ENGLISH GRAMMAR

To Be

TO BE
'To be' is a very important verb in English. It means "ser" and "estar" in Spanish.
I am Spanish / Soy espaol I am in Spain / Estoy en Espaa

FORM
PRESENT FORM OF BE.
AFFIRMATIVE I You He She It We You They am are is is is are are are NEGATIVE I You He She It We You They am not are not is not is not is not are not are not are not INTERROGATIVE Am Are Is Is Is Are Are Are I? you? he? she? it? we? you? they?

SHORT FORMS Im Youre Hes Shes Its Were Youre Theyre

SHORT FORMS Im not You arent He isnt She isnt It isnt We arent You arent They arent

SHORT ANSWERS Yes. I am Yes. He/she/it is Yes. You/we/they are No. Im not No. He/she/it isnt No. You/we/they arent

Alfonso Lpez Rodrguez

www.alfonsolopez.es

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

To Be

USE
We use be: to ask for and give information about people and things.
My name is Maria. Im from Spain. Im Peter and this is my brother John. Were from England. This car is very expensive. It is a very interesting book.

to say hello..
A: Hello. How are you?. B: Im ne, thanks. How are you?.

to talk about how we feel.

Im happy. Are you tired?. We arent tired. The children are hungry.

to talk about places.

Spain is in the south of Europe.

to talk about peoples ages.

How old are you?. Im 16 years old. My father is 49 years old.

to talk about the time..

What time is it?. Its ten oclock.

to talk about the weather.

Its cold today. It isnt very hot today.

Alfonso Lpez Rodrguez

www.alfonsolopez.es

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

To Be

PAST FORM OF BE.

AFFIRMATIVE I You He She It We You They was were was was was were were were NEGATIVE I You He She It We You They was not were not was not was not was not were not were not were not INTERROGATIVE Was Were Was Was Was Were Were Were I? you? he? she? it? we? you? they?

SHORT FORMS I wasnt You werent He wasnt She wasnt It wasnt We werent You werent They werent

SHORT ANSWERS Yes. I was Yes. He/she/it was Yes. You/we/they were No. I wasnt No. He/she/it wasnt No. You/we/they werent

Alfonso Lpez Rodrguez

www.alfonsolopez.es