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Simple Present - TO BE

RULES

1. It uses exclusively the verb "TO BE" in its forms:

    * For singulars: "am" - "is"

    * For plurals: "are"

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2. We translate it to Spanish as:

    * Ser: Soy - Es o Eres - Somos - sois - son

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3. Only for age and non-specific places we translate it diferent:

    Age/Size:   Tener:          Tengo - tiene - tienen - tenemos.

    Places:        Estar:           Estoy - está - están - estamos.

KIT - Description

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Affirmative Sentence

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Negative Sentence - formal

Negative Sentence - informal

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Positive Interrogative Sentence

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Negative Interrogative Sentence

Negative Question - informal

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Question Tags

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Long Affirmative Answer

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Long Negative Answer - formal

Long Negative Answer - informal

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Short Affirmative Answer

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Short Negative Answer - formal

Short Negative Answer - informal

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KIT - Singular

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He is a student.

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He is not a student.

He's not a student. / He isn't a student.

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Is he a Student?

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Is he not a student.

Isn't he a student?

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He is a student, isn't he?​

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Yes, he is a student.

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No, he is not a student.

No he's not a student. / No, he isn't a student.

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Yes, he is.

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No, he is not.

No, he isn't. / No, he's  not.

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KIT - Plural

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They are students.​

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They are not students.

They´re not students / They aren't students.

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Are they students?​

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Are they not students?

--- Aren't they students?

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You are students, aren't you?

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Yes, they are students.

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No, they are not students.

No, they're not students. / No, they aren't students

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Yes, they are.​

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No, they are not.

No, they´re not. / No, they aren't.

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