ENGLISH – 1°YEAR

Personal Pronouns

I (yo)

you (tú /vos)

he (él)

she (ella)

it ( ello , se usa para animales u objetos en singular)

we (nosotros/as)

you (ustedes)

they (ellos/ellas, se usa también para animales u objetos en plural)

Verb “to be” (ser/ estar)

Affirmative Form

Full forms Short forms

I am (yo soy/estoy) I’m (yo soy/ estoy)

you are (vos sos/ estás) you’re (vos sos / estás)
he is (él es/ está) he’s (él es /estás)
she is (ella es/ está) she’s (ella es/está)
it is (ello es /está) it’s (ello es / está)
we are (nosotros/as somos/estamos) we’re (nosotros/as somos /estamos)
you are (ustedes son /están) you’re ( ustedes son/ están)
they are (ellos/as son/ están) they’re (ellos/as son/están)

Negative Form

Full forms Short forms

I am not (yo no soy/no estoy) I’m not (yo no soy/ no estoy)

you are not (vos no sos/no estás)
he is not ( él no es /no está)
she is not (ella no es/ no está)
it is not (ello no es/ no está)
we are not (nosotros/as no somos/no estamos)
you are not (ustedes no son/ no están)
they are not (ellos/as no son/no están)
you aren’t (vos no sos/ no estás)
he isn’t ( él no es/no está)
she isn’t ( ella no es/ no está)
it isn’t (ello no es/ no está)
we aren’t (nosotros/as no somos/no estamos)
you aren´t (ustedes no son/ no están)
they aren’t ( ellos/as no son/no están)
a- Rewrite the sentences using short forms
1- I am Frank. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- They are Brad and Julie. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3- She is Carol. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4- It is my English book. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5- He is a good football player. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6- We are friends. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7- You are George. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8- You are sttudents. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b- Complete with a pronoun and a form of the verb to be. Use full forms and short forms
Ex. ………… ……………… Sandra. She is Sandra.
……………. Sandra. She´s Sandra.
1- ……………… ……………… James.
……………………… James.
2- ……………... ……………… Henry and July.
…………………. Henry and July.
3- …………….. ……………..dogs.
………………… dogs.
4- …………….. ………………Jennifer.
…………………….. Jennifer.
5- …………………. ……………….. students.
………………………… students.
c- Complete the sentences with am,is or are
1- I ……………….. a student.
2- Chile and Bolivia ……………… countries.
3- Brad Pitt ………………. from the USA.
4- We ………………….. in Spain.
5- Karen ………………… from England.
6- Javier ……………. my best friend.
d- Complete the sentences. Use short forms where posible
1- (-) Ginobili ………………. from USA. (+) He …………… from Argentina.
2- (-) Neuquén and Misiones ……………….. in Uruguay. (+) They ………………… in Argentina.
3- (-) You …………………. Italian. (+) You …………………… English.
4- (-) Africa ……………… a country. (+) It ………………… a continent.
5- (-) I ………………….. 20 years old. (+) I ………………. 14.
e- Complete with the subject pronouns
1- ……………………. is my friend Anna.
2- ……………………. am 13 years old.
3- ……………………. are in the classroom.
4- Mr Alonso is my teacher. ……………….. is nice.
5- ……………………. are my friends Joaquín and Milton.
f- Correct the sentences. Use the information in brackets
Ex,: Santiago is the capital city of Perú. (Chile)
Santiago isn’t the capital city of Perú. It’s the capital city of Chile.
1- Britney Spears is from France. (USA)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- Marcelo Tinelli is 5 years old. (58)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 3- Florence and Venice are cities in Spain. (Italy)
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4- Africa is a city. ( continent)
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5- Mendoza is a country. (province)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6- Ushuaia is in Río Negro. ( Tierra del Fuego)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
g- Rewrite the sentences in the negative form
1- She’s from Chile. …………………………………………………………………………
2- It is the capital city. …………………………………………………………………….
3- Marisa is a doctor. ……………………………………………………………………..
4- Todd and Harry are in Year 3. ……………………………………………………..
5- Myriam and I are in year 2. ………………………………………………………….
6- Alberto is in France. …………………………………………………………………….