Verbo To Be
El verbo to be es un verbo ampliamente utilizado para diversas situaciones. Se traduce generalmente como ser / estar. Es un verbo irregular como auxiliar y se utiliza en variados tiempos verbales.
Presente simple: Sujeto + am / is / are
Pasado simple: Sujeto + was / were
Pasado simple: Sujeto + was / were
Presente Simple: I am (I'm): Yo soy / estoy
Pasado Simple: I was: Yo era / fui
Presente simple: You are (You're): Tú eres / estás // Usted es / está
Pasado simple: You were: Tú fuiste / eras // Usted fue / era
Pasado simple: You were: Tú fuiste / eras // Usted fue / era
Presente simple: He is (He's): Él es / está
Pasado simple: He was: Él era / fue / estaba
Presente simple: She is (She's): Ella es / está
Pasado simple: She was: Ella fue / era / estaba
Presente simple: It is (It's): Es / está (algún objeto, condición, etc. no se aplica en personas).
Pasado simple: It was: Fue / era (algo)
Pasado simple: It was: Fue / era (algo)
Presente simple: We are (We're): Nosotros(as) somos / estamos
Pasado simple: We were: Nosotros fuimos / éramos / estábamos
Presente simple: You are (You're): Ustedes son / están
Pasado simple: You were: Ustedes fueron / estuvieron / eran
Presente simple: They are (They're): Ellos(as) son / están
Pasado simple: They were: Ellos(as) fueron / estuvieron / eran
*Fue del verbo ser, no del verbo ir. No confundir con:
She went: Ella fue (pasado del verbo ir)
She was: Ella fue (pasado del verbo ser)
*Fue del verbo ser, no del verbo ir. No confundir con:
She went: Ella fue (pasado del verbo ir)
She was: Ella fue (pasado del verbo ser)
El verbo to be se usa para:
Presentación: My name is Jovanna. (Me llamo Jovanna).
Edad: I'm 36 years old (Tengo 36 años).
Nacionalidad: I'm Chilean / I'm from Chile (Soy chilena / De Chile).
Profesión: I'm a teacher (Soy profesora).
La hora / Tiempo: It's 4.00 am (Son las 4 am) / It's midnight (Es medianoche).
Condición / Estado: It's boring (Es aburrido (algo) / I'm cold (Tengo frío).
Ubicación: She's in the street ( Ellá está en la calle).
Precio / Valor: How much is it? It's $...(¿Cuánto cuesta? Son $...)
Apariencia / Descripción física: He's handsome (Él es guapo).
Sentimientos: I'm happy (Estoy feliz), He's sad (Él está triste).
Forma interrogativa del verbo to be:
Am I...? (Presente simple) Was I...? (Pasado simple)
Are you...? Were you...?
Is he...? Was he...?
Is she...? Was she...?
Is it...? Was it...?
Are we...? Were we...?
Are you...? Were you...?
Are they...? Were they...?
Forma negativa en presente y pasado simple del verbo to be:
Presente S.:I am not (I'm not)
Pasado S.: I was not (I wasn't)
Presente S.:You are not (You're not / You aren't)
Pasado S.: You were not (You weren't)
Presente S: He is not (He's not / He isn't)
Pasado S.: He was not (He wasn't)
Presente S.: She is not (She's not / She isn't)
Pasado S.: She was not (She wasn't)
Sentimientos: I'm happy (Estoy feliz), He's sad (Él está triste).
Forma interrogativa del verbo to be:
Am I...? (Presente simple) Was I...? (Pasado simple)
Are you...? Were you...?
Is he...? Was he...?
Is she...? Was she...?
Is it...? Was it...?
Are we...? Were we...?
Are you...? Were you...?
Are they...? Were they...?
Forma negativa en presente y pasado simple del verbo to be:
Presente S.:I am not (I'm not)
Pasado S.: I was not (I wasn't)
Presente S.:You are not (You're not / You aren't)
Pasado S.: You were not (You weren't)
Presente S: He is not (He's not / He isn't)
Pasado S.: He was not (He wasn't)
Presente S.: She is not (She's not / She isn't)
Pasado S.: She was not (She wasn't)
Presente S.: It is not (It's not / It isn't)
Pasado S.: It was not (It wasn't)
We are not (We're not / We aren't)
We were not (We weren't)
You are not (You're not / You aren't)
You were not (You weren't)
They are not (They're not / They aren't)
They were not (They weren't)
Subjuntivo: Sujeto + were:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they were
Yo fuera, tú fueras, él fuera...
Imperativo:
Be kind (Sé / Sea amable)
Do not (don't) be cruel (No seas/ sea cruel)
Participio: Been (estado, sido):
He had been a policeman (Había sido policía)
Subjuntivo: Sujeto + were:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they were
Yo fuera, tú fueras, él fuera...
Imperativo:
Be kind (Sé / Sea amable)
Do not (don't) be cruel (No seas/ sea cruel)
Participio: Been (estado, sido):
He had been a policeman (Había sido policía)