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?