Ministry of Education

El Buen Pastor Jireh School

First Quarter First Exam Guide 2022

Name: ________________ Date: ___________________________

Teacher: Alfredo Chase Subject: English Level: 9A-B

Points: 50

Instructions:

- Read carefully every section before answering.

- Be Honest.

- Re-check all your answers before SEND.

I PART:

What is the verb to be?

The verb to be is the most used verb in the English language and also the most important verb. It is
used as a main verb and as an auxiliary verb, and it is irregular in past and present tense. It has 4
meanings although the main ones are ser and estar. The four meanings are:

Ser.

To be.

To have.

To be able.

(Examples):

1. I am a tall person.
2. She is sad.
3. There are four chairs in the room.
4. You are not to open your mouth in the meeting.
The verb To be is one of the few verbs that changes depending on the pronoun with which it is
conjugated, as follows:
II PART: POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES.

Subject Object Possessive adjective

I me my

you you your

he him his

she her her

it it its

we us our
 Subject Object Possessive adjective

they them their

We use possessive adjectives:

 to show something belongs to somebody:

That's our house.

My car is very old.

 for relations and friends:

My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?

 for parts of the body:

He's broken his arm.

She's washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.
III PART: CONTRACTIONS.

Contractions with I, you, he, she, it, we, and they

’m = am (I’m)
’re = are (you’re, we’re, they’re)
’s = is (he’s, she’s, it’s)