Verbo to be (ser/ estar)

Características
personales

ser Profesiones

Nacionalidad
To be

Lugar
estar
Estado de
Ejemplos: ánimo

 I am tall (soy alto)

 My parents are teachers (Mis padres son maestros)
 Shakira is Colombian (Shakira es colombiana)
 Lucy and Peter are in the library (Lucy y Peter están en la biblioteca)
 I am so tired (estoy muy cansada)

Forma Afirmativa Forma Negativa Forma Interrogativa

I am I am not (I'm am I?
(I'm) not) no soy, no ¿soy yo?, ¿estoy yo?
soy, estoy
estoy
you are you are not (you are you?
(you're) eres, aren’t) no eres, no ¿eres tú?, ¿estás tú?
estás estás
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he is he is not (he is he?
(he's) él isn’t) él no es, ¿es él?, ¿está él?
es, está no está
She is She is not (she Is she?
(she’s) Ella isn’t) Ella no es, ¿Es ella?, ¿Está ella?
es, está no está
It is It s not (it Is it?
(it’s) isn’t) No es , ¿es?, ¿está?
Es, no está
está
we are we are not (we are we?

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 (we're) aren’t) no somos, ¿somos?, ¿estamos?
somos, no estamos
estamos
you are you are not (you are you?
(you're) son, aren’t) no son, no ¿son?, ¿están?
están están
they are they are not (they are they?
(they're) ellos aren’t) ellos no son, no ¿son, están ellos?
son, están están

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I am venezuelan My puppy is so cute

(soy venezolano) (mi perrito es muy lindo)

You are tall We are in class

Tú eres alto (estamos en clase)

He is a doctor They are

Chinese
(él es doctor) (ellos son
chinos)

She is in Paris (Ella

está en París)

1. Contesta las siguientes preguntas siguiendo el modelo

Are you from Mexico?
No, I’m not from Mexico. I from Venezuela

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1.- Is Machu Picchu in Canada?
No, . It in Peru

2.- Are your friends Mexican?

No, . Italian

3.- Are you an architect?

No, I . a student

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Verbo tobe (pasado)

afirmativo Negati interrogativo

vo
I was I was not (wasn’t) Was I …?
You were You were not (weren’t) Were you …?
He was He was not (wasn’t) Was he …?
She was She was not (wasn’t) Was she …?
It was It was not (wasn’t) Was it …?
We were We were not (weren’t) Were we …?
They were They were not (weren’t) Were they …?

• I was a beautiful baby

(Yo era un hermoso bebé)

 You were in the beach yesterday

(tú estabas en la playa ayer)
 Michael Jordan was a great basketball player
(Michael Jordan era un gran jugador de basketball)
 Sarah was at the party last night

 Mary and were friends in school

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 We were at the movies

 The moon was beautiful last night

 They were children

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Ejercicio
2.- Completa con la forma de verbo to be en presente que corresponda
Ejemplo: I am_ happy. (am- is – are)
1. Dinner on the table.
2. It seven in the morning.
3. I very tired today.
4. Where you from?
5. We in the office today.
6. They happy to see you.
7. We friends!
8. The books on the desk
9. My friend Isabella Italian
10. I in the list?

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Ejercicio
3.- Completa con la forma del verbo to be en pasado que corresponda
Ejemplo: I was_ in my classroom (was - were)
1. My dog small puppy
2. Your birthday party fun.
3. I so tired yesterday
4. The cupcakes delicious
5. Patty and I in class
6. I not in school
7. the movie good? Consejo Comunal El Uveral II

8. My grandfather a teacher
9. Where my books?
10. Peter on vacation

Felicitaciones por culminar el tema, ¡sigue adelante!

Respuestas.
Ejercicio .1. It is not/ is- 2.- they aren’t/ they are-3.- am not/ I am- Ejercicio 2. 1.is- 2. is- 3. am – 4. are- 5. are- 6. are- 7. are-
8. are- 9. is- 10. am- Ejercicio 3. 1-was- 2. Was- 3. Was- 4. Were- 5. Were- 6. Was- 7. Was- 8. Was- 9. Were- 10. was

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