Introduzione alla coniugazione in inglese: i pronomi personali, la coniugazione del verbo "essere" ed esercizi

1. I Io
you Tu
he Egli
she Ella
it Esso/a
we Noi
you Voi
they loro
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2. be - essere
Forma affermativa:
I am I’m
You are You’re
He is He’s
She is She’s
It is It‘s
We are We’re
you are You’re
They are They’re
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3. Forma negativa: be + not
I am not I’m not
You are not You aren’t
He is not He isn’t
She is not She isn’t
It is not It isn’t
We are not We aren’t
You are not You aren’t
They are not They aren’t
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4. Forma interrogativa:
Invertire pronome ed ausiliare, che in questo caso
coincide con il “be”
I am Am I?
You are Are you?
He is Is he?
She is Is she?
It is Is it?
We are Are we?
you are Are you?
They are Are they?
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5. Questa è la struttura base della domanda; essa può
essere sempre
preceduta da seguita da qualche
pronome o avverbio complemento o
interrogativo o altro preposizione
What is your name?
How old are you?
Where are you from?
What is your phone number?
What is your job?
What is your address?
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6. Risposta breve:
Corrisponde al semplice “si” o “no” in italiano;
Per la risposta affermativa, usare sempre la forma estesa
Per la risposta negativa, usare sempre la forma abbreviata
Yes, I am No, I’m not
Yes, you are No, you aren’t
Yes, he is No, he isn’t
Yes, she is No, she isn’t
Yes, it is No, it isn’t
Yes, we are No, we aren’t
Yes, you are No, you aren’t
Yes, they are No, they aren’t
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7. Countries and nationalities - Paesi e nazionalità
Crea una tabella a tre colonne:
Country Nationality Italian translation
Scrivi le nazioni nella colonna dei paesi:
France, Spain, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Portugal, India, The USA,
England, Italy, Germany, Wales, The UK, South Africa, Austria,
Switzerland, Russia, The Netherlands/Holland, Belgium, Sweden,
Norway, Brasil, Mexico, Japan, China, Greece
Abbina le seguenti nazionalità:
Austrian, Swiss, Russian, Dutch, Belgian, Swedish, Norwegian,
Brazilian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Scottish, Greek, South
African, British, Welsh, German, Italian, English, American, Indian,
Portuguese, Canadian, Irish, Australian, Spanish
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8. France French Austria Austrian
Spain Spanish Switzerland Swiss
Australia Australian Russia Russian
Ireland Irish The Netherlands/ Dutch
Canada Canadian Holland
Portugal Portuguese Belgium Belgian
India Indian Sweden Swedish
The USA American Norway Norwegian
England English Brasil Brazialian
Italy Italian Mexico Mexican
Germany German Japan Japanese
Wales Welsh China Chinese
The UK British
South Africa South African
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9. Abbina i nomi ai paesi di provenienza:
1. Paula Radcliff A. Scotland 1–G
2. Claudia Schiffer B. Italy 2–H
3. Nicolas Montagnant C. The USA 3–E
4. Giulia Marrone D. India 4–B
5. Jack and Ami Stewart E. France 5–C
6. Ranjit F. Spain 6–D
7. Steward McDonald G.England 7–A
8. José and Dolores Bosé H. Germany 8-F
Chiedi e rispondi come nell’esempio:
Where are you from, Paula? I’m from England. I’m English.
Chiedi e rispondi alla terza persona:
Where is Paula from? She’s from England. She’s English.
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10. Correggi le affermazioni:
Marseille is in Belgium. (France) Marseille isn’t in Belgium.
It’s in France.
The British Isles are in the Pacific Ocean. (in the Atlantic)
Lisbon is in France. (Portugal)
Berlin is in Switzerland. (Germany)
The Nile is in Morocco. (Egypt)
Madrid is in Wales. (Spain)
The Alps are in India. (Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland)
The Tiber is in Great Britain. (Italy)
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