VERB TO BE

We use verb to be to express:

Emotions Mood. Locations

Verb to be means:

Estar: es cuando se
Ser: es cuando hablamos manifiesta una condición
de un estado permanente momentanea que depende
del contexto
CÓMO SE CONFORMA EL
VERBO TO BE
• EXISTEN 3 VERBOS:
• AM
• IS
• ARE
AM

ES SINGULAR.

SE UTILIZA CON EL PRONOMBRE

PERSONAL : ( I )

I AM / I’M
IS

SE UTILIZA CON
LOS SIGUIENTES
ES SINGULAR. PRONOMBRES
PERSONALES: SHE
– HE- IT
ARE

• ES PLURAL.
• SE UTILIZA CON LOS PRONOMBRE PERSONALES: YOU-
WE - THEY
Estructuras de oraciones en verbo ser o estar

• Positive:
P.P + AM /IS / ARE +COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLES:
• I AM VERY HAPPY.
• SHE IS IN CLASS
• THEY ARE IN THE LIBRARY.
NEGATIVE:

P.P + AM NOT/ IS
I AM NOT IN
NOT/ ARE NOT + EXAMPLES:
CLASS
COMPLEMENT

WE AREN’T HE ISN’T
ANGRY HUNGRY
 • AM / IS / ARE + P.P + COMPLEMENT + ?
EXAMPLES:
• ARE YOU A GOOD STUDENT?
YES, I AM
NO, I’M NOT
QUESTIONS:
ARE THEY IN THE CAFETERIA?
• YES, THEY ARE
• NO, THEY AREN’T