verb to be
DESCRIPTION
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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?