Verbo 'be' Para Principiantes

Verbo 'be' en inglés

¿Qué es el verbo 'be'?

El verbo ‘be’ puede tomar diferentes formas dependiendo del tiempo y del sujeto.

Diferentes formas de 'be'

En el presente, 'be' puede tener tres formas dependiendo del sujeto:

presente

equivalente español

I

am

yo soy/estoy

you

are

tú eres/estás

he/she/it

is

él/ella es/está

we

are

nosotros(as) somos/estamos

you

are

vosotros(as) sois/estáis

they

are

ellos(as) son/están

Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

Ejemplo

I am happy.

Estoy feliz.

She is reading a book.

Ella está leyendo un libro.

We are friends.

Somos amigos.

En el pasado, tiene dos formas dependiendo del sujeto:

pasado

equivalente español

I

was

yo estuve/fui

you

were

tú estuviste/fuiste

he/she/it

was

él/ella estuvo/fue

we

were

nosotros(as) estuvimos/fuimos

you

were

vosotros(as) estuvisteis/fuisteis

they

were

ellos(as) estuvieron/fueron

Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

Ejemplo

He was a teacher.

Fue profesor.

The girls were happy.

Las niñas estuvieron felices.

Preguntas con 'be'

Para formar preguntas usando el verbo ‘be’, cambia el lugar del sujeto y el verbo. Por ejemplo:

Ejemplo

He is an actor. → Is he an actor?

Él es un actor. → ¿Es él un actor?

They are angry. → Are they angry?

Ellos están enojados. → ¿Están ellos enojados?

Negación

Para hacer una oración negativa con el verbo 'be', solo agrega 'not' después del verbo.

Ejemplo

I am studying. → I am not studying.

Estoy estudiando → No estoy estudiando.

She is busy. → She is not busy./She isn't busy.

Ella está ocupada. → Ella no está ocupada.

He was happy to see us. → He was not happy to see us./He wasn’t happy to see us.

Él estuvo feliz de vernos. → Él no estuvo feliz de vernos.

You were a student. → You were not a student./You weren’t a student.

Fuiste estudiante. → No fuiste estudiante.

Quiz:


1.

Which sentence uses the verb "be" in the past tense correctly?

A

I am going to the store.

B

She were happy yesterday.

C

They were excited about the news.

D

He is working late tonight.

2.

Which sentence correctly uses the negative form of the verb "be"?

A

She isn't tired.

B

She not is tired.

C

She tired isn't.

D

She is no tired.

3.

Sort the words to make a question using" be".

?
night
you
were
home
last
4.

Match each part of the sentences with their correct ending.

I
They
He
Are
Is
she home?
you tired?
were angry.
am happy.
is an engineer.
5.

Fill the blanks to complete the story using different forms of "be" in the present and past tense.

Last weekend, I

at the park with my friends. We

having a great time, but suddenly, it started raining. I

feeling well, so I asked my friends, "

you okay?" They replied, "Yes, we

fine, but we should go inside." Later, I

at home, resting and drinking tea.

was
were
are
am

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