UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA GABRIEL RENE MORENO

CARRERA DE ADMINISTRACION DE EMPRESAS

EXPRESS ENGLISH
COURSE

WORKBOOK

MODULO 1
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC ENGLISH

Teacher:
Reynaldo Navia Mendoza

April 2022
 UNIT 1
SINGULAR AND PLURAL

1.1. Singular “a, an”

a) Utilizamos “A” cuando la palabra comienza con un sonido consonante
Examples:
- A tomato, a potato, a hotel
b) Utilizamos “An” cuando la palabra comienza con un sonido vocal
Examples:
- An Apple
- an onion
- an uncle
c) Exceptions (u; h)
Examples:
- A university (sonido yú)
- an hour (la h no tiene sonido)
1.2. Plural
a) Cuando la palabra termina en las siguientes letras (ch, sh,s,ss,x,o) se añade es
Examples:
-a fox---foxes
-a dish---dishes
b) Cuando la palabra termina en (Y)
Examples:
-a boy---boys (antes de la ¨Y antecede una vocal)
-a secretary—secretaries (antes de la ¨Y¨ antecede una consonante)
c) Cuando la palabra termina en (f; fe) se sustituye por “ves”
Examples:
-a wolf-- wolves
-a wife—wives
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d) Irregular plural
 a man --- men
 a woman ---- women
 a tooth ----- teeth
 a foot ----- feet
 a child ----- children
 a mouse ----- mice
 a goose ----- geese
 a sheep ----- sheep
 TROUSERS (tráuseRs = pantalones)
 SCISSORS (síseRs = tijeras)

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1.3. Exercises
a) Write these nouns in singular (a/an).
1. …… orange 9. ….. airplane
2. ……. apple 10. …. unicorn
3. ……. umbrella 11. …. window
4. ……. university 12. ….. eyelash
5. ……. hour 13. ….. angel
6. ……. hotel 14. …. door
7. ……. chair 15. …. cup
8. …… table 16. …. car

b) Write these nouns in plural.

1. fox .......... 9. potato ..........
2.eyelash .......... 10. club ..........
3. house .......... 11. knife ..........
4. life .......... 12. chief ..........
5. flower .......... 13. toy ..........
6. mouse .......... 14. strawberry ..........
7. child .......... 15. man ..........
8. foot .......... 16. dish ..........

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 UNIT # 2
Personnel Pronouns
and
The verb ¨To Be¨

2.1. Personnel pronouns

 I --- 1ra Persona Singular (Yo)
 You– 2da Persona Singular (Tú o Usted)
 He—3ra Persona Singular (Él; hombre)
 She—3ra Persona Singular (Ella; mujer)
 It---3ra Persona Singular (neutro; animal o cosa)
 We—1ra Persona Plural (nosotros)
 You—2da Persona Plural (ustedes)
 They—3ra Persona Plural (hombres; mujeres; cosas)

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 2.2. The verb ¨To Be¨ Present

Personnel Pronoun Positive (+) Negative (-) Interrogative

(?)

I am am not Am I?

You are are not Are you?

He is is not Is he?

She is is not Is she?

It is is not Is It?

We are are not Are we?

You are are not Are you?

They are are not Are They?

Examples:
 I am a student.
 You are an engineer.
 He is a doctor.
 She is an actress.
 It is an animal.
 We are teachers.
 You are engineers.
 They are musicians.

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2.3. Exercises
Choose the correct answer

1) The bag (be) blue. 2) The rocks (be) hard.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

3) The children (be) young. 4) Thomas (be) nice.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

5) The game (be) difficult. 6) They (be) tired.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

7) I (be) thirty years old. 8) Susan and Juan (be)

married.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is

9) Teddy (be) my friend. 10) We (be) in English

class.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is

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2.4. The verb ¨To Be¨ Past

Personnel Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Pronoun

I was was not (wasn´t) Was I?

You were were not (weren´t) Were you?

He was was not (wasn´t) Was he?

She was was not (weren´t) Was She?

It was was not (wasnt) Was It?

We were were not (weren´t) Were we?

You were were not (weren´t) Were you?

They were were not (weren´t) Were They?

Examples:
- I was in London yesterday.
- You were in Paris last night.
-He was at the university last month
-They were at the park three hours ago
-She was at school last year.

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2.5. Exercises
Choose the correct answer

2) The bag (be) blue. 3) The rocks (be) hard.

A. was A. was
B. were B. were

4) The children (be) young. 5) Thomas (be) nice.

A. was A. was
B. were B. were

6) The game (be) difficult. 7) They (be) tired.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

8) I (be) thirty years old. 9) Susan and Juan (be)

married.
A. was
B. were A. was
B. were

10) Teddy (be) my friend. 11) We (be) in English

class.
A. was
B. were A. was
B. were

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2.6. The verb ¨To Be¨ Future

Personnel Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Pronoun

I will be will not be (won´t) Will I be?

You will be will not be (won´t) Will you be?

He will be will not be (won´t) Will he be?

She will be will not be (won´t) Will she be?

It will be will not be (won´t) Will It be?

We will be will not be (won´t) Will we be?

You will be will not be (won´t) Will you be?

They will be will not be (won´t) Will they be?

Examples:

-I will be at your home tomorrow.

-You will be in Argentina next month.

- He will be at the stadium

-She will be here tomorrow

-They will be at university next year.

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2.7. Exercises
a) Write the correct affirmative form of the verb “to be”
- I ………... professional next week. (contr.)
- You ……… in Tarija in 2023.
- Marco ……. at the stadium next Monday. (contr.)
- She ………… mother next year.
- You ………. there tomorrow morning. (contr.)
- They ………. in Spain in 2025. (contr.)
- It ………... a total eclipse tomorrow at night.
- Maria ………. a lawyer next semester.
- We ……… your partners next year. (contr.)
- I ………. a teacher in 2025. (contr.)

b) Write the correct negative form of the verb “to be”

- I ………....... professional next week. (contr.)
- You …………. in Tarija in 2023.
- Marco ………… at the stadium next Monday. (contr.)
- She …………… mother next year.
- You ……………. there tomorrow morning. (contr.)
- They ………. in Spain in 2025. (contr.)
- It ………... a total eclipse tomorrow at night.
- Maria ………. a lawyer next semester.
- We ……… your partners next year. (contr.)
- I ………. a teacher in 2025. (contr.)

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 UNIT # 3

ADJECTIVES

3.1. Adjective concept

An “adjective” is a word that describes something about noun or pronoun.
Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe algo acerca de un sustantivo o un
pronombre.

LIST OF COMMON ADJECTIVES

good bad
clean dirty
happy sad
big Small
tall short
beautiful ugly
fat thin
wide narrow
strong weak
young old
fast slow
high low
Examples:
-I am happy.
-She is beautiful.
-The car is red
-It is a happy hour

-He is a good boy.

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3.2. Exercises
1. Write the correct form
Singular Plural
- ……. honest man ……………………...
- ……. horror film ……………………...
- ……. new car ………………………
- …….. fast driver ………………………
- …….. ugly man ………………………
- …….. high tower ………………………
- …….. slow bike ………………………
- …….. big house ………………………
- ……. angry girl ………………………
- …….. good boy ………………………

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 UNIT # 4

Object Pronouns,
Demonstrative Pronouns
and
Possessive Pronouns

4.1. The Object Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns

Personnel Object Possessive

Pronoun Pronouns Pronouns
I Me My

You You Your

He Him His

She Her Her

It It Its

We Us Our

You You Your

They Them Their

4.2. Object pronouns

 Use Object pronouns after a preposition (to, for, at, and, of, into, out) or a verb.

 Usamos los Object Pronouns luego de una preposición o después de un verbo.

4.3. Possessive Pronouns

 We use the Possessive Pronouns to indicate a possession.

 Usamos los Possessive Pronouns para indicar una posesión.

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4.4. Demonstrative Pronouns

 A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that represents a noun and expresses

its position as near or far (including in time). The demonstrative pronouns are
"this," "that," "these," and "those. “

 Un pronombre demostrativo es un pronombre que representa un sustantivo y

expresa su posición si está cercano o lejano (incluyendo tiempo).

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4.5. Exercises

1. Change the following sentences from singular to plural:

a. This book is good. These books are good.

b. That girl has dolls. ……………………………..
c. This office is near the bank. ……………………………..
d. That is my notebook. ………………………………..
e. This boy is fourteen years old. ……………………………….
f. That dog is black. ………………………………..

2. Correct the mistakes:

a. Those car is beautiful. That car is beautiful

b. That bags are expensive. ……………………………….
c. Take this keys. ……………………………….
d. Go to that shelf and bring these book ………………………………...
e. Give me those shirt. ………………………………..
f. Drive me to this bus stop there. ……………………………….

3. Fill in with this, these, that, or those as in the example:

1. This is a postman.

2. is a mouse.

3. are dolls.

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4. are bananas.

5. is a monkey.

6. _......... are hands.

7. is a bicycle.

8. _...... is a pen.

9. are masks.

10. __ are golf players.

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 UNIT # 5

The verbs

Simple Present tense

5.1. Verbs concept

A verb is a word that means an action.

Un verbo es una palabra que describe una acción.

A continuación, siguen los 16 verbos Básicos precedidos de la

palabra to, la cual no tiene otro valor que el de indicar que
el verbo está en infinitivo.

1.To come (tu cám) ................. Venir

2.To let (let) ..................... Dejar
3.To go (tu góU) ................... Ir
4.To put (tu put) .................. Poner
5.To take (tu téik) ................ Tomar

6.To give (tu guív) ... ............ Dar

7.To get (tu guét) ... ............. Conseguir
8.To keep (tu kíip) ................ Mantener
9.To make (tu méik) ... ............ Hacer
10.To do (tu dúu) .................. Hacer
11.To seem (tu síim) ................ Parecer
12.To say (tu séi) .................. Decir
13.To see (tu síi) .................. Ver
14.To send (tu sénd) ................ Enviar
15.To be (tu bíi) ................... Ser o estar
16.To have (tu jáv) ................. Haber o tener

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5.2. Verbs in Simple Present tense

To come To let

I come I let
You come You let
He comes He lets
She comes She lets
It comes It lets
We come We let
You come You let
They come They let

To go To put

I go I put
You go You put
He goes He puts
She goes She puts
It goes It puts
We go We put
You go You put
They go They put

To take To give

I take I give
You take You give
He takes He gives
She takes She gives
It takes It gives
We take We give
You take You give
They take They give

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To get To keep

I get I keep
You get You keep
He gets He keeps
She gets She keeps
It gets It keeps
We get We keep
You get You keep
They get They keep

To make To do

I make I do
You make You do
He makes He does
She makes She does
It makes It does
We make We do
You make You do
They make They do

To seem To say

I seem I say
You seem You say
He seems He says
She seems She says
It seems It says
We seem We say
You seem You say
They seem They say

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To see To send

I see I send
You see You send
He sees He sends
She sees She sends
It sees It sends
We see We send
You see You send
They see They send

To be To have

I am I have
You are You have
He is He has
She is She has
It is It has
We are We have
You are You have
They are They have

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5.3. Exercises
Translate the following sentences
Traduce las siguientes oraciones
1.- He comes ……………………
2.- Él envía ……………………
3.- I go ……………………
4.- He does ……………………
5.- Él está ……………………
6.- He makes ……………………
7.- She puts ……………………
8.- I get …………………..
9.- Yo tengo ………………….
10.- Ella deja ………………….
11.- Yo hago ………………….
12.- He keeps …………………...
13.- We take ………………….
14.- Nosotros estamos ……………
15.- Ellos ven …………………..
16.- Ellos vienen …………………
17.- Nosotros decimos ……………
18.- Ustedes vienen ……………..
19.- They give …………………
20.- Nosotros vamos …………….

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