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El verbo 'To be' tiene una importancia especial en ingls. Se corresponde a los
verbos espaoles "ser" y "estar". Dependiendo del sentido de la frase deduciremos
de cual de los dos se trata.
I am English / Soy ingls
I am in England / Estoy en Inglaterra
Tiene algunos usos especiales distintos a sus equivalentes espaoles.
- Sirve para expresar la edad, en cuyo caso se traduce por 'tener':
Mary is 20 years old / Maria tiene 20 aos
I am 21 / Yo tengo 21 aos
How old are you? / Cuntos aos tienes?
- Para expresar las sensaciones tambin se emplea el verbo 'to be' y equivale al
'tener' espaol.
Are you hungry? / Tienes hambre?
He is thirsty / Tiene sed
- Tambin para hablar sobre el tiempo atmosfrico. En este caso se traduce por
'hacer'
It's windy / Hace viento
It's very cold / Hace mucho fro
PRESENTE DE INDICATIVO
FORMA AFIRMATIVA
I am (I'm)
soy, estoy
you are (you're)
eres, ests
he is (he's)
FORMA NEGATIVA
I am not (I'm not)
no soy, no estoy
you are not (you're not)
no eres, no ests
he is not (he's not)
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
am I?
soy yo?, estoy yo?
are you?
eres t?, ests t?
is he?
l es, est
we are (we're)
somos, estamos
you are (you're)
sois, estis
they are (they're)
ellos son, estn
l no es, no est
we are not (we're not)
no somos, no estamos
you are not (you're not)
no sois, no estis
they are not (they're
not)
ellos no son, no estn
es l?, est l?
are we?
somos?, estamos?
are you?
sois?, estis?
are they?
son, estn ellos?
FORMA NEGATIVA
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
was I?
fui?, era? / estuve?,
estaba?
were you?
fuiste?, eras? /
estuviste?, estabas?
was he?
fue?, era? / estuvo?.
estaba?
were we?
fuimos?, ramos? /
estuvimos?, estbamos
were you?
fuisteis?, erais?, /
estuvisteis?, estabais?
were they?
fueron?, eran? /
estuvieron?, estaban?
A) - Escrbe las frases completas usando la forma correcta del verbo 'To be':
1. These bags
2. I
an engineer. My wife
3. This house
4. My books
5.
heavy.
a nurse.
Resueltos
A)
1. These bags
2. I
am
4. My books
5.
heavy.
an engineer. My wife
3. This house
Are
are
is
are
is
a nurse.
B)
1. Where were you at 4 o'clock yesterday?
2. I was at school until 8.
3. Was the weather good yesterday?
4. I am hungry. Can I have something to eat?
5. My parents aren't Italian.