verb to be

VERB TO BE PAOLA ANDREA ARENAS BETANCUR

MANUELA ELEJALDE OCAMPO

USES AS REGULAR VERB: Serves to give

information on the subject. It expresses the age, height, measure,

weight, form and color.

Examples: a) I am twenty years old. b) I am 10 kilos heavier than you.c) It is 15 metres long.d) His eyes are blue.

TO EXPRESS SENSATIONS: It is equivalent to the verb to have in spanish.

Example:I am hungry.

TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERIC TIME: It is equivalent to the verb to do in spanish.

Example: It is sunny.

AS AUXILIARY VERB:

To the form constant or progressive times. Examples: a) I am working.b) I was workin.

To form the passive voice.Example: English is spoken here.

Be + infinitive to give orders of impersonal form or to commuunicate plans.

Examples: a) You are to help me before you leave.b) The Prime Minister is to visit Japan next

week.

Be+ going as way of expressing future. It is translated like to go to, to be on the verge of, to have the intention of…

Examples:a) I am going to do it b) I was going to do it

GRAMMATICAL RULESAFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT SIMPLE PRESENT

FORM CUTS

SPANISH

I AM I´M YO SOY

YOU ARE YOU´RE TU ERES

HE IS HE´S EL ES

SHE IS SHE´S ELLA ES

IT IS IT´S ES

WE ARE WE´RE NOSOTROS SOMOS

THEY ARE THEY´RE ELLOS SON

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT SIMPLE PRESENT

FORM CUTS

SPANISH

I AM NOT I´M NOT YO NO SOY

YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN´T

TU NO ERES

HE IS NOT HE ISN´T EL NO ES

SHE IS NOT SHE ISN´T ELLA NO ES

IT IS NOT IT ISN´T NO ES

WE ARE NOT WE AREN´T

NOSOTROS NO SOMOS

THEY ARE NOT THEY AREN´T

ELLOS NO SON

INTERROGATIIVE

SIMPLE PRESENT SPANISH

AM I? YO SOY?

ARE YOU? TU ERES?

IS HE? EL ES?

IS SHE? ELLA ES?

IS IT? ES?

ARE WE? NOSOSTROS SOMOS?

ARE THEY? ELLOS SON?

FORMSAFFIRMATIVE FORM(Subject+verb+complement)I am in LondonShe is beautiful

NEGATIVE FORM(Subject+verb+not+complement)I am not in LondonShe is not beautiful

INTERROGATIVE FORM(Verb+subject+complement)Am I in London? Is she beautiful?