BE

"BE" PRESENTE: AFIRMATIVO

USO:
Para conectar el sujeto con el resto de la sentencia.

FORMA:
am, is, are (en el the Present Tense)
[SUBJECT + BE + REST OF SENTENCE]

  I   am
  You   are
  He   is
  She   is
  It   is
       
  We   are
  You   are
The
    are
y
EJEMPLOS:
"My name is Maurice."
"I am your waiter."
"We are hungry."
"BE" PRESENTE: NEGATIVO

USO:
Hacer una sentencia negativa

FORMA:
Agregar "not" despues del verbo "BE".
[SUJETO + BE + NOT + RESTO DE LA SENTENCIA]

  I   am not
  You   are not
  She   is not
  He   is not
  It   is not
       
  We   are not
  You   are not
 The
    are not
y

EJEMPLOS:
"This dress is not my size."
"They are not happy."

"BE" PRESENT: WH-QUESTIONS

USE:
Realizar preguntas que comiencen con estas palabras de interrogación:
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.

FORM:
[INTERROGATIVO + BE + SUJETO + RESTO]

NOTA: el sujeto y el verbo cambian de lugar.

They are at work.

Are they at work?
Where are they? (Wh-Question)

EXAMPLES:
"Who is she?"
"Where are they?"
"When are they leaving?"
"What is your cat's name?"
"Why is Carol smiling?"
"BE" PRESENTE: PREGUNTAS SI/NO 

USO:
Realizar preguntas cuya respuesta sea "yes" o "not".
.

FORMA:
El sujeto y el verbo cambian de lugar.

Afirmativa:   They are at work.

Pregunta
  Are they at work?
Si/No:
Afirmativa:   That store is expensive.
Pregunta
  Is that store expensive?
Si/No:
EJEMPLOS:
"Are you angry?"
"Is Bob in France?"

"BE" PRESENTE: CONTRACCIONES

USO:
Unir el sujeto y la forma de "BE" y convertirlos en una palabra. Se utiliza en conversación.

FORMA:

FORMAS AFIRMATIVAS

  Regular Form  Contracted Form

  I am   I'm
  You are   You're
  He is   He's
  She is   She's
  It is   It's
       
  We are   We're
  You are   You're
  They are   They're

FORMAS NEGATIVAS

  Forma regular  Forma contraida

  I am not   I'm not    
  You are not   You're not   You aren't
  He is not   He's not   He isn't
  She is not   She's not   She isn't
  It is not   It's not   It isn't
           
  We are not   We're not   We aren't
  You are not   You're not   You aren't
  They are not   They're not  They aren't

EJEMPLOS:
"Who's next?"
"I'm next!"
"No, you aren't. We'renext!"

"BE" PRESENTE: RESPUESTAS CORTAS

USO:
Para responder a una pregunta si/no.                             n.

FORM:
[SI + SUJETO + BE]

(nunca con
contracciones)

[NO + SUJETO + BE + NOT]

(con frecuencia con contracciones)

  AFIRMATIVO
    Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he is.
Yes, she is.
Yes, it is.
 
Yes, we are.
Yes, you are.
Yes, they are.
  NEGATIVO
  No, I'm not.    
  No, you're not.   No, you aren't.
  No, he's not.   No, he isn't.
  No, it's not.   No, it isn't.
       
  No, we're not.   No, we aren't.
  No, you're not.   No, you aren't.
No, they're
    No, they aren't.
not.

EJEMPLOS:
"Is this your dog?"
"Yes, it is."

"Is this your dog?"

"No, it isn't."

"BE" PRESENT: TAG QUESTIONS

USE:
Se utiliza para realizar una pregunta sí/no cuando ya se espera una determinada respuesta.

FORM:
Añadir una pregunta corta de dos palabras al final de la frase.

Si se espera un "sí":
[ORACIÓN AFIRMATIVA + BE + N'T + SUJETO]

Si se espera un "no":
[ORACIÓN NEGATIVA + BE + SUJETO]

EXAMPLES:
"Today is your birthday, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is."(Se espera que la respuesta sea "sí".)

"Today isn't your birthday, is it?"

"No, it isn't."(Se espera que la respuesta sea "no".)

REVIEW
"BE" PRESENT

USE:
To connect the subject with the rest of the sentence.

EXAMPLES:
"Are you the manager?"
"No, I'm not. She's the manager."

AFFIRMATIVE

FORM:

[SUBJECT + BE+ REST OF SENTENCE]

         
I   am  at home.
You   are  pretty.
He/She/It   is   here.
         
We/You/The
  are  at school.
y

EXAMPLE:
"I am tired."
 NEGATIVE

FORM:

[SUBJECT + BE + NOT+ REST OF SENTENCE]

         
I   am not   tired.
You   are not   nice.
She/He/It   is not   here.
         
We/You/The
  are not   at work.
y

EXAMPLE:
"We are not hungry."

POSITIVE CONTRACTIONS

I'm here.
You're here.
He's/She's/It's here.
We're/You're/They're here.

NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS

I'm not here.    

You're not here.   You arn't here.
He's not here.   He isn't here.
She's not here.   She isn't here.
It's not here.   It isn't here.
     
We're not here.   We aren't here.
You're not here.   You aren't here.
They're not here.  They aren't here.

EXAMPLE:
Frank isn't at home today.
Frank's not at work today.
 YES/NO QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that need an answer of "yes" or "no". The subject and the verb "BE" change
places.

Statement:  He is at home.

Yes/No
 Is heat home?
Question:

Statement:  They are at work now.

Yes/No
 Are they at work now?
Question:

EXAMPLE:
"Are you in the living room?"

POSITIVE SHORT ANSWERS

USE:
To give a positive answer to a yes/no question (never used with contractions).

FORM:
[YES + SUBJECT + BE]

Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, we/you/they are.

NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

USE:
To give a negative answer to a yes/no question (often used with contractions).

FORM:
[NO + SUBJECT + BE + N'T]

No, I'm not   

No, you're not.  No, you aren't.
No, he's not.  No, he isn't.
No, it's not.  No, it isn't.
    
No, we're not.  No, we aren't.
No, you're not.  No, you aren't.
No, they're not.  No, they aren't.

EXAMPLE:
"Are you tired today?"
"No, I'm not."

WH-QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that begin with these question words:
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.

FORM: [QUESTION WORD + BE + SUBJECT + REST]

NOTE: The subject and verb change places.

They are at work now.

Are they at work now?
Where are they now? (WH-Question)

EXAMPLE: "What is his name?"

TAG QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask a yes/no question when a certain answer is already expected. Add a short, two-word
question-tag to the end of the statement.

FORM:
If "yes" is expected:
[AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + BE + N'T + SUBJECT]

If "no" is expected:
[NEGATIVE SENTENCE + BE + SUBJECT]

EXAMPLES:
"You are tired, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am."
"He isn't at work, is he?"
"No, he isn't."