the verb "to be"
DESCRIPTION
Level: basicTRANSCRIPT
TO BETO BETO BETO BE
PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE
Este verbo to be significa tanto ser como estar. Su significado dependerá del contexto de la frase, y de lo que queramos expresar en cada momento.
Conjugación Inglés Español
1ª per. singular I am yo soy/estoy
2ª per. singular you are tú eres/estás
3ª per. singularhe isshe isIt is
él es/estáella es/está
(para objetos)
1ª per. plural we are nosotros/as somos/estamos
2ª per. plural you are vosotros/as sois/estáis
3ª per. plural they are ellos/as son/están
Contracted forms
Negative form
• Negación (sujeto + verbo + not)
forma completa forma contraída• I am not I´m not• You are not you aren´t• He / she / it is not he / she / it isn´t• We are not we aren´t• You are not you aren´t• They are not they aren´t
Questions• Interrogación (verbo + sujeto + predicado)• respuesta breve + respuesta breve –• Am I ...? Yes, I am No, I´m not• Are you...? Yes, I am No, I am not• Is he/she/it ..? Yes, he/she/it is No, he/she/it isn´t• Are we...? Yes, we are No, we aren´t• Are you....? Yes, we are No, we aren´t• Are they....? Yes, they are No, they aren´t
Ejemplos: Are you a student? Yes, I am.Is she your friend? Yes, she is.Are they your classmates? No, they aren´t.