🇨🇴 ICFES SaberSemana 39 · 8 preguntas

Verb To Be

Bundle W39 de Inglés para Grado 3 en Colombia (DBA MEN Colombia): 8 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: DBA MEN Colombia

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Remember

Simón estudia tercer grado en un colegio de Pereira y se presenta en clase de inglés.

Complete: "I ____ a student."

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Ver respuesta

Respuesta correcta: D) am

  • A) isIncorrect. Is goes with he, she and it; with I we use am.
  • B) areIncorrect. Are goes with you, we and they; with I we use am.
  • C) beIncorrect. Be is the base form of the verb; in a sentence with I it changes to am.
  • D) amCorrect. With I the verb to be is always am: I am a student.

💡 Explicación

El pronombre "I" (yo) siempre va con "am": "I am a student" (yo soy estudiante). "Is" es para he, she, it y "are" para you, we, they.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Understand

Gabriela presenta a sus dos mejores amigas del barrio en Barranquilla.

Complete: "Lucia and Marta ____ my friends."

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Respuesta correcta: B) are

  • A) isIncorrect. Is is for one person; Lucia and Marta are two people, like they.
  • B) areCorrect. Lucia and Marta are two people (they), and they goes with are.
  • C) amIncorrect. Am is only for I, and here the subject is Lucia and Marta.
  • D) beIncorrect. Be is the base form; with two people we must use are.

💡 Explicación

Lucia y Marta son dos personas, es decir "they" (ellas). Con "they" usamos "are": "Lucia and Marta are my friends".

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Apply

La familia Pérez tiene un perro café en su finca cerca de Fusagasugá.

Which sentence about the dog is correct?

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Respuesta correcta: A) It is brown.

  • A) It is brown.Correct. A dog is it, and it goes with is.
  • B) It are brown.Incorrect. Are is for you, we and they, not for it.
  • C) It am brown.Incorrect. Am is only for I; with it we use is.
  • D) It be brown.Incorrect. Be is the base form and does not change for it; the correct form is is.

💡 Explicación

Para animales y cosas usamos "it", y con "it" va "is": "It is brown" (es café). "Am" es solo para I y "are" para you, we y they.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Apply

Es domingo en Medellín y los niños no van al colegio.

It is Sunday. Complete: "We ____ at school today."

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Respuesta correcta: B) aren't

  • A) isn'tIncorrect. Isn't is the negative for he, she and it; with we we use aren't.
  • B) aren'tCorrect. Aren't is are + not, the negative for we: we aren't at school.
  • C) am notIncorrect. Am not is the negative only for I, not for we.
  • D) notIncorrect. Not alone is not enough; the sentence needs a form of to be like are + not.

💡 Explicación

Para negar con "we" usamos "are not", que se contrae como "aren't". Como es domingo, decimos "We aren't at school today" (hoy no estamos en el colegio).

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Analyze

En el primer día de clases en Valledupar, un niño quiere saber quién es la profesora.

Which question is correct?

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Respuesta correcta: C) Is she your teacher?

  • A) Are she your teacher?Incorrect. Are goes with you, we and they; she needs is.
  • B) She your teacher is?Incorrect. The word order is wrong: questions with to be start with the verb.
  • C) Is she your teacher?Correct. Questions with to be put the verb first: Is she...?
  • D) Am she your teacher?Incorrect. Am is only for I, and the subject here is she.

💡 Explicación

Para preguntar con el verbo to be ponemos el verbo al inicio: "Is she your teacher?". Con "she" va "is"; "am" es solo para I y "are" para you, we, they.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Analyze

Después de jugar en el parque en Ibagué, la mamá le pregunta a Felipe cómo se siente.

Mom: "Are you tired?"
Felipe: "____"

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Respuesta correcta: C) No, I'm not.

  • A) Yes, you are.Incorrect. Felipe talks about himself, so he must say I am, not you are.
  • B) Yes, I is.Incorrect. I goes with am, so the short answer is Yes, I am.
  • C) No, I'm not.Correct. The question is about Felipe, and I'm not is I am + not.
  • D) No, I aren't.Incorrect. Aren't is for we, you and they; with I the negative is I'm not.

💡 Explicación

Si te preguntan "Are you...?" respondes sobre ti: "Yes, I am" o "No, I'm not". "I'm not" es la forma corta de "I am not". Nunca decimos "I is" ni "I aren't".

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Evaluate

Pablo vive en Cali y escribe un texto corto sobre su familia para la clase de inglés.

Read Pablo's text: "My name is Pablo. I am from Cali. My sisters is nine years old."
How do you correct the mistake?

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Respuesta correcta: A) My sisters are nine years old.

  • A) My sisters are nine years old.Correct. Sisters is plural (they), so the verb must be are, not is.
  • B) I is from Cali.Incorrect. "I am from Cali" was already correct; I goes with am, not is.
  • C) My name are Pablo.Incorrect. "My name is Pablo" was already correct; name is one thing, so it uses is.
  • D) I are from Cali.Incorrect. I goes with am; are is for you, we and they.

💡 Explicación

El error está en "My sisters is": "sisters" es plural (they), así que va "are": "My sisters are nine years old". Las frases "My name is Pablo" e "I am from Cali" ya estaban bien.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Evaluate

Tom y Lina visitan Bogotá en julio y sienten mucho frío en Monserrate.

Read: "Tom and Lina are in Bogota. It is cold. Lina isn't happy because she is cold."
Which sentence is true and correct?

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Ver respuesta

Respuesta correcta: D) Lina isn't happy.

  • A) Tom and Lina is in Bogota.Incorrect. Tom and Lina are two people, so the verb must be are, not is.
  • B) It isn't cold.Incorrect. The text says "It is cold", so saying it isn't cold is false.
  • C) Lina is happy.Incorrect. The text says Lina isn't happy, so this sentence is false.
  • D) Lina isn't happy.Correct. The text says Lina isn't happy because she is cold.

💡 Explicación

Hay que revisar dos cosas: si la oración dice lo mismo que el texto y si el verbo está bien. "Lina isn't happy" es verdadera y correcta. "Tom and Lina is" tiene error porque son dos personas.

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