VERB TO BE

¿Qué es el Verbo To Be y qué significa?

Este verbo es una palabra que en presente tiene dos significados SER y ESTAR. Esto causa algunos
problemas a los hablantes del español que desean aprender inglés. Para ejemplificar sus dos 2
significados observa los siguientes ejemplos:

Ejemplo 1:

I am from Canada / Soy de Canadá

Ejemplo 2:

I am in Canada / Estoy en Canadá

Se conjuga de la siguiente manera:

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT SUBJECT + VERB + NOT + VERB + SUBJECT +
COMPLEMENT COMPLEMENT +
I am… I am not… Am I…?
You are… You aren’t… Are you…?
He/She/It is… He/She/It isn’t… Is he/she/it…?
We/You/They are… We/You/They aren’t… Are we/you/they…?

EJEMPLOS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I AM A TEACHER. I AM NOT A TEACHER. AM I A TEACHER?
YOU ARE A STUDENT. YOU ARE NOT A STUDENT ARE YOU A STUDENT?
HE IS MY BROTHER. HE IS NOT MY BROTHER. IS HE MY BROTHER?
SHE IS MY SISTER. SHE IS NOT MY SISTER. IS SHE MY SISTER?
IT IS SUNNY. IT IS NOT SUNNY. IS IT SUNNY?
WE ARE FRIENDS. WE AREN’T FRIENDS. ARE WE FRIENDS?
YOU ARE HAPPY. YOU AREN’T HAPPY. ARE YOU HAPPY?
THEY ARE IN THE HOUSE. THEY AREN’T IN THE HOUSE ARE THEY IN THE HOUSE?
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ACTIVIDAD 1
Completa la siguiente tabla escribiendo el tipo de oración faltante
(afirmativo, negativo e interrogativo). UTILIZA LA MISMA ORACIÓN PARA
CADA FILA. PON ATENCIÓN A LOS SIGUIENTES EJEMPLOS:
AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
Juan is a teacher. Juan is not a teacher. Is Juan a teacher?
It is rainy. It is not rainy. Is it rainy?

AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am a student.
You are not Michel.
Is he my friend?
She ispretty.
It is not my dog.
Are we classmates?
You are neighbors
They are not my family.
Is it Sunday?
We are angry.
They are not hungry.
Am I alone?
Mary is my aunt.
Peter is not my uncle.
Are they relatives?
Paco and Mike are
brothers.