can't he wait for Peter?
7. When can he wait for Peter?
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7. Can't you learn everything?
EJERCICIO 13 8. Is that child Mexican?
Escriba en inglés. 9. Is that onc American?
10. Are those children from this school?
1. ¿Por qué estás trabajando en una fábrica? 11. Are these from that school?
2. Roberto está metiendo todo en el garaje. 12. Aren't you putting the car in the garage?
3. ¿A dónde vas ahora? Voy a la escuela. . 13. Is John coming?
4. ¿Por qué no están ellos viviendo en los Estados Unidos? 14. Are you waiting forme?
S. A Alicia le gusta estudiar inglés. 15. Is that man waiting for you?
6. ¿Cuántos libros puedes leer? Puedo leer éste y aquél. 16. Are you working in a factory now?
7. ¿ Qué esperas? Estoy esperando a los niños. 17. Is he working in a factory?
8. A ellos les gusta mucho el inglés. 18. Are yo u going to the factory?
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9. ¿Hay lugar en este coche y en aquél? 19. Is the car too big?
1 O. ¿Puedes ayudar a tus hermanos?
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J. 11. El está comiendo muchos dulces.
20. lsn't the house too big?
.1 21. Are there too rnany?
22. Are there too many cars?
23. I.s there too much candy?
EJERCICIO 14
24. Are there too many children?
Dictado 25. Is there too much room?
l. My parents are going to the office, and I'm goíng to school.
2. These children like toread their books.
3. Are the children using the phone?
4. He can't write because there isn't a pencil.
5. Wait forme because I'rn going with you.
6. What can I take with me to the park?
7. How man y books are the children using?
8. Why are you usíng my pencil?
9. Why aren't the boys helping their parents?
·.;. 10. What are you saying?
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EJERCI.CIO 15
Conversación Conteste las siguientes preguntas en afirmativo y nega-
tivo.
i! • 1. Can you read?
2. Can John read?
3. Can yo u G..Q.me early?
4. Can't they wash the car?
5. Can my brother wait for you?
6. Can all the boys go home?
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7. so ~ (adj. o adv.) = tan + (adj. o adv.)
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so b1g,(late) tan grande,(tarde)
8. so much (work) tanto (trabajoj «
so many (books) tantos (libros)
EJERCICIO 1
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to get up levantarse l please por favor the garage. 12. lsn't it working now?
¡ 2. to wake up despertarse . 12. minute minuto j 5 · Can we put the car in 13 · Why isn 't it workíng?
¡ 3. to visít visitar 13. hour hora the garage? 14. There's too rnuch room.
{ 4. to teach enseñar 14. husband esposo 6. Can't we put the car in 15 · Is there too much room?
~ 5. to see ver 1 S.wife esposa · l6. How rnuch room is
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7. They're washing there?
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f por lo tanto 17. tomorrow mañana · room.
Í 8. student alumno, estudiante 18. eleven (11), twelve (12), (
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)10. who quién fifteen (15) 1 LA PREPOSICIÓN FOR
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tiempo. repos1c10n or en inglés para expresar duración de
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queda sobreentendido en la oración~1v ente e oren castellano porque
1 . they say dicen He studíes for ten minutes.
2. to be early llegar temprano El estudia diez minutos.
I'm early. Llego temprano; llegué temprano (acabando de llegar)
3. to be late llegar tarde I can work for two hours.
I'm late. Llego tarde; estoy retrasado, he llegado tarde; se me está Puedo trabajar dos horas.
haciendo tarde; llegué tarde (acabando de llegar) We can live in Acapulco for ayear.
4. in the morníng en o por la mañana Podemos vivir en Acapulco por un año.
5. justa minute please un momento, por favor
6. It's very early. Es muy temprano.
lt's very late. Es muy tarde.
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EJERCICIO 2 EL FUTURO IDIOMÁTICO
Llene los espacios con /q preposición correcta y traduzca.
El futuro idiomático es una manera idiomática para expresar tiempo
l. I can read an hour. en el futuro. El castellano también tiene un futuro idiomático, y la
2. AJl the students are studying (en) school. formación de los dos es muy parecida. Se necesitan tres cosas para for-
3. Are you waiting your husband? mar este tiempo en inglés: el presente del verbo be (am, is, are), la pala-
4. Sorne (de) my brothers teach English. bra going y un infinitivo.
5. Who lives ( en) 1 O Grant Street? Compare el inglés con el castellano. Fíjese en el presente del verbo
6. There are two cars (en) our garage. be, la palabra going ~ un infinitivo en ese orden.
7. How many notebooks are there ( en) the desk?
8. Who studies fifteen minutes? Afirmativo ·r. '· • : ...• : ·,
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9. Charles works two hours. J'm going to work tomorrow. Voy a trabajar mañana.
10. Can you go to the United States ayear? He's going.to get up early. El va a levantarse temprano.
They're going to visit Van a visitar a sus padres.
their parents.
EJERCICIO 3
Llene los espacios con la forma correcta del verbo be y traduzca. Negativo
I'm not going to work. · No voy a trabajar.
1. you living in México now?
2. The child waking up. He ísn't going to get up EJ no va a levantarse
early. temprano.
3. George working with his father.
We aren't going to teach No vamos a enseñar inglés.
4. Mrs, Brown wai.ting for her husband.
5. We putting everything in the house. English.
6. That man teach.ing Spanish.
7. Why you getting up so early?
8. Why these girls studying? Interrogativo
9. Who using the phone? Fíjese en el orden de las palabras en el interrogativo. Siempre seco-
10. What you eating? loca el auxiliar antes del sustantivo o pronombre. En el futuro idiomá-
tico el auxiliar es siempre una forma del verbo be.
EJERCICIO 4 Sustantivo o
Traduzca las siguientes oraciones. Cámbielasal negativo, interrogativo e Auxiliar Pronombre Verbo
interrogativo negativo. Is he going to get up?·
¿Va él a levantarse?
l. My husband is gettíng up. 6. That boy is usíng the phone.
2. Miss Taylor is tcaching 7. The students are eating a lot. Are they going to visít?
English. ¿Van ellos a visitar?
3. The children are wakíng up .. 8. That girl is washíng. (Where) am J going to work?
4. Charles is visiting his brother, 9. I'm helping. ¿(Dónde) voy (yo) a trabajar'?
5. We're learning English 1 O. He's waiting for his
now. brother.
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tantivo distinto con cada verbo. Use Ias palabras interrogativas why
Interrogativo Negativo Sustantivo o
Auxiliar Pronombre Verbo why not, what, where, when, how manv, how rnuch, at what tim~
cuando sea posible.
Jsn't he going to work?
¿No va él a trabajar? EJERCICIO 8
Aren't they going to vísít? Llene los espacios con el infinitivo entre paréntesis y traduzca.
¿No van ellos a visitar?
l. (to put) My brother is going the car in the
¿(Why) aren't they going to teach? garage.
¿(Por qué) no van ellos a enseñar? 2. (to work) That girl is going in our house.
3. (to wait for) We're going Mr. Smith. .
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4. (to live) Are you going ----in MexícoCity?
EJERCICIO 5 5. (to study) What's Robert going
Traduzca las siguientes oraciones. Cámbielas al negativo, interrogativo e 6. (to see) Hc's going
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.the new house.
interrogativo negativo. 7. (to learn) Why are you going . English?
8. (to work) Why aren't you going in the :f:.
l. I'm going to work. 7. Thcy're going to wake up. garage?
2. You'rc going to eat. 8. That boy is going toread. 9. (to go) Where are ali the boys goíng ?
3. He's going to help. 9. This gírl is going to go. 10. (to be) Why is J ohn going _ a teacher?
4. She's going to wash. 10. These children are going
5'. We're going to study. to come.
6. You're going to teach. EJERCICIO 9
Llene los espactos con el auxiliar correcto de las formas del verbo bey
traduzca.
EJERCICIO 6
Práctica Verbal 1. Charles going to bring a lot.
2. That girl going to wake up early.
1. We're going to take everything.
3. We .goíng to visit Mr. Smith. ·
2. We aren't going to take everythíng. · 4. The teacher going to get up.
3. Are we going to take everything?
4. Aren't we going to take everythlng?
5· ---.you going to teach in Mexico City?
5. Why aren't we going to take everything? 6. What Robert going to study?
7. They goíng to see everything.
6. When are we going to take everything?
8. Why you going to learn English?
7. Where are we going to take everythíng?
8. What time are we going to take everything? 9. Where the boys going to go?
9. Why are we goíng to take everythlng? 10. Why . Alíce going to be a teacher?
EJERCICIO 7 EJERCICIO 10
Práctica Verbal Repita el ejercicio 6, usando las formas de los verbos Práctica Verbal
see (my wite], be {at home), like (thot house}, wait {tor Robert}, come
(home), bring (a lot), wash {the chtldren}. Use un pronombre o sus- l. They get up early. 2. They like to get up early.
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12. Aren'tyouv1sttmgyou.r r
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13. Can 't they come early m t~e mormng.
14. 1s Henry goíng to eat ~er\
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16. Is thís one too big"
17. Is that one too small? . in the morning?
18. Are you going to wake up ear1y '1
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21. Is the school too httle. ? '· 1
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24. Is there a lot of work? !
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¡ 6. by por 18. garden jardín
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eighteen (18), nineteen (19),
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