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 continuación.
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 |
Cuando aparece el Pronombre Personal "I" en una oración, 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 contraída del Verbo suele usarse en conversaciones o textos informales.
Examples
I am interested.
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She is tall and pretty.
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They are students.
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Emily is my sister.
Pronombre Personal "She (Emily)".
Agregar Verbo "Is" = Emily "is" my sister.
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Tom and Emily are friends.
Pronombre Personal "They (Tom and Emily)".
Agregar Verbo "Are" = Tom and Emily "are" friends.
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I'm 23 years old.
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Manny is 3 years old.
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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 |
Para escribir el "Verbo To Be" en negativo, se escribe "Not" detrás del Verbo o su forma contraída.
Examples
My mum isn't a good singer.
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They aren't my classmates.
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He is not guilty.
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The baby isn't crying.
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I'm not 25 years old.
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INTERROGATIVE
En la forma interrogativa, el "Verbo To Be" se escribe antes del Pronombre o Sujeto de la oración 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?
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Are you at home?
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Is Tom your boyfriend?
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Are they interesting?
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Am I your best friend?
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Affirmative
Conjugado en Pasado Simple el Verbo 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.
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They were friends.
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She was engaged.
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Richard was ill.
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My parents were angry.
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Negative
Como vemos en el siguiente cuadro, la forma negativa en Pasado del "Verbo To Be" 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.
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Kate was not pregnant.
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I wasn't in Paris last year.
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You weren't driving too fast.
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INTERROGATIVE
Como en el Presente, el "Verbo To Be" se escribe antes del Pronombre o Sujeto de la oración.
TO BE |
PRONOUN |
Was |
I |
Were |
You |
Was |
He |
Was |
She |
Was |
It |
Were |
We |
Were |
They |
Examples
Was he smoking?
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Were you married?
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Was she watching tv?
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Was it raining?
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1 The Verb To Be hasn't got a negative form.
2 Bob _____ my doctor.
3 _____ she at work yesterday?
4 My grandparents _____ driving home.
5 I _____ going with you.
6 The Verb To be has 3 forms in the Present Tense.
7 The Past form of the Verb To be is only "Was".
8 The Past Participle of the Verb To be is "Been".
9 She _____ so pretty!
10 They _____ my parents.
11 I _____ as tall as you.
12 Emily _____ studying yesterday.
13 Tom and Peter _____ friends.
14 My mom _____ at work.
15 _____ she your sister?
