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Understanding "To Be" in English

The document provides examples of using ser and estar to conjugate verbs and personal pronouns in Spanish. It includes several exercises for learners to practice filling in blanks with the correct forms of verbs to be and personal pronouns based on given contexts and subjects. The exercises cover affirmative and negative forms as well as using ser and estar to describe people's occupations, locations, characteristics, relationships and more.

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Understanding "To Be" in English

The document provides examples of using ser and estar to conjugate verbs and personal pronouns in Spanish. It includes several exercises for learners to practice filling in blanks with the correct forms of verbs to be and personal pronouns based on given contexts and subjects. The exercises cover affirmative and negative forms as well as using ser and estar to describe people's occupations, locations, characteristics, relationships and more.

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VERB TO BE AND PERSONAL

PRONOUNS (SER/ESTAR
1 I _AM JUAN PABLO. 2 HE __IS__ 20 YEARS OLD.
3 THEY __ARE__STUDENTS. 4 WE ___ARE__ BOYS/GIRLS.
5 HE AND HIS FAMILY ___ARE_ FROM BOLIVIA. 6 MARIA___IS___ JUAN PABLO’S
SISTER.

7 MY BROTHERS __ARE__PROFESSIONALS. 8 PABLO’S SISTER __IS_ A STUDENT.

9 IT __IS__ A REGULAR FAMILY. 10 BOLIVAR_IS_ A HIGH SCHOOL.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the appropriate


word.
IS EVO MORALES FRENCH? NO, HE IS NOT (HE ISN’T). HE IS BOLIVIAN.
WHAT ABOUT WILMA PLATA? IS SHE BOLIVIAN, TOO? YES, SHE IS. SHE IS BOLIVIAN.

ARE EVO MORALES AND WILMA PLATA FRENCH? NO, THEY ARE NOT (AREN’T). THEY
ARE BOLIVIAN.

ARE YOU A STUDENT? YES, I AM. / NO, I AM NOT. I AM A TEACHER

Exercise 2. Study these examples:


EXERCISE 3: NOW, FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE RIGHT SUBJECT /
PERSONAL PRONOUNS (I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY).

1Jenny Serrano is Bolivian. _____SHE___ isn't French.


2David Santalla is Bolivian, too. ____HE__ isn't German.

3Jenny and David aren’t French. __THEY_ are Bolivian.

4My friend and I are University students. ___WE_ aren't primary school
students.

5Cristo de la Concordia Statue is in Cochabamba. __IT__ isn't in Tarija.

EXERCISE 4: FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE


RIGHT FORM OF TO BE ( AM, ARE OR IS):

1___ARE_ you the new student? 2 Yes, I _AM___ .


3Leila and Nancy ____ARE____ students.
4Nancy ___IS___ Australian .
5My sister and I ___WE__ students. 6 The girls ___ARE__ tired.
7These women ____IS___ beautiful. 8 The tea ___IS____delicious.
9Nadia and Leila _____ARE____ friends. 10The newspaper _IS__ cheap.
EXERCISE 5: WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER (NEGATIVE OR AFFIRMATIVE
FORM OF TO BE):

1Is Jenny Serrano French? No, she ___IS NOT___ French.

2What about Brad Pitt? Is he an American actor? Yes, he _____IS_____ .

3Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they ____ARE NOT____ Spanish
cities.

4Is Copacabana in Oruro? No, it___IS NOT__ in La Paz.

5Is Illimani Mount in Africa? No, it __IS NOT__ in Africa. It is in Bolivia.


Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of a verb.
1. My father __is_____ a taxi driver. 6 She __IS__ your music teacher.
2. Mrs. Lopez __IS____our English teacher. 7 You ____ARE_ a bad pupil.
3. That __IS__ my neighborhood. 8 We __ARE__ good friends.
4. David ___IS_ our family doctor. 9 I _AM___ hungry.
5. It _IS____ winter. 10 This __IS__my new car.

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