Para describir el estado o caracteristicas de algo o alguien.
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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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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.
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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).
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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The verb To Be hasn't got a negative form.
True
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False
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Bob _ _ _ _ _ my doctor.
Good!
aren't
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doesn't is
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_ _ _ _ _ she at work yesterday?
Did
Wrong answer
Was
You did it!
Were
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My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ driving home.
is
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be
Wrong answer
weren't
Great!
I _ _ _ _ _ going with you.
Keep trying
Cool!
is
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The Verb To be has 3 forms in the Present Tense.
True
You did it!
False
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The Past form of the Verb To be is only WAS.
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False
That´s it!
The Past Participle of the Verb To be is BEEN.
True
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She _ _ _ _ _ so pretty!
is
Well done!
are
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am
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They _ _ _ _ _ my parents.
isnt's
Keep trying
aren't
Cool!
am
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I _ _ _ _ _ as tall as you.
'm
Great!
is
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ar
Wrong answer
Emily _ _ _ _ _ studying yesterday.
were
Keep trying
am
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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
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were
Wrong answer
_ _ _ _ _ she your sister?
Be
Keep trying
Is
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Am
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