Present and Past of the To Be Verb

English Grammar
 Affirmative Statements
AM
Ser WAS
Ser TO BE
TO BE IS
Estar WERE
Estar
ARE

PRESENT PAST
SUBJ. VERB TO BE COMPLEMET SUBJ. VERB TO BE COMPLEMET

OCCUPATION OCCUPATION
AM
I a student. I a student.
WAS
HE LOCATION HE LOCATION
SHE IS in the SHE in the
IT university IT university

AGE AGE
YOU ARE 20 years old
YOU WERE 20 years old
WE WE
THEY THEY
 Negative Statements
AM
Ser WAS
Ser TO BE
TO BE IS
Estar WERE
Estar
ARE

PRESENT PAST
SUBJ VERB Neg COMP. SUBJ VERB Neg COMP.
TO BE TO BE

OCCUPATION OCCUPATION
I AM a student. I a student.

WAS
HE N LOCATION
HE N LOCATION
SHE IS SHE
IT O in the university
IT O in the university

YOU
T T
YOU
AGE AGE
WE ARE 20 years old WE WERE 20 years old
THEY THEY
 Yes/No Questions
AM
Ser WAS
Ser TO BE
TO BE IS
Estar WERE
Estar
ARE

PRESENT PAST
VERB SUBJ. COMPLEMET VERB SUBJ. COMPLEMET
TO BE TO BE

OCCUPATION OCCUPATION
AM I a student.
I a student.
WAS

IS
HE
SHE
IT
LOCATION
in the university
? HE
SHE
IT
LOCATION
in the university ?
YOU YOU
AGE AGE
ARE WE 20 years old
WERE WE 20 years old
THEY THEY
 Information Questions
AM
Ser WAS
Ser TO BE
TO BE IS
Estar WERE
Estar
ARE

PRESENT PAST
WH VERB SUBJ. COMPLEMET WH VERB SUBJ. COMPLEMET
TO BE TO BE

OCCUPATION OCCUPATION
AM I a teacher I a teacher
HE
HE WAS

? ?
LOCATION SHE LOCATION
W IS SHE in the university
W IT in the university
H IT H
Y YOU Y YOU
WE AGE WE AGE
ARE WERE
THE 20 years old THE 20 years old
Y Y