Personal Pronouns
Which is the personal pronouns that we use to refer to objects?
Neutro. it (eso)
Fill the gap:
Is ___ your dog over there?
"that"
Definition of "possessive"
Complete: We _______ video games.
negative - verb: play
We are not playing video games.
What is "mice"?
Mice is the plural of Mouse.
Mouse=Ratón Mice=Ratones
Name the personal pronouns in English.
I (yo), you (tú, usted), he (él), she (ella), it (eso), we (nosotros), you (ustedes), they (ellos).
How do we introduce ourselves when talking on the phone?
We use the demonstrative "this".
Example: Hello, this is Gabriela speaking.
Say the meaning of the following adjectives: whole, thirsty, narrow, hungry, scary, thick, large.
Completo, sediento, estrecho, hambriento, aterrador, grueso, extenso.
watching / raining / they / is / television / are / it / so
It is raining so they are watching television.
Name one characteristic of Proper Nouns and also 6/12 rules of where to use it.
Char: We use Capital letter.
1. Names 2. Days, Months 3. Celebrations 4. Companies, Organizations 5. Countries, Cities, Towns 6. Nationality, Language 7. Geographical names and oceans 8. Monuments, Buildings 9. Historical event 10. Titles 11. Religions, Writing 12. Books, Movies, Art treasures
What is "us" and to which person it belongs?
Us is a personal pronoun as object and it belongs to the first person plural WE.
Which demonstrative do we use in order to refer to the past? Give an example.
We use the demonstrative "that". I could be a near/distant past.
Example: That lasagna was delicious.
What is the differences between "he's" and "his"?
"He's" is the personal pronoun + verb to be conjugated in the 3rd person singular. "His" is the possessive for the 3rd person singular.
What is the function of the Present continuous?
to indicate that something is happening right now.
With which conjugated forms of the verb to be do we use the countable and uncountable nouns?
There is - Countable and uncountable.
There are - only Countable.
What is the function of a personal pronoun as subject?
The subject is the person who does the action in the sentence.
"Karen, is that you?" Explain the use of "that".
In this sentence, we use "that" to ask if there is someone in a dark place or on the telephone line.
Match the adjectives with its opposites:
Cheap Sleepy
Quick Wet
Clean Expensive
Awake Dirty
Dry Slow
Cheap - Expensive
Quick - Slow
Clean - Dirty
Awake - Sleepy
Dry - Wet
Explain the cardinal and ordinal numbers and give one examples of each. (at least 4 digits)
5,310
10,224
5,310 Five thousand three hundred and ten.
10,224 Ten thousand two hundred twenty-four.
Is "money" a countable or uncountable noun?
Uncountable when we talk about money in general.
It is different to say "I need some money" than saying "I need $40 dollars".
In one sentence, Where is the personal pronoun as object placed and what are the prepositions it follows?
It is placed after the verb that is complementing or after these prepositions: for, to, with, at.
Explain the four demonstratives and what are they used for.
To indicate reference of the distance.
This: singular/ here
That: singular/ there
These: plural/ here
Those: plural/ there
Is there another way to write or say a possessive?
Yes. We can say "Maria's blog is really interesting and funny".
Indicate the date, time and present yourself in front of the class.
Today is Wednesday, 14 July 2018. It's 17:30. My name is Alejandra. I'm 24 years old. I'm from Ecuador. I live in Quito. I have studying English for two years in PUCE. I am a student but I also work as babysitter on weekends. My hobbies are reading, texting and partying.
Is there any way in which we can count an uncountable noun? yes/no? Explain.
Yes. We can add phrases of amount such as:
A LITER of water
A GRAM of salt
TWO CUPS of wine