VERBO "TO BE" EN INGLÉS
(10 Tarjetas detalladas sobre la formación, usos y diversos significados del verbo "to be")
Afirmativa: Presente
I am (I'm)
You are (You're)
He/She/It is (He's/She's/It's)
We are (We're)
You are (You're)
They are (They're)
Ejemplo: "I'm happy" (Estoy feliz).
Negativa: Presente
I am not (I'm not / I ain't)
You are not (You aren't)
He/She/It is not (He/She/It isn't)
We are not (We're not / We aren't)
You are not (You aren't)
They are not (They aren't)
Ejemplo: "She isn't ready" (Ella no está lista).
Interrogativa: Presente
Invierte el sujeto y el verbo "to be":
Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she/it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
Ejemplo: "Are they ready?" (¿Están listos?)
Afirmativa: Pasado
I was
You were
He/She/It was
We were
You were
They were
Ejemplo: "We were happy" (Estábamos felices).
Negativa: Pasado
I was not (I wasn't)
You were not (You weren't)
He/She/It was not (He/She/It wasn't)
We were not (We weren't)
You were not (You weren't)
They were not (They weren't)
Ejemplo: "They weren't at home" (No estaban en casa).
Interrogativa: Pasado
Invierte el sujeto y el verbo:
Was I?
Were you?
Was he/she/it?
Were we?
Were you?
Were they?
Ejemplo: "Were they happy?" (¿Estaban felices?)
Significados Múltiples
El verbo "to be" tiene diversos significados según el contexto:
• Identidad: "I am a doctor."
• Estado: "He is tired."
• Edad: "She is 30 years old."
• Temperatura: "It is cold today."
• Ubicación: "We are at the park."
Inglés Informal
En el habla cotidiana se usan contracciones:
"I'm", "You're", "He's/She's/It's", "We're", "They're".
Ejemplo: "I'm ready" (Estoy listo).
Ubicación y Condición
"To be" se usa para indicar dónde está algo o alguien y para describir su estado:
Ejemplo: "We are at home" (Estamos en casa) o "The soup is hot" (La sopa está caliente).
Resumen y Consejos
• Practica las formas afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas tanto en presente como en pasado.
• Usa contracciones para un habla más natural en contextos informales.
• Observa los distintos usos de "to be" según el contexto: identidad, estado, edad, ubicación, etc.
• Escucha y lee ejemplos en inglés para reforzar su uso correcto.