VERB TO BE (ser o estar) El verbo to be es uno de los verbos ms importante en ingls, ya que se utiliza en numerosas situaciones cotidianas y frases

hechas. Tambin es un verbo que se caracteriza por su irregularidad. A continuacin vamos a considerar su estructura teniendo en cuenta los distintos sujetos/personas que nos podemos encontrar y sus tres formas, afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa:

Estructura:

Affirmative form I am / m You are / re She is / s He is / s It is / s We are / re You are / re They are / re

Negative form I am not / m not

Interrogative form Am I tall?

Short answer

Yes, I am / No, I am not Yes, you are / No, you are not Yes, she is / No, she is not Yes, he is / No , he is not Yes, it is / No, it is not Yes, we are / No, we are not Yes, you are / No, you are not Yes, they are / No, they are not

You are not / Are you tall? arent She is not / isnt Is she tall? He is not / isnt It is not / isnt Is he tall? Is it tall?

We are not / Are we tall? arent You are not / Are you tall? arent They are not / Are they tall? arent

Situaciones en las que se utiliza el verbo to be:

1. Preguntar y decir la edad: How old are you? I am twenty-seven years old. / I am twenty-seven. 2. Preguntar y decir de dnde es una persona: Where are you from? I am from Valencia.
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3. Para preguntar y decir cmo est una persona: How are you? Im fine, thanks! 4. Para preguntar y decir la hora: What time is it? Its half past eleven. 5. Para preguntar y decir el precio o coste de las cosas: How much is it? Its 5. 6. Para preguntar y decir dnde est una persona o cosa: Where is my mobile? Its on the table 7. Para preguntar y decir el tiempo que hace: What is the weather like? Its sunny.