El verbo "to be" en inglés es equivalente a los verbos "ser" y "estar" en castellano. Su
declinación en el presente del indicativo (simple present) es la siguiente:
Afirmativa
forma completa forma contraída
I am I´m
You are you´re
He / she / it is he´s / she´s / it´s
We are we´re
You are you´re
They are they´re
El verbo "to be" se puede utilizar como un verbo ordinario y en este caso sirve para
dar información sobre el sujeto:
I am old. Yo soy mayor
The car is red. El coche es rojo
It is cold. Hace frio (el día está frio)
También se utiliza como verbo auxiliar para formar las formas continuas:
I am running. Yo estoy corriendo
I was running. Yo estaba corriendo
Otro uso del verbo "to be" es seguido de infinitivo y se utiliza para dar órdenes de
una manera un tanto impersonal, especialmente con la 3ª persona, o también para
comunicar un plan:
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VOCABULARIO
Sombrero Hat Chaleco Vest
Bufanda Scarf Corbata Tie
Gabardina Raincoat Camisa Shirt
Abrigo Coat Camiseta T-shirt
Chaqueta Jacket Traje Suit
Guante Glove Ropa interior Underwear
Pantalones Pants Camiseta (interior) Vest
Zapato Shoe Calzoncillo Shorts
Bota Boat Sujetador Bra
Zapatilla Slipper Calcetín Sock
Pijama Pyjamas Bragas Panties
Vestido Dress
VERBOS
Infinitivo/Presente Significado Forma pasada Participio
To stand soportar stood stood
To come up surgir came up come up
To wake despertar woke woke
To be ser / estar was been
To stand aguantar stood stood
To beat golpear beat beaten
To become llegar a ser became become
To happen ocurrir happened happened
To procreate procrear procreated procreated
To begin empezar began begun
EJERCICIOS
1. Complete.
I was
You ......
He ......
She ......
It ......
We were
You .......
They .......
Answers
Exercise 1:
1. is
2. are
3. are
4. is
5. am
4
6. is
7. is
8. are
9. are
10. are
Exercise 2:
2. My friends are Italian
3. They´re doctors
4. She´s from Holland
5. I´m an engineer.
6. Paul´s very tall
7. London´s the capital of England.
8. We´re American.
9. Mary and Eve are from Russia.
10. Your parents are teachers.
Exercise 3:
1. Luke´s not a student
2. Laura and Gabriel aren´t friends
3. You aren´t from Spain/You´re not from Spain.
4. He isn´t my neighbour/He´s not my neighbour
5. We aren´t Italian/We´re not Italian.
Exercise 4:
1. Are you a student? Yes, I am/no, I´m not
2. Is your mother a doctor? Yes, she is/no she isn´t
3. Are your friends nice? Yes, they are/no they aren´t
4. Is Dublin in Ireland? Yes, it is.
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5. Are you French? Yes, I am/no, I´m not.
6. Is your neighbour from Spain? Yes he/she is / no, he/she isn´t
7. Is it sunny now? Yes, it is / no, it isn´t
8. Is Sydney in Australia? Yes, it is.
Answers
Exercise 1:
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
Exercise 2:
1. John was at home last week.
2. They were at the cinema yesterday.
3. Your parents were at the station at nine o´clock.
4. Mary was in the street this morning.
5. My aunt was in hospital yesterday morning.
6. I was at school this morning.
7. Jill and Kevin were at the zoo last Sunday.
8. We were in a Chinese restaurant last night.
Exercise 3:
1. Mum wasn´t at home this morning.
2. Paul and Mary weren´t in the shop.
3. His friends weren´t very happy yesterday afternoon.
4. I was late for the cinema.
5. We weren´t at home to watch a film on TV.
Exercise 4:
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2. Yes, it was / no, it wasn´t
3. Yes, they were / no, they weren´t
4. Yes, he was / no he wasn´t
5. Yes, they were / no, they weren´t