ENGLISH PRONOMBRES PERSONALES

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Nota gramatical: las contracciones son definitivamente la forma más usada en inglés hablado. Practíquelas mucho.

FORMA NEGATIA DEL VERBO TO BE USANDO CONTRACCIONES

Las contracciones en inglés hablando se usan siempre para simplificar. Así en vez de decir dos palabras, se dice sólo una. Aprende las formas:

I’m not

(I am not)

You aren’t

(you are not)

He isn’t

(he is not)

She isn’t

(she is not)

It isn’t

(it is not)

We aren’t

(we are not)

You aren’t

(you are not)

They aren’t

(they are not)

Example:

- It isn’t a bistec (it ísnt a bístek)

No es un bistec

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VERBO TO BE EN FORMA NEGATIVA

Orden de la oración:

Sujeto

Verbo

Negación

Complemento

He

Is

not

a lawyer

Para negar agregamos la palabra not.

I am not, you are not, he is not, she is not, It is not, we are not, you are not, they are not.

- It isn’t a good sausage (it isnt a gúd sósah)

No es una salchicha sabrosa

- It isn’t your plane (it isnt your pleín)

No es un avión

PREGUNTAS EN FORMA NEGATIVA CON CONTRACCIONES

Orden de la oración:

Verbo Negación

Sujeto o pronombre

Complemento

Isn’t

She

a secretary

Nota: observe que con I (yo), es pregunta negativa no se usa contracción.

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PASADO DEL VERBO TO BE. FORMA INTERROGATIVA

- Were you in your house yesterday afternoon?

(Igúer iu iur jáus iésterdey áfter nun?)

¿Estuviste en tu casa ayer en la tarde?

- Yes, I was in my house yestterday.

- Were they at home last Sunday?

(gϋer dey at om last sóndei?)

¿Estuvieron ellos en casa el domingo pasado?

- Yes, they were at home last Sunday.

- Were you in Chihuahua last June?

(gϋer iu in chihuahua last yun?)

¿Estuviste en Chihuahua en junio pasado?

- Yes, I was in Chiuahua last June.

- Were they good husbands?

(gϋer dey gud jósbands?)

¿Eran ellos buenos esposos?

- Yes, Peter and Paul were good husbands.

- Were Mary and Alice efficent secretaries?

(gϋér méri and ális efishent sécretaris)

¿Eran María y Alicia secretarias eficientes?

- Yes, they were efficient secretaries.

- Were your brother and Peter at school last Monday?

(gϋér iur bróder and piter at skúl last móndei?)

¿Estuvieron tu hermano y Peter en la escuela el lunes pasado?

- Yes, they were at the school last Monday.***

- Was it dark?

(uas it dark?)

¿Estaba oscuro?

*** Observe cómo hemos sustituido los nombres de las personas por el pronombre they. En vez de Mary and Alice were efficient secretaries: They were efficient secretaries. Una forma que nos permite más rapidez.

PASADO DEL VERBO TO BE

I was – Yo era (ai uás)

He was – él era (ui uás)

She was – ella era (shí uás)

It was – era (ít uás)

- I was tall (ay uás tol) Yo era alto.

- He was short (jí uás short) Él era bajo.

- She was fat (shí uás fat) Ella era gorda.

- It was a good dog (ít uás a gud dog) Era un buen perro.

We were – nosotros éramos (gϋi uér)

You were – ustedes eran (ui iuer)

They were – ellos, ellas eran (dey uér)

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