Close Window: I Am You Are He Is She Is It Is We Are You Are They Are

"BE" PRESENTE: AFIRMATIVO
USO:
Para conectar el sujeto con el resto de la sentencia.
FORMA:
am, is, are (en el the Present Tense)
[SUBJECT + BE + REST OF SENTENCE]
I
You
He
She
It
am
are
is
is
is
We
You
They
are
are
are
EJEMPLOS:
"My name is Maurice."
"I am your waiter."
"We are hungry."
Close Window
"BE" PRESENTE: NEGATIVO

USO:
Hacer una sentencia negativa
FORMA:
Agregar "not" despues del verbo "BE".
[SUJETO + BE + NOT + RESTO DE LA SENTENCIA]
I
You
She
He
It
am not
are not
is not
is not
is not
We
You
They
are not
are not
are not
EJEMPLOS:
"This dress is not my size."
"They are not happy."
Close Window
"BE" PRESENT: WH-QUESTIONS
USE:
Realizar preguntas que comiencen con estas palabras de interrogacin:
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.
FORM:
[INTERROGATIVO + BE + SUJETO + RESTO]
NOTA: el sujeto y el verbo cambian de lugar.
They are at work.
Are they at work?
Where are they? (Wh-Question)

EXAMPLES:
"Who is she?"
"Where are they?"
"When are they leaving?"
"What is your cat's name?"
"Why is Carol smiling?"
Close Window
"BE" PRESENTE: PREGUNTAS SI/NO
USO:
Realizar preguntas cuya respuesta sea "yes" o "not".
.
FORMA:
El sujeto y el verbo cambian de lugar.
Afirmativa:
Pregunta Si/No:
Afirmativa:
Pregunta Si/No:
They are at work.

Are they at work?
That store is expensive.
Is that store expensive?
EJEMPLOS:
"Are you angry?"
"Is Bob in France?"
"BE" PRESENTE: CONTRACCIONES
USO:
Unir el sujeto y la forma de "BE" y convertirlos en una palabra. Se utiliza en conversacin.
FORMA:
FORMAS AFIRMATIVAS
Regular Form
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
Contracted Form
I'm
You're
He's
She's
It's
We are
You are
They are
We're
You're
They're
FORMAS NEGATIVAS
Forma regular
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
Forma contraida
I'm not
You're not
He's not
She's not
It's not
You aren't
He isn't
She isn't
It isn't
We are not
You are not
They are not
We're not
You're not
They're not
We aren't
You aren't
They aren't
EJEMPLOS:
"Who's next?"
"I'm next!"
"No, you aren't. We'renext!"
"BE" PRESENTE: RESPUESTAS CORTAS
USO:
Para responder a una pregunta si/no.
n.
FORM:
[SI + SUJETO + BE]
(nunca con contracciones)

[NO + SUJETO + BE + NOT]
(con frecuencia con contracciones)
AFIRMATIVO
Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he is.
Yes, she is.
Yes, it is.
Yes, we are.
Yes, you are.
Yes, they are.
NEGATIVO
No, I'm not.
No, you're not.
No, he's not.
No, it's not.
No, you aren't.

No, he isn't.
No, it isn't.
No, we're not.

No, you're not.
No, they're not.
No, we aren't.
No, you aren't.
No, they aren't.
EJEMPLOS:
"Is this your dog?"
"Yes, it is."
"Is this your dog?"
"No, it isn't."
Close Window
"BE" PRESENT: TAG QUESTIONS
USE:
Se utiliza para realizar una pregunta s/no cuando ya se espera una determinada
respuesta.
FORM:
Aadir una pregunta corta de dos palabras al final de la frase.
Si se espera un "s":
[ORACIN AFIRMATIVA + BE + N'T + SUJETO]
Si se espera un "no":
[ORACIN NEGATIVA + BE + SUJETO]
EXAMPLES:
3
"Today is your birthday, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is."(Se espera que la respuesta sea "s".)
"Today isn't your birthday, is it?"
"No, it isn't."(Se espera que la respuesta sea "no".)
"BE" PRESENT
USE:
To connect the subject with the rest of the sentence.
EXAMPLES:
"Are you the manager?"
"No, I'm not. She's the manager."
AFFIRMATIVE
FORM:
[SUBJECT
+ BE + REST OF SENTENCE]
I
You
He/She/It
am
are
is
at home.
pretty.
here.
We/You/They
are
at school.
EXAMPLE:
"I am tired."
NEGATIVE
FORM:
[SUBJECT
+ BE + NOT+ REST OF SENTENCE]
I
You
She/He/It
am not
are not
is not
tired.
nice.
here.
We/You/They
are not
at work.
EXAMPLE:
"We are not hungry."
POSITIVE CONTRACTIONS
I'm here.
You're here.
He's/She's/It's here.
We're/You're/They're here.
NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS
I'm not here.

You're not here.
He's not here.
She's not here.
It's not here.
You arn't here.

He isn't here.
She isn't here.
It isn't here.
We're not here.

You're not here.
They're not here.
We aren't here.
You aren't here.
They aren't here.
EXAMPLE:
Frank isn't at home today.
Frank's not at work today.
YES/NO QUESTIONS
USE:
To ask questions that need an answer of "yes" or "no". The subject and the verb "BE" change places.
Statement:
He is at home.
Yes/No Question: Is heat home?
Statement:
They are at work now.
Yes/No Question: Are they at work now?
EXAMPLE:
"Are you in the living room?"
POSITIVE SHORT ANSWERS
USE:
To give a positive answer to a yes/no question (never used with contractions).
FORM:
[YES + SUBJECT + BE]
Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, we/you/they are.
NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
USE:
To give a negative answer to a yes/no question (often used with contractions).
FORM:
[NO + SUBJECT + BE + N'T]
No, I'm not
No, you're not.
No, he's not.
No, it's not.
No, you aren't.

No, he isn't.
No, it isn't.
No, we're not.

No, you're not.
No, they're not.
No, we aren't.
No, you aren't.
No, they aren't.
EXAMPLE:
"Are you tired today?"
"No, I'm not."
WH-QUESTIONS
USE:
To ask questions that begin with these question words:
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.
FORM: [QUESTION WORD + BE + SUBJECT + REST]
NOTE: The subject and verb change places.
They are at work now.
Are they at work now?
Where are they now? (WH-Question)
EXAMPLE: "What is his name?"
TAG QUESTIONS
USE:
To ask a yes/no question when a certain answer is already expected. Add a short, two-word question-tag to the end of the
statement.
FORM:
If "yes" is expected:
[AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + BE + N'T + SUBJECT]
If "no" is expected:
[NEGATIVE SENTENCE + BE + SUBJECT]
EXAMPLES:
"You are tired, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am."
"He isn't at work, is he?"
"No, he isn't."
Close Window

Close Window: I Am You Are He Is She Is It Is We Are You Are They Are

Uploaded by

Close Window: I Am You Are He Is She Is It Is We Are You Are They Are

Uploaded by

"BE" PRESENTE: AFIRMATIVO

"BE" PRESENTE: NEGATIVO

Where are they? (Wh-Question)

They are at work.

(nunca con contracciones)

No, you aren't.

No, we're not.

"Today is your birthday, isn't it?"

+ BE + NOT+ REST OF SENTENCE]

I'm not here.

You arn't here.

We're not here.

No, you aren't.

No, we're not.

You might also like