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Sumario EXPLICACIÓN VERBO TO BE
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Explicación/resumen sobre los usos y estructura del verbo To Be (ser o estar) en inglés. Incluye ejemplos y "tips" para diferenciarlo respecto a otros tiempos verbales.
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Anna’s English CourseVERBO TO BE
El verbo TO BE se utiliza como verbo principal para mostrar el estado o las características
de alguien o algo, es decir, cómo es o cómo está algo o alguien (verbo ser o estar).
También, puede ser usado como auxiliar junto a otro verbo y es el único verbo que se
conjuga de forma especial.
STRUCTURE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
subject + am (I), is (he, subject + am not (I), is not am (I), is (he, she, it) or are
she, it) or are (he, she, it) or are not + subject + ?
I am I am not am I
You are You are not / aren’t are You
He is He is not / isn’t is He
She is She is not / isn’t is She
?
It is It is not / isn’t is It
We are We are not / aren’t are We
You are You are not /aren’t are You
They are They are not / aren’t are They
PAY ATTENTION!
En la negativa, lo más común es usar la forma contraída aren’t o isn’t en lugar de are not
o is not pero en registros orales o escritos formales como ámbitos académicos, laborales
o públicos se usa la forma completa.
EXAMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE
• I am intelligent (Yo soy inteligente)
• He is at home (Él está en casa)
NEGATIVE
• I am not at the park (No estoy en el parque)
• Peter isn’t hungry (Peter no está hambriento)
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