El verbo “To Be” tiene tres formas: am, is, are.

Todas estas formas traducen exactamente

lo mismo: ser o estar.

Ejemplos:

I am a little sick today. Estoy un poco enfermo el día de hoy.

My friend Julia is very shy. My amiga Julia es my tímida.

They are very good Friends. Ellos son muy Buenos amigos.
 SUBJECT VERB TO
COMPLEMENT
PRONOUN BE
I am an English teacher.
You are From Brazil.
He is always happy.
She Is my mother.
It Is a language school.
We are very good Friends.
You are a nice couple.
They are on holiday.

CONTRACTIONS COMPLEMENT
I´m an English teacher.
You´re From Brazil.
He´s always happy.
She´s my mother.
It´s a language school.
We´re very good Friends.
You´re a nice couple.
They re on holiday.
 SUBJECT VERB TO
NEGATIVE COMPLEMENT
PRONOUN BE
I am not an English teacher.
You are not From Brazil.
He is not always happy.
She Is not not my mother.
It Is not a language school.
We are not very good Friends.
You are not a nice couple.
They are not on holiday.
 SUBJECT VERB TO
COMPLEMENT
PRONOUN BE
Am I an English teacher?
Are you From Brazil?
Is he always happy?
Is she not my mother?
Is it a language school?
Are we very good Friends?
are you a nice couple?
are they on holiday?

Are you an English teacher?

I am.
Is he your brother?
he is.
Are they from France?
they are.
Are they your sisters?
they are.
 Are you an English teacher?
I ´m not
Is he your brother?
he isn´t.
Are they from France?
they aren´t.
Are they your sisters?
they aren´t.

Podemos utilizar el verbo to be para:

Dar nuestro nombre:

I’m Joanna.
He’s Paulo.
They’re Aki and Yuta.

Referirnos al país y/o nacionalidad:

I’m from the U.S. I’m American.

My husband is from Italy. He’s Italian.
She’s not Korean, she’s Vietnamese.
Are they from Australia?
Para referirnos a la edad:
I’m 27 years old.
She’s 15.
My mother is 65 years old.

Para referirnos a nuestras emociones:

I’m sad.
She’s excited.
You’re angry.
We’re happy.

Hablar de nuestra profesión:

I’m not a student. I’m a teacher.

Are you a doctor?
He’s a journalist.
They’re artists.

Exercises

Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. My father (are I is) in his office.

2. I (are I am) hungry.
3. You (are I am) late.
4. An umbrella (is I are) useful in the rain.
5. We (am I are) both 7 years old.
6. The elephant (is I are) in the forest.
7. He (isn't I aren't) my brother.
8. Computers (isn't I aren't) cheap.
9. Come in. You (isn't I aren't) late.
 10. I (am I are) not in the red team.

Choose the correct verb in brackets to fill in the gaps.

Water

Water _______ (is I are) very important because it _______ (are I is) needed for every
living thing. Most of our water comes from rain.
It is collected and made pure before it comes to our
houses.

Some countries _______ (is I are) very dry. There

_______ (aren't I isn't) enough water because it
_______ (is I are) too hot, and there _______ (isn't
I is) any rain. The seas _______ (is I are) full of water, but this _______ (are I is) salt water.
It _______ (isn't I aren't) possible to drink salt water. I _______ (are I am) sure that one
day we will be able to change salt water into drinking water easily.

Fill in the gaps with the correct verb from the box. You may use some of the verbs more
than once.

am is are isn´t aren´t

Two Popular Sports

Football _______ a game played by two teams of 11 players. The aim of the game _______
to score goals by kicking or using your head
only. You _______ allowed to use your hands.
Only the goalkeeper is allowed to touch the ball
with his hands. There _______ a national
football team in most countries, and every four
years there _______ a world cup competition. There _______ matches between different
countries.

Tennis _______ a game for 2 or 4 players. Players use a

racket to hit a ball over the net. It _______ very easy at
first. You must practice a lot. I _______ not very good
at tennis, but I enjoy playing it. There _______ tennis
competitions you can enter.

Choose the correct verb in brackets.

1. (Are I Is) Peter in your class?

2. (Are I Is) your parents at home?
3. (Is I Am) I early?
4. (Is I Are) dinner ready yet?
5. (Are I Is) Mauritius in the Indian Ocean?
6. Are we too late for the train? Yes, you (are I is).
7. Is Tokyo the capital of India? No, it (isn't I aren't).
8. Are you Fred's sister? Yes, (I am I I'm).
9. Are all roses red? No, they (isn't I aren't)
10. Is your brother tall? Yes, (he's I he is)