Verbo TO BE

1. To Be como ser o estar

We are students.
Nosotros somos estudiantes. Paul is at University.
Paul está en la universidad.
Tiempos verbales
Presente simple
Pronombre personal Afirmativo
 I  am (yo soy, yo estoy)
 You  are (tú eres, tú estás)
 He  is (él es, él está)
 She  is (ella es, ella está)
 It  is (esto es, esto está)
 You  are (ustedes son, están)
 We  are (nosotros somos, estamos)
 They  are (ellos/ellas son, están)
Presente simple: afirmativo

Contracción Ejemplos Traducción

I am = I'm I'm an English student Soy un estudiante de inglés

You are = you're You're my best friend Tú eres mi mejor amigo

He is = he's He's out of the town Él está fuera de la ciudad.

She is = she's She's in England right now Ella está en Inglaterra ahora mismo.

It is = it's It's time to go Es tiempo de irse

We are = we're We’re here Nosotros estamos acá.

You are = you're You're players of this game Ustedes son jugadores de este partido

They’re members of our team. Ellos son miembros de nuestro equipo.

They are = they're
Presente simple

Forma Negativa Forma contraída Forma Interrogativa

I am not I'm not Am I a student?
You are not you're not / you aren't Are you my best friend?
He is not he's not / he isn't Is he out of the town?
She is not she's not / she isn't Where is she?
It is not it's not / it isn't What time is it?
We are not we're not / we aren't Where are you?
You are not you're not / you aren't Are you players of this game?
They are not They’re not/ They aren’t Are you members of our team?
Pasado simple

Afirmativo Negativo Contracción Interrogativo

I was a student. I was not I wasn’t Was I …?

You were in my cass. You were not You weren’t Were you…?

He was out of the town. He was not He wasn’t Was he…?

She was in England. She was not She wasn’t Was she…?

It was a good time. It was not It wasn’t Was it …?

You were part of the team. You were not You weren’t Were you …?

We were there. We were not We weren’t Where were you?

They were the best players They were not They weren’t Who were they?
Pasado simple

Ejemplo:
 Pedestrian accidents were common in 2010.
 Los accidentes de peatones eran/ fueron communes en 2010.
Futuro simple

Afirmativo Negativo contracción Interrogativo

I Will be a student. I will not be I won’t be Will I be …?

You will be in my cass. You will not be You won’t be Will you be…?

He will be out of the town. He will not be He won’t be Will he be…?

She will be in England. She will not be She won’t be Will she be…?

It will be a good time. It will not be It won’t be Will it be…?

You will be part of the team. You will not be You won’t be Will you be part…?

We will be there. We will not be We won’t be Where will you be?

They will be the best players They will not be They won’t be Who will be the best?
Futuro simple

Ejemplo:
 We won’t (will not) be ready
until Summer.
 (Nosotros) no estaremos listos
hasta el Verano.
Condicional simple

Afirmativo Negativo contracción Interrogativo

I would/ I’d be a student. I would not be I wouldn’t be Would I be …?

You would/ You’d be in my cass. You would not be You wouldn’t be Would you be…?

He would/ He’d be out of the town. He would not be He wouldn’t be Would he be…?

She would/ She’d be in England. She would not be She wouldn’t be Would she be…?

It would/ It’d be a good time. It would not be It wouldn’t be Would it be…?

You would/You’d be part of the You would not be You wouldn’t be Would you be part…?
team.
We would/ We’d be there. We would not be We wouldn’t be Where would you be?

They would/ They’d be the best They would not They wouldn’t be Who would be the best?
players be
Condicional simple

Ejemplo:
 Metropolitan network would not/
wouldn’t be for municipal services.
 La red metropolitana no sería para
servicios municipales.
Presta mucha atención

Futuro simple Condicional simple

 It will be an important step.  It would be an important step.
 Será un paso importante.  Sería un paso importante
2. Diferentes traducciones del
verbo TO BE
1. Traducción como ser

inglés español
 Technology is necessary.  La tecnología es necesaria.
 Education was essential.  La educación fue/era necesaria.
2. Traducción como estar.

inglés español
 The computers were in the lab.  Las computadoras
estuvieron/estaban en el
laboratorio.
3. Traducción como tener
inglés
 She is two years old.
 They are afraid of dogs.
 The new road is one kilometer
long.
 They were cold and hungry.
español
 (Ella) tiene dos años de edad.
 (Ellos) tienen miedo de los perros.
 La nueva carretera tiene un
kilómetro de largo.
 (Ellos) tenían frío y hambre.
4.Traducciones especiales

inglés español
 It was five pesos.  Costó cinco pesos.
 They are ten pesos.  Cuestan / valen diez pesos.
 She is always late.  Ella siempre llega tarde.
 Tommy was early.  Tommy llegó temprano.
5. Verbo be + infinitivo (= to + base)

inglés español
 They are to refurbish the lab.  (Ellos) tienen que / deben
remodelar el laboratorio.
6. Verbo be+about + infinitivo (= to +
base)

inglés español
 They were about to modify the  (Ellos) estuvieron/estaban por
coding standards. renovar los estándares de
codificación.
 (Ellos) estuvieron/estaban a punto
de renovar los estándares de
codificación.
PRÁCTICA

 The program evaluation is essential

La evaluación del programa es esencial.

 The program evaluation was essential.

La evaluación del programa era/ fue esencial.

 The program evaluation will not be essential.

La evaluación del programa no será esencial.

 The program evaluation would be essential.

La evaluación del programa sería esencial.