AccediIl Verbo 'Be' Per Principianti
Cos'è il Verbo 'To Be'?
Il verbo ‘to be’ può assumere forme diverse in base al tempo e al soggetto.
Diverse Forme di 'To Be'
Al tempo presente, 'to be' può avere tre forme in base al soggetto:
presente | equivalente italiano | |
|---|---|---|
I | am | sono/sto |
you | are | sei/stai |
he/she/it | is | è/sta |
we | are | siamo/stiamo |
you | are | siete/state |
they | are | sono/stanno |
I am happy.
Sono felice.
We are friends.
Siamo amici.
She is reading a book.
Lei sta leggendo un libro.
Al tempo passato, 'to be' ha due forme in base al soggetto:
passato | equivalente italiano | |
|---|---|---|
I | was | ero |
you | were | eri |
he/she/it | was | era |
we | were | eravamo |
you | were | eravate |
they | were | erano |
He was a teacher.
Lui era un insegnante.
They were angry at me.
Loro erano arrabbiati con me.
Domande con ‘To Be’
Per formare domande utilizzando il verbo ‘to be’, cambia il posto del soggetto e del verbo. Per esempio:
He is an actor. → Is he an actor?
Lui è un attore. → È un attore?
They are angry. → Are they angry?
Loro sono arrabbiati. → Sono arrabbiati?
We were home last night → Were you home last night?
Eravamo a casa ieri sera → Eravate a casa ieri sera?
Negazione
Per fare una frase negativa con il verbo 'to be', basta aggiungere 'not' dopo di esso.
I am studying → I am not studying.
Sto studiando → Non sto studiando.
She is busy. → She is not busy./She isn't busy.
Lei è occupata. → Lei non è occupata.
He was happy to see us. → He was not happy to see us./He wasn’t happy to see us.
Lui era felice di vederci. → Lui non era felice di vederci.
You were a student. → You were not a student./You weren’t a student.
Eri uno studente. → Non eri uno studente.
Quiz:
Which sentence uses the verb "be" in the past tense correctly?
I am going to the store.
She were happy yesterday.
They were excited about the news.
He is working late tonight.
Which sentence correctly uses the negative form of the verb "be"?
She isn't tired.
She not is tired.
She tired isn't.
She is no tired.
Sort the words to make a question using" be".
Match each part of the sentences with their correct ending.
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.
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