Aprende cuando y como usar el verbo to be en ingles By Equipo académico, British Council Colombia 10 de Abril de 2021 19:28 Comparte esto To beCuando estas aprendiendo inglés, uno de los temas mas importantes es conocer todo sobre el verbo to be, desde sus significados hasta sus conjugaciones. Su uso correcto es la clave para entender el contexto de lo que lees, escuchas y escribes. En este articulo te ensefiaremos de forma facil a reconocerlo y emplearlo adecuadamente. El verbo to be y sus significados Para entender los significados que puede tener el verbo to be, debes aprender que todo depende del contexto en el que se encuentre, es decir, que segtin la forma en la que se emplee, este puede representar alguno de los siguientes conceptos: 1. Ser | Por ejemplo: She is tall = Ella es alta 2. Estar | Por ejemplo: He is ill = El esta enfermo 3. Haber | Por ejemplo: Is there a chemical reaction? = gHay una reaccién quimica? Como usar el verbo to be en inglés? Ahora que sabemos cuales pueden ser los significados del verbo to be, hablemos de los dos usos mas frecuentes. Uso del Verbo to be Principalmente funciona para declarar acciones o estados que afectan al sujeto de la oracién, sin importar el tiempo en que se encuentre. Jam Italian Soy italiano She was a student Ella era una estudiante Uso del Verbo auxiliar to be Al usarse acompafiado de otros verbos, expresa estados o acciones que ocurren en ese momento o en cierto lapso de tiempo. Entonces es cuando se utiliza -ing en el verbo principal. She is waiting Ella est esperandoComo conjugar el verbo to be? En las siguientes tablas encontrards las conjugaciones para los diferentes tiempos y formas del verbo to be, ademas de un ejemplo para cada uno. Afirmativa lam You are He is She is Itis We are They are Verbo to be en presente Negativa 1am not You are not He is not She is not Itis not We are not They are not Ejemplos del verbo to be en presente: + She is sad = Ella esta triste + Itis not your classroom = No es tu salén de clase + Are they ready? dEstan listos? Interrogativa Am |? Are you? Is he? Is she? is it? Are we? Are they?Verbo to be en pasado simple Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Iwas Iwas not Was |? You were You were not Were you? He was He was not Was he? She was She was not Was she? twas It was not Was it? We were We were not Were we? They were They were not Were they? Oraciones con el verbo to be en pasado: + He was with you = Elestaba contigo + Itwas not that bad = No fue tan malo + Were they happy together? = {Fueron felices juntos? Verbo to be en futuro simple Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Will be | will not be Will | be? You will be You will not be Will you be?Afirmativa He will be She will be It will be We will be They will be Verbo to be en futuro simple Negativa He will not be She will not be It will not be We will not be They will not be Oraciones con ejemplos del verbo to be en futuro: + She will be a great wife = Ella serd una gran esposa + We will not be friends again = No seremos amigos otra vez + Will it be possible? Afirmativa Ihave been You have been He has been She has been = zSerd posible? Verbo to be en presente perfecto Negativa Ihave not been You have not been He has not been She has not been Interrogativa Will he be? Will she be? Will it be? Will we be? Will they be? Interrogativa Have I been? Have you been? Has he been? Has she been?Verbo to be en presente perfecto Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Ithas been Ithas not been Has it been? We have been We have not been Have we been? They have been They have not been Have they been? Por ejemplo: + [have been alone for 2 years = He estado solo por 2 afios « He has not been invited to the party = El no ha sido invitado a la fiesta + Have they been informed? = Han sido informados? Verbo to be en pasado perfecto Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa ihad been Thad not been Had | been? You had been You had not been Had you been? He had been He had not been Had he been? She had been She had not been Had she been? Ithad been It had not been Had it been? We had been We had not been Had we been?Verbo to be en pasado perfecto Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa They had been They had not been Had they been? Las oraciones del verbo to be en pasado perfecto siempre tendran un complemento para brindar contexto. Por ejemplo: + I had been engaged for 6 months until she ran away = Habia estado comprometido por 6 meses hasta que ella huy + Ithad not been an easy decision but it is done = No habia sido una decisién facil de tomar pero ya esta hecha + Had they been with him before the accident? = ~Habian estado con él antes del accidente? Verbo to be en futuro perfecto Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa | will have been I will not have been Will | have been? You will have been You will not have been Will you have been? He will have been He will not have been Will he have been? She will have been She will not have been Will she have been? It will have been It will not have been Will it have been? We will have been We will not have been Will we have been?Verbo to be en futuro perfecto Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa They will have been They will not have been Will they have been? Estas oraciones tienen como especialidad describir acciones o situaciones que ocurren una después de otra. Por ejemplo: + He will have been promoted before the end of the week = El habra sido promovido antes del fin de semana + The ship will have been gone before they get to board it = El barco se habra ido antes que ellos logren abordarlo + Will they have been ready by the end of the month? = ;Se habran preparado para fin de mes? Verbo to be en condicional Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa | would be | would not be Would | be? You would be You would not be Would you be? He would be He would not be Would he be? She would be She would not be Would she be? It would be It would not be Would it be? We would be We would not be Would we be?Verbo to be en condicional Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa They would be They would not be Would they be? Oraciones con el verbo to be en condicional: + I would be happy to help = Estaria feliz de ayudar + It would not be a problem = Eso no seria un problema + Would she be my friend? = Ella seria mi amiga? Verbo to be en condicional perfecto Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa | would have been | would not have been Would | have been? You would have been You would not have been Would you have been? He would have been He would not have been Would he have been? She would have been She would not have been Would she have been? It would have been It would not have been Would it have been? We would have been We would not have been Would we have been? They would have been They would not have been Would they have been?Por ejemplo: + I would have been cooking everyday if they had paid me well = Habria estado cocinando todos los dias si me hubieran pagado bien We would not have been late if it wasn't my fault = No habriamos llegado tarde si no fuera mi culpa Would they have been here for a long time if they hadn't had an emergency? = ;Habrian estado aqui por mucho tiempo si no hubieran tenido una emergencia? 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