PRESENT

SIMPLE TENSE
“to be”
“to be” - ser o estar

- Personal Information - Give Qualities

- Locations - Age
- Physical Descriptions - Especific states (hungry)
“to be” - ser o estar

- Personal Information : I am a profesional Chef

She is a experienced cooker
We are dish washers.
“to be” - ser o estar

- Locations: He is in an expensive restaurant.

They are in the supermarket.
The Apple is in the fruit basket
“to be” - ser o estar

- Physical Descriptions : A knife is a metal kitchen tool

The beef is so tender and juicy
Lemos are so acid and bitter
“to be” - ser o estar

- Give Qualities: The cooker is efficient

The turnips are too small
The dish washer is broken
“to be” - ser o estar

- Age: - Especific states (hunger):

She is 30 years old. I am hungry.
The baby is four months old. The diners are hungry.
The puppies are five weeks old
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SIMPLE TENSE

grammar

NOUN+ AM / IS / ARE +COMPLEMENT

I + am = I’m
Contractions He is = He’s / She is = She’s / It is = It’s
You are = You’re / We are = we’re / They are = They’re
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SIMPLE TENSE

grammar
EXAMPLES

It is an excellent potatoes peeler / It’s an excellent potatoes peeler

I am the excecutive chef / I’m the excecutive chef
They are delicious cakes / They’re delicious cakes.
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SIMPLE TENSE

To make a question, follow the sturcture below:

Grammar

Is/ are/ am + Noun + verb infinitve + Complement+?

Am I in charge of the kitchen?

examples Is it a fifty years old wine?
Are we in 5 stars Michellin restaurant?
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SIMPLE TENSE

To make a question, follow the sturcture below:

Grammar

WQ + Is/ are/ am + Noun + verb infinitve + Complement+?

WHAT / WHICH / WHO / WHEN / Why Am I in charge of the kitchen?
WHERE / HOW / WHY Where is the blender?
Who are the resposible of dessert?
examples What is a wok?
How tasty are the peas?
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SIMPLE TENSE

To make a answer, follow the sturctures below:

Grammar
Long
Negative No+ Noun + is/am/are + Not+Complement
Answer

No, you are not in charge / you’re not

examples No, it is not a fifty years old wine / It’s not
No, We are not a 5 stars michellin restaurant.
I am not = I’m not No, you aren’t in charge / you aren’t
Contractions Is not = isn’t
No, it isn’t a fifty years old wine / It isn’t
Are not = aren’t
No, We aren’t in a 5 stars michellin restaurant.
PLURALS
 Apple – Apples
PLURALS Spoon – Spoons
Fork – Forks
To add a S at the end of the singular noun Lemon – Lemons
to becomen it into a plural noun
Pig - Pigs
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SIMPLE TENSE

“s” rules
For nouns that end in -ch, -o, -s, -sh, and -x, add -es

Potato- Potatoes
Tomatoes- Tomatoes
Watch - Watches Kiss-kisses Wash-Washes Fox – Foxes
Patch – Patches Pass-Passes Crash-Crashes Box – Boxes
Match – Matches Piano - Pianos Eye lash-Eye lashes Tax - Taxes
Photo - Photos
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SIMPLE TENSE

“s” rules
For nouns that end in -f and fe add -ves
Leaf - Leaves
Theaf – Theaves
Knife – Knives
Life – Lives
Calf - Calves
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SIMPLE TENSE

Irregular plural nouns

foot - feet louse - lice

tooth –teeth mouse – mice person - people
goose – geese die – dice penny – pence
man – men ox – oxen
woman - women child - children
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SIMPLE TENSE

Irregular plural nouns

sheep - sheep buffalo - buffalo

fish – fish Shrimp – Shrimp
deer – deer trout – trout
moose – moose swine - swine
demonstratives
demonstratives

SINGULAR

THIS
ESTO- ESTA- ESTE
THAT
ESE, ESA, ESE, AQUEL,
AQUELLO, AQUELLA.
COSAS COSAS
CERCA LEJOS
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pLURALS

THESE THOSE
ESTOS- ESTAS
ESAS, ESOS, AQUELLOS,
AQUELLAS.
COSAS COSAS
CERCA LEJOS
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grammar

This /these/that/those+ / IS / ARE +COMPLEMENT

THIS IS MY RED PEN THAT IS YOUR HOUSE

THESE ARE MY RED PENS THOSE ARE HER PARENTS
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grammar

This /these/that/those+ / IS / ARE +NOT+COMPLEMENT

THIS IS NOT MY LUNCH THAT IS NOT A TOWER

THESE ARE NOT MICE THOSE ARE NOT SIGNERS
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grammar

IS / ARE + This /these/that/those + COMPLEMENT + ?

IS THIS A LOBSTER? IS THAT A BAT?

ARE THESE NEW LAPTOPS? ARE THOSE SOME FIREFIGHTERS