Present simple ( I, you, we, they, he , she and It)

Use the present simple to talk about:

Things which are always true:   I hate dogs

                                                   She likes pizza.

Habits and routines:  I drink coffee in the morning.

                                  He does his homework in the afternoon

In the negative we use the contraction don't (do not).

In the negative we use the contraction doesn't (does not).

We have some verbs here:

Present simple (I, YOU, THEY, WE)

Affirmative:

Subject + verb + complement

I cook Lomo saltado.

We listen to pop music.

They sleep in the evening.

You read books.

Negative:

Subject + don't + verb + complement

I don't cook Lomo saltado.

We don't listen to pop music.

They don't sleep in the evening.

You don't read books.

Questions:

Do + subject + verb + complement + ?

Do I cook Lomo Saltado?

Do we listen to pop music?

Do they sleep in the evening?

Do you read books?

In short answers, use Yes, I do and No, I don't.

Do they sleep in the evening?

Yes, they do 

No, they don't

Present simple (HE, SHE, IT).

Affirmative

(most verbs)

Subject +       verb+s     + Complement

                                                 He

                                                She            eats              a cake.

                                                 It

(verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -ss, -o, -x)

Subject +       verb+es    + Complement

Watch

                                                   He

                                                  She              Watches            TV.

                                                   It

(verbs ending in a consonant -y)

Subject +       verb+ies     + Complement

                                                                       study

He               studies          English.

She              studies         English.

Exception:

Irregular verbs:

We have breakfast

                                                  She 

                                                   He               has            breakfast

                                                   It

Negative:

Subject + doesn't +  verb (basic form) + complement

                                 She         doesn't              study                    English

                                  He         doesn't               watch                      TV.

                                   It           doesn't                  eat                      a cake.

Questions:

Does + Subject + verb (basic form) + complement?

                                  Does        she               study                   English?

                                  Does        he                 watch                       TV?

                                  Does        It                    eat                       a cake? 

In short answers, use Yes, she does and No, she doesn't.

Does she study English?

Yes, she does 

No, she doesn't

Here a video:

A game:

Exercises:

 

You ____ a coffee in the morning.

She _____ for her exam.

He _____ a pizza.

No, She ____ ____ vegetables.

I _____ late, at 11 am.

She _____ breakfast .

They  ______ football.

We _____ a pet.

She ____ with her little cousin.

He _____ his emails.

Why ___ you study English?

____ he work in the evenings?

No, I ____ teach Maths.

Possessive adjectives and Possessive pronouns

 Both are used to indicate the possession of something or someone by something or someone else.

                    Pronouns                   Possessive adjectives              Possessive pronouns

  I                                             my                                           mine

YOU                                         your                                         yours

HE                                          his                                            his

SHE                                          her                                           hers

IT                                            its                                             its

WE                                           our                                           ours

YOU                                          your                                          yours

THEY                                         their                                           theirs

After possessive adjectives there is usually the object.

After possessive pronouns there is no object.

This is my computer.

That is your laptop.

It is my camera.

That camera is not yours. (you)

That house es ours. (we)

His car is blue.

Her bike is beautiful.

Her doll is expensive.

This book is mine. (I)

Here a video.

A quiz to practise.

Verb to be (Present)

It is the most used verb and also the most important, it allows us to say when a subject is in a certain place, to describe or how it feels.

                               +                                                  -                                                  ?

I am = I'm                              I am not = I'm not                             Am I...?

            (singular) You are =  You're             You are not = You aren't                    Are you...?

He is = He's                           He is not = He isn't                        Is he...?

She is = She's                        She is not = She isn't                      Is she...?

We are = We're                      We are not = We aren't                    Are we...?

                (plural) You are =  You're              You are not = You aren't                  Are you...?

They are = They're                They are not = They aren't               Are they...?

It is = It's                                It is not = It's not                             Is it...?

Affirmative:

She is my sister.

He is my brother.

They are my friends.

We are in the park.

I am in the hospital

You are at home

Negative:

She is not my sister.

He is not my brother.

They are not my friends.

We are not in the park.

I am not in the hospital.

You are not at home.

Question:

Is she my sister?

Is he my brother?

Are they my friends?

Are we in the park?

Am I in the hospital?

Are you at home?

Here two videos.

Some exercises: 

Matias ____ my best friend.

They ____ men.

She ____ at home.

Carla and Diego ______ at University.

My pet _____ happy.

Paty and I ____ sisters.

We ____ in the restaurant.

Numbers

 Let's learn to count from 1 to 100.

0     zero

1     one

2     two

3     three

4     four

5     five

6     six

7     seven

8     eight

9     nine

10   ten

11   eleven

12   twelve

13   thirteen

14   fourteen

15   fifteen

16   sixteen

17   seventeen

18   eighteen

19   nineteen

20   twenty

30   thirty

40   forty

50   fifty

60   sixty

70   seventy

80   eighty

90   ninety

100 one hundred

If you want to join a ten with a unit, you just have to join the words and put a "-"  in the middle of them.

For example: 

32  thirty-two

49 forty-nine

36 thirty-six

89 eighty-nine 

77 seventy-seven

61 sixty-one 

99 ninety-nine 

Here a video to listen to the pronunciation. 

A game.

Days of the week and months of the year

Days of the week are 7 and you can classify them in two groups:  weekdays and weekend.

Weekdays: 

Monday (Lunes)

Tuesday (Martes)

Wednesday (Miercoles)

Thursday (Jueves)

Friday (Viernes)

Weekend: 

Saturday (Sábado)

Sunday (Domingo)

Months of the year are 12:

January (Enero)

February (Febrero)

March (Marzo)

April (Abril)

May (Mayo)

June (Junio)

July (Julio)

August (Agosto)

September (Septiembre)

October (Octubre)

November (Noviembre)

December (Diciembre)

Here a game.

Singulars and plurals

Nouns can be people, animals, places or things.

Singular nouns represent only one thing.

Plural nouns represent two o more things.

Rules:

1) You have to write an "s" at the end of nouns. (most cases)

Laptop           Laptops

Book              Books

Table              Tables

2) You have to write "es" at the end of nouns when they finish in "ch", "ss", "sh", "o" and "x".

Watch            Watches

Box                Boxes

Hairbrush       Hairbrushes

3) When a noun finishes in "y", you have to write "ies" instead of "y".

Family            Families

Baby               Babies

Diary              Diaries

Be careful! We have some exceptions:

For example: 

Key                 Keys

Boy                 Boys

Notice that before "y" their is a vowel and not a consonant.

4) More exceptions: 

  S                       P

Man                 Men 

Woman            Women

Child                Children

Person              People

(a radical change).

Here, we have a video:

Now, we have a short game to practise.

Demonstratives: This, these, that and those

 Demonstratives are used to point to objects that are at a short or far distance.

This 

It's used for a thing that is close. (singular)

For example: This marker is blue.

These

It's used for things that are close. (plural)

For example: These markers are blue.

That 

It's used for a thing that is far. (singular)

For example: That marker is blue.

Those

It's used for things that are far. (plural)

For example: Those markers are blue. 

This apple is red. (close and singular)

These apples are red. (close and plural)

That apple is red. (far and singular)

Those apple are red. (far and plural)

Notice!

"is" is for a singular noun.

"are" is for plural nouns.

Here, we have a video of this:

Now, we have a Quiz to practise.

Greetings

Hello everyone! This is our first English lesson, something simple and basic that we need to study in order to learn this beautiful language.

Greetings are very important to show our respect towards others, so let's start with them! 

Hello/ Hi (informal)

We use these when we are in everyday situations, for example when we are with our friends or family, what I mean is in a relaxing and trusting environment.

Good morning/ Good afternoon/ Good evening (formal)

We use these when we are in formal events, for example when we are with our superiors, bosses, at a conference or meetings, what I mean is in an environment that demands a lot of respect.

Good night = Good evening

Goodbye= Bye

We use "Good night" when it's time to sleep.

Now, we have other phrases to say goodbye:

Have a nice day!

See you tomorrow!

See you later

See you

Phrases when you meet someone.

How are you?

I'm fine and you?

Good / not so bad

Nice to meet you! = Nice to meet you, too!

Here, we have a short video to understand this.

Now, we have a quiz to practise.