Ingles I - UNIVERSIDAD TECNÓLOGICA NACIONAL Facultad Regional Tucumán -Prof.

Edith Dufour

VERB “TO BE” Significa SER o ESTAR

Se divide en 3:
AM IS ARE
I She He It You They We

• To be es uno de los verbos auxiliares en inglés junto con do, have, will, etc.
• To be sirve para dar información sobre el sujeto (edad, nombre, estado de ánimo,
personalidad) “ I am a student/28 years old/ fine/ Gabriela/responsible)
• To be se usa de auxiliar en tiempos verbales, por ejemplo: Presente/Pasado continuo
(present/past continuous) “I am learning” (Presente Continuo)
Lets’s see the types of sentences…

❖ Full sería la oración formal, cómo se la escribe formalmente en un comunicado, en cartas,

ensayos.
Example: She is a student/ They are students (full form)
❖ Short sería una escritura informal, mayormente entre amigos, en mails, mensajes de
whatsapp, etc.
Example: She’s a student/ They’re students (contracted form)
❖ Para responder una pregunta se utiliza el verbo con la que comienza la pregunta en la
mayoría de los casos
Example: IS she a doctor? YES, SHE IS // NO, SHE ISN’T

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE
Subject + verb TO BE + Complement
SHE IS A TECHNICIAN
NEGATIVE SENTENCE
Subject + verb TO BE + NOT + Complement
SHE IS NOT A TECHNICIAN
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
verb TO BE + Subejct + Complement
IS SHE A TECHNICIAN?
 Ingles I - UNIVERSIDAD TECNÓLOGICA NACIONAL Facultad Regional Tucumán -Prof. Edith Dufour

LET’S WORK!
COMPLETE… ARE, IS or AM?

1. She _____ a technician

2. They ______ students at the UTN

3. I ____ a very good professional
4. He _____ the person in charge of the office
5. We ____ in a factory now
6. Moira and I _____ checking the room
7. The supplies _____ on their way

MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES and TRANSLATE (haz oraciones negativas y traduce)

1. Laura is my boss ------- Laura isn’t my boss------ (Laura es mi jefa/ Laura no es mi jefa)

2. The workers are in the hall------

3. My helmet is black and white--------

4. The walls are thin ------------

5. My exam is very difficult-------

6. My Friends and I are students at the UTN------

7. The table is near the window-------

8. The instructions are very simple------

9. In the building, people are safe-----

10. The exit is far---------