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Verbo TO BE

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To be

(ser y estar)
El verbo “to be” en inglés tiene tres formas en el tiempo
Presente simple:

am is are
I am a teacher. I am at school.
She is a student. She is in the classroom.
You are a doctor . You are at the hospital.
He is tall She is at home

El es alto Ella está en casa


Estructura del verbo “TO BE”

Affirmativa Negativa Interrogativa


I am I am not Am I?
You are You are not Are you?
He is He is not Is he?
She is She is not Is She?
It is It is not Is it?
We are We are not Are we?
They are They are not Are they?
Affirmative
PERSONAL
PRONOUN + BE SHORT FORM MEANING

I am I´m… Yo soy / Yo estoy

You are You´re Tú eres/Tú estás/Usted es/Usted está /Uds. son, están

He is He´s El es / El está

She is She´s Ella es / Ella está

It is It´s Ello es / Ello está

We are We´re Nosotros (as) somos / Nosotros (as) estamos

They are They´re Ellos (as) son / Ellos (as) están


I am busy Yo estoy ocupado
You are intelligent Tú eres inteligente
He is handsome Él es guapo
She is listening to music Ella está escuchando música
It is cold today. Hace frío hoy.
We are tired Nosotros estamos cansados

You are good students Ustedes son buenos estudiantes

They are at home Ellos están en casa


Negative
PERSONAL
PRONOUN + BE + NOT SHORT FORM MEANING

Yo no soy / Yo no estoy
I am not I´m not
You are not You aren´t You´re not Tú no eres/Tú no estás/Usted no es/Usted no está
/Uds. no son, ustedes no están

He is not He isn´t He´s not El no es / El no está

She is not She isn´t She´s not Ella no es / Ella no está

It is not It isn´t It´s not Ello no es / Ello no está

We are not We aren´t We´re not Nosotros (as) no somos / Nosotros (as) no estamos

They are not They aren´t They´re not Ellos (as) no son / Ellos (as) no están

is not = isn´t
are not = aren´t
I´m not a doctor Yo no soy doctor (a)
You aren´t glad. Tú no estás contento
Peter isn´t a bad boy Pedro no es un chico malo
My mother isn´t at home Mi mamá no está en casa
The cat isn´t asleep . El gato no está dormido

Tina and me aren´t tired Tina y yo no estamos cansados

You aren´t teachers Ustedes no son maestros

They aren´t at cinema Ellos no están en el cine


Interrogative (Questions)
BE + PERSONAL + ? ANSWERS
PRONOUN

Am I ? Yes, I am. No I am not.


Are you ? Yes, you´re. No, you aren´t / No, you´re not.

Is he ? Yes he is. No, he isn´t.


Is she ? Yes, she´s. No, she isn´t.
Is it ? Yes, it´s. No, it isn´t.
Are we ? Yes, we´re. No, we aren´t.
Are they ? Yes, they´re No, they aren´t.

is not = isn´t
are not = aren´t
Questions with “BE”

Are you from Tecpan? Yes, I am. / No, I´m not .


Am I early ? Yes, you are / No, you´re not
Is he at home ? Yes, he is. / No, he´s not.

Is it Mexican? Yes, it is. / No, It´s not.


Are you in this classroom? Yes, we are. / No, we´re not.
Are we in Canada ? Yes, you are. / No, you´re not.
Are they good students? Yes, they are. / No, they´re not
“WH” QUESTIONS

Where? ¿Dónde?
When? ¿Cuándo?
Why ? ¿Por qué?
Which? ¿Cuál?
How? ¿Cómo?
What? ¿Qué? ¿Cuál?
To be
(tener y haber)
El verbo “to be” en inglés significa también “tener” ó “haber”
cuando hablamos de edad, tener hambre, sueño, sed, frío
ó calor:
I am seventeen years old. She is sixteen.
(Tengo 17 años) (Ella tiene 16)

They are hungry. We are thirsty.


(Ellos tienen hambre) (Tenemos sed)
It´s hot. It´s cold.
(Hace calor) (Hace frío)

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