VERB TO BE

To BE
El verbo principal en El verbo BE esta
Inglés “BE”, en precedido por TO,
español tiene dos quiere decir que esta
significados: SER y en infinitivo.
ESTAR. Los verbos en
Con sus respectivas infinitivo siempre
conjugaciones. terminan en ar, er, ir.
Use of the verb “TO BE”
PARA HABLAR DE LA EDAD EN INGLÉS:

YO TENGO 20 AÑOS -> Usamos el verbo

TENER

I am 20 years old - > Usamos el verbo

TO BE.
 Subject pronouns
It is a pronoun that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a
sentence.
Es el pronombre que reemplaza al sustantivo como el sujeto de una
oración.

The subject is the person, animal or thing that performs the action of a
verb.
El sujeto es la persona, animal o cosa que realiza la acción de un verbo.
Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UC4RQhGo54

Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0avnWqGxd7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2CO4TvynYA

Practice (tomar los pantallazos)

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/pronouns/personal-subject-write

https://www.english-room.com/grammar/pronouns_1.htm
 SINGULAR PRONOUNS

• I - Yo

• She - ella
• It – eso (objeto, animal, idea, Tercera persona
singular
lugar)
• He - El
 PLURAL PRONOUNS

We • nosotros

• ellos, ellas,
They esos, esas.
Tercera persona
plural
SINGULAR AND PLURAL

You • Tu, usted, ustedes.

Subject pronouns
I
Yo
YOU
Usted/ tu
HE
El
SHE
Ella
IT Eso
WE Nosotros
YOU Ustedes
THEY Ellos – ellas
VERB to BE - Conjugation
I am
• Yo soy – YO estoy
YOU are
• Tu ERES - ESTAS/usted es – esta
HE is
• Él es o ÉL esta
SHE is
• Ella es o ELLA esta
IT is • Eso es o esta
WE are • Nosotros somos o estamos
YOU are • Ustedes son o están
THEY are • Ellos/ellas son o están
AFFIRMATIVE Contractions – short form
I am I’m
YOU are YOU’re

HE is HE’s

SHE is SHE’s
IT is IT’s
WE are WE’re
YOU are YOU’re

THEY are THEY’re

NEGATIVE Contractions – short form
I am NOT I’m not
YOU are NOT YOU areN’T
HE is NOT HE isN’T
SHE is NOT SHE isN’T
IT is NOT IT isN’T
WE are NOT WE areN’T
YOU are NOT YOU areN’T
THEY are NOT THEY areN’T
 VERB to BE - FORM
AFFIRMATIVE sentences
Subject pronoun OR noun + verb to BE conjugated + complement.

Example: My teacher is the best.

- Alejandra is my teacher
- They’re happy.
 VERB to BE - FORM

NEGATIVE
Subject pronoun OR noun + verb to BE conjugated + NOT + complement

Example: My teacher isN’T the best.

- You aren’t my teacher
- They are not happy
- They are not here.
 VERB to BE - FORM

QUESTION
verb to BE conjugated + Subject pronoun OR noun + complement + ?

Example: Is my teacher the best?

- Is Alejandra my teacher ?
- They’re happy. --- Are they happy?
 VERB to BE - FORM

ANSWER
Example: - They’re happy. --- Are they happy?

CONCRETE YES NO
SHORT ANSWER YES, THEY ARE. NO, THEY AREN’T.
LONG ANSWER YES, THEY ARE HAPPY NO, THEY AREN’T HAPPY