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FUNDAMENTOS
GRAMATICALE
S DEL VERBO
TO BE
ACTIVITY 1
REGIONAL ATLANTICO
CENTRO DE COMERCIO Y SERVICIOS
 INDEX

1.THE VERB TO BE PÁGINA 3

1.1 Definition PÁGINA 3

1.2 Formas del verbo To be PÁGINA 3

1.3 Conjugaciones del Verbo To be en presente PÁGINA 3

1.4 Conjugaciones del verbo to be en pasado PÁGINA 3

2. EXPRESSIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE PÁGINA 4

2.1 Expresiones idiomáticas con el verbo to be PÁGINA 4

2.2 Expresiones con los verbos modales auxiliares PÁGINA 5

2.3 Expresiones con los verbos impersonales PÁGINA 5

2.4 Expresiones con los verbos impersonales y los verbos modales auxiliares PÁGINA 6

3. THE VERB TO BE AND PLACES (El uso del verbo to be con los lugares) PÁGINA 7

3.1 Pregunta funcional PÁGINA 7

3.2. The Verb to Be and the Prices PÁGINA 8

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 INTRODUCTION WORDS TO THE MATERIAL

Grammar foundations for the English Dot Works online courses at SENA is a syllabus that

follows and believe a structural and semi functional approach to language teaching and

learning. It is has been long believed that second language teaching and learning grounds

its practice on the concepts of methods and approaches. (See Richards and Rodgers,

1986).

They have pursued the learning of the formal and functional aspects of the target language.

The formal aspect of the language deals with grammar and this will shape the learners

linguistic competence. (See Anthony, 1963). On the grounds that the individuals will have to

construct their own interlanguage as they progress on the syllabus, this syllabus privileges

grammar over function.

This focus on grammar over functions responds to second language learning hypothesis

such as the natural order by Stephen Krashen, Chomsky Noam´s view of linguistic

competence and language production. Also, it considers the skill getting by Rivers Wilga,

Swain´s comprehensible output hypothesis, swain´s and Canale´s subskills for

communicative competence development such as grammatical and discourse competence

and the strong version of the communicative approach to second language learning and

teaching.

Finally, this syllabus is aimed at giving the learners all the formal items in each activity for

them to reach the general course goals of using the target language to write, understand

texts and interact with others in the target language on the grounds of the linguistic aspects

provided in each course learning evidence.

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1.THE VERB TO BE

1.1 Definition

Es el verbo más irregular del idioma inglés. Su significado es SER O ESTAR

1.2 Formas del verbo to be

Tiene 4 formas: Am – Are- Is- Are

1.3 Conjugaciones del Verbo To be en tiempo presente

Affirmative Negative Interrogativa Afirmativa Interrogativa Negativa

I am I am not Am I? Am I not?

IU You are You are not Are You? Are You not?

He is (Ji) He is not Is He? Is He not?

She is She is not Is She? Is She not?

It is (Iris) It is not Is it? Is It not?

We are We are not Are we? Are We not?

You are You are not Are you? Are You not?

They are They are not Are They? AreThey not?

1.4 Conjugaciones del verbo to be en pasado

Affirmative Negative Interrogativa Afirmativa Interrogativa Negativa

I was (guos) I was not was I? was I not?

You were You were not Were You? were You not?

He was He was not Was He? was He not?

She was She was not was She? was She not?

It was It was not was it? was It not?

We were We were not Were we? were We not?

You were You were not Were you? were You not?

They were They were not Were They? were They not?

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Nota: note que la negación siempre está en el tercer lugar. Esa ubicación es lo que se conoce
como Sintaxis.

Nota: Para aprender esto de manera conversacional usted debe practicar las cuatro conjugaciones
de forma oral. Debe repetir todas las conjugaciones el mayor número de veces hasta que las sepa
decir de memoria.

CONTEXT OF COMMUNICATION NUMBER 1

Hi, everyone, my name is Charles and I am a language student at usb ctg. / I have two brothers

and two sisters. / My sisters are Martha and Samara. / They are really beautiful and intelligent. /

My sister Martha is in seventh semester and my sister samara is in fourth semester. / My

parents are very happy with us because Martha, Samara and I are good kids and students, my

father is quite proud of us./

Context of communication number 2

Hi, everyone my name is Libardo and I am a language teacher at usb. / I teach English to many

different students at the university These students are taking different levels. / For example,

Susana is in level two. Mark and peter in level three. / Susana says: their teachers are very

hard./ For instance, Susana says “Sandra, Mary and I” sometimes do not understand our teacher

that is not good for us.

2. EXPRESSIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE

2.1 Expresiones idiomáticas con el verbo to be. En estas expresiones el significado es TENER/
LLEGAR

Hungry I am hungry: Tengo hambre

To be Thirsty I am thirsty: Tengo sed

Sleepy I am sleepy: Tengo sueño

Old I am 20 years old: Tengo 20 años de edad

Late Don´t be late: No llegues tarde

Early Be early: Llegar temprano

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Why are you late? ¿Por qué llegas tarde? Why are you so early?

Why were you late? Por qué llegasté tarde Why were you early?

2.2 Expresiones con los verbos modales auxiliares

1. Can 1. Puede ser

2. Could 2. Podría ser

3. Will 3. Será

4. Would BE 4. Sería

5. May 5. Quizás/ De pronto/ Quien sabe

6. Might 6. Podría ser

7. Should 7. Debería ser

8. Must 8. Debe ser

Cómo será el juego? What can be the game like? Cómo puede ser el juego

Ejemplo:

The game can be interesting the game may be interesting

The game could be interesting the game might be interesting

The game will be interesting the game should be interesting

The game would be interesting the game must be interesting

2.3 Expresiones con los verbos impersonales

There be: Su significado es hay de haber y se usa para expresar existencia de algo o alguien en un
lugar. Este verbo es impersonal porque no necesita pronombre personal para ser conjugado. Solo
tiene dos conjugaciones. Conjugación en singular y conjugación en plural.

Ejemplo:

There is a book on the table: Hay un libro en la mesa

There are two books on the table Hay dos libros en la mesa

Is there a book on the table? ¿Hay un libro en la mesa?

Are there two books on the table? ¿Hay dos libros en la mesa?

Pregunta funcional

What is there in your house? ¿Que hay en tu casa? / ¿qué tienes en tu casa? There is a…

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What is there for breakfast/ Lunch / dinner/ snack? ¿Qué hay de comer? There is rice to eat

What is there to eat at the cafeteria? ¿Qué hay de comer en la cafeteria?

R/ In my house there is a…

R/ In my house there are…

What was there in your house? ¿Qué había en tu casa?

R/ In my house there was a…

R/ In my house there were…

2.4 Expresiones con los verbos impersonales y los verbos modales auxiliares

1. There Can 1. Puede haber

2. There Could 2. Podría haber

3. There Will 3. Habra

4. There Would BE 4. Habría

5. There May 5. Puede haber

6. There Might 6. Podría haber

7. There Should 7. Debería haber

8. There Must 8. Debe haber

Preguntas

Can… there be… an exam tomorrow…? ¿Hay examen mañana? ¿Puede haber examen mañana?

Will… there be… an exam tomorrow…? ¿Habra examén mañana?

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3. THE VERB TO BE AND PLACES (El uso del verbo to be con los lugares)

Be and Places.

Places with no Places with at: Places with at the: An indefinite Place:
preposition Tommy is at Tommy is at the Tommy is at:
Tommy is:
Down Town Work Airport  A= E Hospital At a restaurant
Out of town School Drugstore U= O Lake At a school downtown
Out Church U= O Supermarket/ Shopping center/ Hotel At a university in the U. S
Shopping mall
In Home H= J Bank Stadium A= e – D= r At a discotheque in
Bocagrande
Down stairs Colpatria Store Museum
Up stairs  His office H= J Library Cafeteria
Some where His house H= J Bookstore University
Anywhere His work H= J Police Station C= S Corner
Here Movies Discotheque
There Beach Gas station
Blackboard Coliseum

Static verbs: Be, Stay, Work, Study, Play, Eat, Read.

CONVERSATIONAL ACTIVITY
Usted es un Estado Unidense que está hospedado en una casa de colombianos. Al despertarse a
la mañana siguiente se da cuenta que todos los integrantes de la familia han salido y lo han dejado
solo en la casa. Por favor llame a cada uno pregúntele donde se encuentra. (Time suggested 10
minutes).

FATHER MOTHER BROTHER SISTER MAID

Be with no preposition Be at Be at the  Be at an indefinite place Be at the

3.1 Preguntas funcionales

Where are you? I am ____ I am at_____ I am at the_____

Where do you study? I study at______ School/ College/ university

Where do you work? I work at ______

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Where do you live? I live in________ Neighborhood/ Apartment building

3.2. THE VERB TO BE AND THE PRICES (EL VERBO TO BE Y LOS PRECIOS DE LAS COSAS)

Para preguntar los precios en inglés usamos las siguientes preguntas

1. How much is the book? ¿Cuál es el precio del libro? / ¿Cuánto vale el libro?

The book is…

2. How much are the books? ¿Cuánto valen los libros? / ¿Cuánto cuestan los libros

The books are…

3. How much was the book? ¿Cuánto costó el libro?

The book was

4. How much were the books? ¿Cuánto costarón los libros?

The books were

MY SCHOOL

I have a school bag. It contains a pen, a pencil, a ruler, 3 notebooks and four books. The pen is

1000 thounsand pesos, the pencil is 700 hundred pesos, the ruler is 3000 thousand pesos and the

four books are 30.000 thousand pesos each. I wear a uniform to go to school. I wear a sweater,

jeans, belt, socks, and shoes. The sweater is 15.000 thousand pesos, the jeans are 30.000

thousand pesos, the belt is 20.000 thousand pesos, the socks are 5.000 thousand pesos and the

shoes are 60.000 thousand pesos. My school is far from my house, so I need to take a bus to go

back and forward. Each bus fare is 2.000 pesos. At my school I have a 30- minute- brake. In that

time, I need to go to the kiosk and buy things to drink and eat. For example, I drink a Coca-Cola

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soda and I eat a meat cake. The Coca cola soda is 2.000 thousand pesos and the meet cake is

1.000 thousand pesos.

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