TO BE

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

Affirmative Negative Affirmative Negative
I am I am not / I’m not I was I was not / wasn’t
(Yo soy/ yo estoy) (Yo era / yo estaba)
You are You are not / aren’t You were You were not / weren’t
(Tú eras / estabas)
He is He is not / isn’t He was He was not / wasn’t
(É l era / estaba)
She is She is not / isn’t She was She was not / wasn’t
(Ella era / estaba)
It is It is not / isn’t It was It was not / wasn’t
(Ello era / estaba)
We are We are not / aren’t We were We were not / weren’t
(Nosotros
éramos/está bamos)
You are You are not / aren’t You were You were not / weren’t
(Vosotros érais /
está bais)
They are They are not / They were They were not /
aren’t (Ellos eran / estaban) weren’t

TO BE
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
Affirmative Negative Affirmative Negative
I am I am not / I’m not I was I was not / wasn’t
(Yo soy/ yo estoy) (Yo era / yo estaba)
You are You are not / aren’t You were You were not / weren’t
(Tú eras / estabas)
He is He is not / isn’t He was He was not / wasn’t
(É l era / estaba)
She is She is not / isn’t She was She was not / wasn’t
(Ella era / estaba)
It is It is not / isn’t It was It was not / wasn’t
(Ello era / estaba)
We are We are not / aren’t We were We were not / weren’t
(Nosotros
éramos/está bamos)
You are You are not / aren’t You were You were not / weren’t
(Vosotros érais /
está bais)
They are They are not / They were They were not /
aren’t (Ellos eran / estaban) weren’t