Class #2

Level 1
Order of the class
• Pronouns, Personal pronouns, possessive adjectives, object pronouns
• Plural and singular nouns
• The verb to be
• Giving personal information
• Countries and nationalities
• Wh questions
Pronouns
Personal pronouns
I yo
You tu, usted or ustedes
He él
She ella
It esto ( it is an object, animals)
We nosotros
They Ellos
possessive adjectives
• Possessive adjectives show possession

I - My = mi
You - your = tu
He - his = su
She - her = su
It - its = su
We - our = nuestro
they - their = de ellos
Practice possessives
• My friend John has a new dog,  __his__ old dog died last week.
• Mary hates when somebody touches  __her__ new car.
• The students must bring  __their___certificates tomorrow.
• Harry Potter has learned how to use __his___  wand. 
• Be careful, your cat is annoying __your___ neighbors.
• Sharon has three sisters.  __Her___ youngest sister lives in Spain.

• The = el, la, los y las

object pronouns

I - me = a mi
You - you = a ti
He - him = a el
She - her = a ella
It - it = a ello
We - us = a nosotros
They - them = a ellos
Plural and singular nouns
• Rule #1 – Add an “S” to the majority of the Nouns.

• Car 2 cars 3 cars

• 1 Table 2 tables 3 tables
• 1 house 2 houses 3 houses
• Apple 2 apples 3 apples

Nous = animal, thing, place or person. (names)

Plural and singular nouns
• Rule #2: Words ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z add: “ES”

• 1 Church 2 churches
• 1 Watch 2 watches
• 1 Class 2 classes
• 1 box 2 boxes
Plural and singular nouns
• Rule #3 Ends in vowel + y add: “S”

• 1 Day 2 days
• 1 Boy 2 boys -
• 1 Key 2 keys
• 1 Guy 2 guys -
• 1 donkey 2 donkeys
Plural and singular nouns
• Rule # 4: Ends in consonant + y add: “IES” --- removed Y

• 1 City2 cities
• 1 Baby 2 babies
• 1 Story 2 stories
• 1 Party 2 parties
• 1 country 2 coutries
Pural and singular nouns
• Rules #5: Ends in VOWEL + O add: “S”

• 1 Zoo 2 zoos
• 1 Radio 2 radios
• 1 Stereo 2 stereos
• 1 Audio 2 audios
• 1 Video 2 videos
Plural and singular nouns
• Rule #6: Ends in CONSONANT + O add: “ES”

• 1 Hero 2 Heroes
• 1 Tomato 2 tomatoes
• 1 Potato 2 potatoes
Plural or singular nouns
• Rule # 7 Ends in F or Fe remove F/Fe add: “VES”

• Leaf leaves
• Wolf wolves
• Life lives
• Knife Knives
Irregular nouns
• Some words are irregular

• Man = hombre men = hombres

• Child = Niño children = niños
• Foot = pie feet = pies
• Tooth = diente teeth = dientes
• Mouse = raton mice = ratones
• Person = persona people = gente
No Change
• Sheep = I have 2 sheep
• Deer = I have 3 deer
• Fish = I have 3 fish
• Series = I am watching a series
• Species = 2 species
Diferences betwen spanish and english
• leer I read
• Yo leo You read
• Tu lees He reads
• El lee She reads
• Ellos leen It reads
• Nosotos leemos We read
• Vosotros leeis They read
• Ustedes leen
ella
toma agua muy linda. She drinks water so beautiful
• El toma agua muy lindo He drinks water so beautiful
The verb to be
• El verbo to be en español seria = SER y ESTAR

• To be = ser o estar

I am= yo soy o yo estoy

You are = tu eres o tu estas
He is = él es o el esta
She is = ella es o ella esta
It is = esto es o esto esta
We are = nosotros estamos o nosotros somos
They are = ellos son o ellos están
Verb to be positive,negative and interrogative
• Positive sentences = I am a student

• Negative = I am not a student

• Interrogative = am i a Student?

• P = Subject + verb to be + complement

• N= Subject + verb to be + not + complement
• I = Verb to be + subject + complemt
 CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER

NAME What is your name?  My name is ….. / I am ….

Giving personal
SURNAME  Whatinformation
is your last name?  My last name is ……
Surname = apellido
ORIGIN Where are you from?  I am from …..
AGE  How old are you?  I am ……
BIRTHDAY  When is your birthday?  My birthday is on ….
INTERESTS  What do you like ? I like reading – I love sleeping
Like, Love, hate + ing I hate swimming.
FAVOURITES What are your favorite music My favorite music is…
ADDRESS  What is your address My address is…
OCCUPATION  What is your occupation  I am
ABILITY  what is your ability  My ability is …
FAMILY  who do you live with?  I live with ….
EMAIL  What is your email address My email address is
PETS  Do you have pets?  Yes, I have a dog a cat 1 dog or
2 cats
Countries and nationalities
How to ask for precedence
Email address