 VERB TO BE: SER O ESTAR

I (yo)  AM Examples: I am a teacher / Yo soy una profesora

HE (El) He is a doctor/ Él es un doctor.

SHE (Ella)  IS She is in the park/ Ella está en el parque.
IT (Esto)* It is a bird/ Esto es un pájaro.

WE (Nosotros) We are friends/ Nosotros somos amigos.

YOU (Tu/ Ustedes)  ARE You are at the museum/ Tú o Uds están en el museo.
THEY (Ellos) They are students/ Ellos son estudiantes.

*IT hace referencia a animales, lugares y cosas

1) Complete the sentences / Completa las oraciones

a) She ………… my friend Lucy.

b) I …………. at school.
c) They …………… police officers.
d) Paris ……….. a beautiful city.
e) My dog …………. pretty.
f) My mum ………….. tall.
g) You ………….. my teacher.

2) Traslate the previous sentences into Spanish/ Traduce las oraciones anteriores al
Español
  VERB “TO BE” INTO NEGATIVE/ VERBO “TO BE” EN NEGATIVO

 I  AM NOT Examples: I am not a teacher/ No soy una profesor/a.

 HE/SHE/IT  IS NOT He is not (isn’t) at the park/ Él no está en el parque.

She is not (isn’t) a doctor/ Ella no es una doctora.
It is not (isn’t) my pet/Esta no es mi mascota.

 WE/YOU/THEY  ARE NOT We are not (aren’t) at the cinema/ No estamos en el

cine.
You are not (aren’t) a writer/ Tú no eres una
escritor/a.
They are not (aren’t) funny/ Ellos no son
graciosos/as.

3 ) Pass the following sentences into the negative/ Pasa las oraciones siguientes al negativo
a) Berisso is a big city.
b) My friends are old.
c) He is a football player.
d) I am a secretary.
e) They are at the swimming pool.

 “TO BE” IN QUESTION FORM / “TO BE” EN FORMA DE PREGUNTA

ANSWERS:
 AM I a doctor? Yes, I am/ No, I’m not. (Si, lo soy/No, no lo soy)

 IS HE at the hospital? Yes, he is/No, he isn’t.

IS SHE intelligent? Yes, she is/No, she isn’t.
IS IT a big desk? Yes, it is/No, it isn’t.
 ARE YOU in the South? Yes, I am/ No, I am not.
ARE WE at school? Yes, we are/No, we aren’t.
ARE THEY at the gym? Yes, they are/No, they aren’t.

3) Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative and interrogative form of the
verb TO BE:

a. Sally ………. at the museum.

b. Kevin and John …….. friends.
c. You ……….(not) an astronaut.
d. I ……….. upset.
e. My mum ……….. hungry.
f. Lucy and I …………. In the cinema.
g. ………. She your teacher?
h. ……….. he a good person?
i. ………. You in your house?