Verbo "To Be": Is She Your Friend? Yes, She Is. Are They Your Classmates? No, They Aren T
Verbo "To Be": Is She Your Friend? Yes, She Is. Are They Your Classmates? No, They Aren T
Verbo "To Be": Is She Your Friend? Yes, She Is. Are They Your Classmates? No, They Aren T
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
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Nosotros éramos/estábamos (fuimos/estuvimos) We were
Vosotros erais/estabais (fuisteis/estuvisteis) You were
Ellos/ellas eran/estaban (fueron/estuvieron) They were
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:
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
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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
Answers
Exercise 1:
1. is
2. are
3. are
4. is
5. am
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.
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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:
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