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Mistakes using the verb TO BE:

1. Put the wrong verb to be with a pronoun.
Example:
Susan and I AM good friends. ❌
Susan and I ARE good friends. ✔
The dogs IS outside. ❌
The dogs ARE outside. ✔

2. When we have to use it with "will future" we don't have to change it.
Example:
You will ARE late. ❌
You will BE late. ✔

3. In questions the verb to be always goes before the pronoun.
Example:
Where you ARE? ❌
Where ARE you? ✔

In general this structure is the easiest so you are going to learn it. Try to remember each pronoun with each verb to be (is - are - am).

*Tip: Siempre que estés aprendiendo algo nuevo tené a mano el material de ayuda y usalo hasta aprenderlo bien.

Spanglish

To learn the VERB TO BE is easy. The fastest way is by repeating it continuosly: writing and completing sentences.

You have to remember which personal pronoun goes with: are, is or am.

Look at these examples from Star Wars saga 🎬:
👉 "The Force IS with you, young Skywalker. But you ARE NOT a Jedi yet."

👉Where IS Padmé? IS she safe? IS she all right?

👉I wonder if your feelings on this matter ARE clear, Lord Vader. They ARE clear, my master.

👉Your skills ARE complete.

👉I'M afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.

📝Recordá que con práctica todo se aprende y el verbo TO BE es la base para muchos otros temas.

Spanglish

The verb to BE is the most used and the first verb that we should learn.

In present structures we know it as:
IS - ARE - AM

In past structures we know it as:
WAS - WERE

And in other structures we can see: WOULD BE - HAVE BEEN - WILL BE

There are 3 verb to BE in present tenses because of that:
I ------> AM
She / He / It ------> IS
They / We / You ------> ARE

Examples:
ARE you a good student?
My stepmother IS a great person.
I AM in Uruguay making a course.

There are 2 verb to BE in past tenses because of that:
I / He / She / It -----> WAS
They / We / You ------> WERE

Examples:
Today WAS a wonderful day.
My friends WERE with me in Brazil.

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Here there are some of the most common mistakes with the PRESENT SIMPLE:

1) Forget to put -s or -es in the verbs using the third person:
Peter like golf ❌
Peter likes golf ✔

2) Confuse the Present Simple with the Present Continuous:
They are going to the cinema very often ❌
They go to the cinema very often ✔

3) Put in the wrong place every word:
In positive sentences we have to write: pronoun + adverb of frequency + verb
She eats always fruits ❌
She always eats fruits ✔
In questions the order is: auxiliary + pronoun + verb
You do work abroad? ❌
Do you work abroad? ✔

4) Forget that 'do' and 'does' are auxiliary verbs and verbs, so trust on you and don't hesitate:
Do you your homework at home? ❌
Do you do your homework at home? ✔

The best to learn is to practice 💪

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Learning PRESENT SIMPLE meeting people.
Examples:

Where do you live? ----> I live in San Francisco.
Do you study? ----> No, I don't
Do you work? ----> Yes, I do
Where do you work? ----> I work in a bakery.
What do you do in your free time? ----> I like reading gossip magazines and watching TV. I go out with my friends every time I can too.
How often do you go eating out? ----> I usually go twice a month.

And something very important you have to remember when the pronoun is the third person (he-she-it):

•For verbs that in: -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x or -z, we add -ES at the end of it.
Examples:
Go: goes / Catch: catches / Watch: watches / Wash: washes / Fix: fixes / Buzz: buzzes

•For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES
Examples:
Marry: marries / Study: studies

For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -SS.
Examples:
Play: plays / Enjoy: enjoys

Lo de arriba mencionado con las formas correctas de escribir los verbos cuando usamos la tercera persona del singular.

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The PRESENT SIMPLE tense is one of the most useful.

We use it:
• For habits or things that we do regularly.
• When something is generally or always true.
• To express emotions and wishes.
• For fixed arrangements.
• For instructions or directions.
• With future constructions.

El tiempo verbal PRESENTE SIMPLE es uno de los más útiles.

Lo usamos:
°Para hábitos o cosas que hacemos regularmente.
°Cuando algo es cierto la mayoría de las veces o siempre.
°Para expresar emociones y deseos.
°Para situaciones o eventos fijos.
°Para dar instrucciones o direcciones.
°Con construcciones futuras.

To learn more about structures go to Highlight Stories 📌, every time you need!

Para aprender más sobre estructuras andá a Historias Destacadas 📌 , cada vez que lo necesites!

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The common mistakes using IDIOMS is basically to confuse its meaning or misinterpret it and use it in an incorrect way.
Until you learn them, always use a dictionary.

Los errores comunes usando IDIOMS es básicamente confundir su significadl o interpretarlo mal y usarlo de manera incorrecta.
Hasta que los aprendas, usá siempre diccionario.

Here there are some common IDIOMS that you can start learning 🤓:

》When you agree with someone:
"I see eye to eye on what you say"

》Something that will never happen:
"I will learn idioms when pigs fly"

》Something is very easy:
"Happiness is a piece of cake but we complicate it"

》Talking about a problem that you want to avoid:
"Her separation was an elephant in the room"

Spanglish

Let's learn some idioms from series 🎬

"Freak out" ---> sentirse extremadamente sorprendido, confundido, triste.
👉Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) in Friends: "Wow, I could so easily freak out right now."

"Fall for someone" ---> sentirse atraído por alguien.
👉Mónica (Courteney Cox) in Friends: "It's truly hard not to fall for you..."

"Touch-and-go" ---> no se sabe si sucederá o no. Algo incierto.
👉Jack (Matthew Fox) in Lost: "It's touch-and-go"

"A hell of a lot" ---> gran cantidad
👉Michael (Harold Perrineau) in Lost: "A hell of a lot better than I am"

"Cost an arm and a leg" ---> muy caro
👉Carlos (Ricardo Chavira) in Desperate housewives: "It cost me and arm and a leg"

Spanglish

Learning time 📖

IDIOMS are groups of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

Los IDIOMS son un grupo de palabras que no se traducen una por una ya que no tendrían un significado lógico.

Equivalen a modismos o refranes que usamos en español.

Let's look at these examples:

Under the weather 👉 Sentirse enfermo

The ball is in your court 👉 Depende de ti (be careful what you answer 🙄)

Spanglish

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Teacher Florencia

Hola! Mi nombre es Florencia, soy profesora y traductora de Inglés.
Enseño, o transmito el idioma como me gusta llamarlo, desde hace 14 años.
Es muy nutritivo el intercambio que se genera en las clases, aprendiendo de cada situación y de personas distintas.
Por eso creé esta página, para aquel que tenga ganas de aprender, mejorar o reforzar el idioma inglés.
Gracias.

Teacher Flor