Mr. Grammar explica el uso del verbo
NACER. Escucha luego al profesor leyendo algunas oraciones e intenta
repetirlo simultáneamente.
TRATA DE RECORDAR LO SIGUIENTE ...
TO BE BORN significa nacer (literalmente ser
generado). He nacido o Nací se dice en inglés (siempre
en pasado obviamente) I was born.
Pero también hay excepciones en Simple Present como:
How many babies are born in this hospital every day?
(¿Cuántos bebés nacen en este hospital a diario?).
UNA AYUDITA: Para facilitar las cosas puedes traducir la
estructura inglesa I was born como equivalente al español
Yo fui generado. Digamos que suena raro pero ayuda a recordarlo,
¿no?
I
was born in Korea.
He
wasn't born in Korea.
She
wasn't born in Korea.
You
were born in the U.S.
We
weren't born in the U.S.
They
weren't born in the U.S.
Nací
en Corea.
(El) No nació en Corea.
(Ella) No nació en Corea. Naciste en los Estados Unidos. No nacimos en los Estados
Unidos.
(Ellos/as) No nacieron en los
Estados Unidos.
When
were you
born?
I
was born in 1975.
¿Cuándo
naciste? Nací en 1975.
Were
you
born in the U.S.?
No, I
wasn't.
¿Naciste
en los Estados Unidos?
No.
Were
your parents
born in Korea?
Yes, they
were.
¿Nacieron
tus padres en Corea?
Sí.
wasn't = was not
weren't = were not
Activity 74: Completa los siguientes cuatro diálogos seleccionando
de cada menú la alternativa verbal correcta. Verifica luego las
respuestas ...
A
PETER:
you at home on the weekend?
DAVID:
No, I
. I
in the country.
PETER:
Really?
you with your family?
DAVID:
Yes, I
. I
with my sister and
brother.
B
SUE:
your parents born in the
U.S.?
KIM:
No, they
. They
born in China.
SUE:
Really? And
you born in China, too?
KIM:
No, I
. I
born in New York.
C
NANCY:
you in college last year?
CHUCK:
No, I
. I graduated two years ago.
NANCY:
So, where
you last year?
CHUCK:
I
in Europe. I had a job
in a hotel.
D
BOB:
you good at sports in
high school?
JIM:
Yes, I
. I played football.
BOB:
And
your brothers good
at sports, too?
JIM:
No, they
. They never liked sports in high school.
En la página siguiente estudiarás el DIALOGO de esta unidad en dos
partes ...
