Unit 3: “People, places, customs and traditions of my country” Miss Valeria Barrera Alarcón 7th Graders

You need to remember: Past and Present of the Verb TO BE Adjectives Plural Nouns

Verb TO BE SER – ESTAR - EDAD PRESENTPAST AM – AM NOT ARE – AREN’T IS – ISN’T WAS – WASN`T WERE – WEREN`T I YOU WE THEY SHE HE IT YOU WE THEY I SHE HE IT AM IS ARE WAS WERE

Complete these sentences in Present using the verb to be (am – are - is) 1.You ________________ in the Museum (+) 2.They _________________ brothers (-) 3.She ______________ a nurse (+) 4.I ______________ a secretary (-) 5.He __________________ ten years old (-) 6.We ________________ in Europe (-) 7.It _____________ a cat (+) AM NOT IS ISN`T IS ARE AREN`T

Change these sentences into Past using the verb to be (was, were) 1.You aren’t a good student 2.She is a great friend 3.I am not in Italy 4.We are twenty years old 5.He isn`t in the park 6.They aren`t in the supermarket 7.It is on the sofa You weren’t a good student She was a great friend I wasn`t in Italy We were twenty years old He wasn`t in the park They weren`t in the supermarket It was on the sofa

Adjectives Adjectives are words that we use to describe something or somebody. We use them before the nouns. A tall boy NOUN ADJECTIVE A beautiful flower NOUN ADJECTIVE

Plural Noun means two or more nouns. car cars

Rule #1 We usually add – s to the end of the word. Balloon Map Chair Balloons Maps Chairs

Rule #2 Nouns ending in s, ss, x, sh, ch, o form the plural by adding - es. Bus Brush Fox Buses Brushes Foxes

Rule #3 Nouns ending in c + y, Change - y to - ies. Lady Cherry Family Ladies Cherries Families

Rule #4 Nouns ending in v + y. Add - s. Boy Turkey Valley Boys Turkeys Valleys

Rule #5 Nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing f or fe to - ves. Knife Leaf Knives Leaves

Irregular Nouns Change completely Mouse Man Tooth Foot Child Mice Men Teeth Feet Children

Family Newspaper Strawberry Boy Baby Tomato Book Child Woman Knife Man Watch