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La forma Infinitiva del verbo es To Be.

Conjugado en Simple Past, Was- Were.

Conjugado en Participio, Been.

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Affirmative

En modo indicativo, este Verbo tiene 3 formas

Am – Is – Are

El significado es siempre el mismo

Ser - Estar

cada forma corresponde a uno o mas pronombres, como se detalla a continuacion.

PRONOUN

TO BE

CONTRACTION

I

Am

I'm

You

Are

You're

He

Is

He's

She

Is

She's

It

Is

It's

We

Are

We're

They

Are

They're

Es decir que, cuando aparece el Pronombre Personal "I" en una oracion, el verbo "To Be" que debemos usar es "Am".

Cuando el pronombre es

He - She - It

debemos usar el verbo "Is".

Cuando el Pronombre es

You – We - They

debemos usar "Are".

La forma contraida del Verbo suele usarse en conversaciones o textos informales.

  • Examples

    I am interested.

    (Yo estoy interesado).

    She is tall and pretty.

    (Ella es alta y linda).

    They are students.

    (Ellos son estudiantes).

    Emily is my sister.

    (Emily es mi hermana).

    Emily equivale al pronombre "She" (ella), se usa el verbo "Is".

    Tom and Emily are friends.

    (Tom y Emily son amigos).

    El sujeto "Tom and Emily" equivale al pronombre "They" (ellos), por esto se usa el verbo "Are".

    I 'm 23 years old.

    (Yo tengo 23 años).

    En el caso de la edad, el verbo "To Be" se traduce como "tener".

    Manny is 3 years old.

    (Manny tiene 3 años).

Negative

Para negar el Verbo "To Be" no se necesita un auxiliar, este verbo tiene forma negativa por si mismo, como lo muestra el siguiente cuadro.

PRONOUN

TO BE

CONTRACTION

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

They

Are not

They aren't

Es decir, para escribir el Verbo "To Be" en negativo, se escribe "Not" detras de

Is – Are – Am

o la forma contraida

'M - Isn't - Aren't.

  • Examples

    My mum isn't a good singer.

    (Mi mama no es una buena cantante).

    They aren't my classmates.

    (Ellos no son mis compañeros).

    He is not guilty.

    (El no es culpable).

    The baby isn't crying.

    (El bebe no esta llorando).

    I'm not 25 years old.

    (Yo no tengo 25 años).

INTERROGATIVE

En la forma interrogativa, el Verbo "To Be" se escribe antes del Pronombre o Sujeto de la oracion y no se puede contraer.

TO BE

PRONOUN

Am

I

Are

You

Is

He

Is

She

Is

It

Are

We

Are

They

  • Examples

    Is he tired?

    (Esta el cansado?).

    Are you at home?

    (Estas en casa?).

    Is Tom your boyfriend?

    (Es Tom tu novio?).

    Are they interesting?

    (Son ellos interesantes?).

    Am I your best friend?

    (Soy tu mejor amigo?).

Affirmative

Conjugado en Pasado, el Verbo "To Be" significa

Era - Estaba

cambia de forma, como lo indica el siguiente cuadro.

PRONOUN

TO BE

I

Was

You

Were

He

Was

She

Was

It

Was

We

Were

They

Were

  • Examples

    She was at school yesterday.

    (Ella estaba en la escuela ayer).

    They were friends.

    (Ellos eran amigos).

    She was engaged.

    (Ella estaba comprometida).

    Richard was ill.

    (Richard estaba enfermo).

    My parents were angry.

    (Mis padres estaban enojados).

Negative

Como vemos en el siguiente cuadro, la forma negativa en "Pasado" se puede contraer.

PRONOUN

TO BE

CONTRACTION

I

Was not

Wasn't

You

Were not

Weren't

He

Was not

Wasn't

She

Was not

Wasn't

It

Was not

Wasn't

We

Were not

Weren't

They

Were not

Weren't

  • Examples

    They weren't speaking.

    (Ellos no estaban hablando).

    Kate was not pregnant.

    (Kate no estaba embarazada).

    I wasn't in Paris last year.

    (Yo no estuve en Paris el año pasado).

    You weren't driving too fast.

    (Tu no estabas conduciendo demasiado rapido).

INTERROGATIVE

Como en el Presente, el Verbo "To Be" se escribe antes del Pronombre o Sujeto de la oracion.

TO BE

PRONOUN

Was

I

Were

You

Was

He

Was

She

Was

It

Were

We

Were

They

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Answer

Correct Answer

The verb To Be hasn't got a negative form.

True

Try again

False

Great!

Bob _ _ _ _ _ my doctor.

is not

Good!

aren't

Keep trying

doesn't is

Try again

_ _ _ _ _ she at work yesterday?

Did

Wrong answer

Was

You did it!

Were

Keep trying

My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ driving home.

is

Try again

be

Wrong answer

weren't

Great!

I _ _ _ _ _ going with you.

are

Keep trying

am not

Cool!

is

Try again

The Verb To be has 3 forms in the Present Tense.

True

You did it!

False

Wrong answer

The Past form of the Verb To be is only WAS.

True

Try again

False

That´s it!

The Past Participle of the Verb To be is BEEN.

True

Correct answer!

False

Try again

She _ _ _ _ _ so pretty!

is

Well done!

are

Keep trying

am

Try again

They _ _ _ _ _ my parents.

isnt's

Keep trying

aren't

Cool!

am

Try again

I _ _ _ _ _ as tall as you.

'm

Great!

is

Try again

ar

Wrong answer

Emily _ _ _ _ _ studying yesterday.

were

Keep trying

am

Try again

was

Cool!

Tom and Peter _ _ _ _ _ friends.

was

Wrong answer

were

You did it!

been

Keep trying

My mom _ _ _ _ _ at work.

wasn't

That´s it!

weren't

Try again

were

Wrong answer

_ _ _ _ _ she your sister?

Be

Keep trying

Is

Correct answer!

Am

Try again

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