Verb to be | El verbo to be

To be es un verbo clave en la lengua; desempeña un papel principal en muchos tipos de construcciones, como en todos los demás idiomas europeos (être, en francés; sein, en alemán; ser / estar, en español). Tiene muchos usos y significados, se utiliza como verbo principal y verbo auxiliar. También actúa de manera diferente en oraciones y preguntas negativas.
Vea los siguientes explicaciones.
  • Infinitive: to be 
  • Simple past: was  
  • Past participle: been


VERB TO BE IN PRESENT TENSE
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I am
I am not
Am I?
you are
You are not
Are you?
He is
He is not
Is he?
She is
She is not
Is She?
It is
It is not
Is it?
We are
We are not
Are we?
They are
They are not
Are they?

VERB TO BE CONTRACTED FORMS
Affirmative
Negative
Long form
Short form
Long form
Short form
I am
I’m
I am not
I’m not
you are
You’re
You are not
You’re not
You aren’t
He is
He’s
He is not
He’s not
He isn’t
She is
She’s
She is not
She’s not
She isn’t
It is
It’s
It is not
It’s not
It isn’t
We are
We’re
We are not
We’re not
We aren’t
You are
You’re
You are not
You’re not
You aren’t
They are
They’re
They are not
They’re not
They aren’t

El verbo to be se puede aplicar en las siguientes formas:

Verb to be with a noun | El verbo to be con un nombre:
  • John is my brother.
  • My mother was the priestess in our parish.
  • It is the reason to provide work.
with an adjective | con un adjetivo:
  • The coffee is very hot.
  • The children were good.
  • My son is very patient.
The -ing form in continuous tenses | verbos acabados en -ing para formas continuas
  • We were eating in a restaurant.
  • I was tinkering in the workshop.
  • He had been crying for a long time
Verbs ending -ed to make the passive voice | Verbos terminados en -ed para formar la voz pasiva
  • The restaurant was founded in the last century.
  • That place is called "Death Valley".
  • I was making a lot of work lately.
Verb to be with a prepositional phrase | Verbo to be con una frase preposicional:
  • I am from New Zealand.
  • Your tools are on the shelf.
  • John is at a meeting.
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