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Verb to be
VERB TO BE
(Present simple)
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🌻The present simple is the most common form of this verb. We use it to speak in the present tense. In the following table, you will find the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the verb To be in present simple.
🌻The structure of the verb To Be in the present simple is as follows:
- Affirmative / afirmativa = sujeto + To be
- Negative / negativa= sujeto + To be + not
- Interrogative / interrogativa = To be + sujeto
☺ Affirmative / afirmativo
- I am = Yo soy / estoy
- You are = Tú eres / estás
- He is = Él es / está
- She is = Ella es / está
- It is = es / está
- We are = Nosotros somos / estamos
- You are = Vosotros sois / estáis
- They are = Ellos son / están
☺ Negative /negativo
- I am not = Yo no soy / no estoy
- You are not =Tú no eres / no estás
- He is not = Él no es / no está
- She is not = Ella no es / no está
- It is not = No es / no está
- We are not = Nosotros no somos/ no estamos
- You are not = Vosotros no sois / no estáis
- They are not = Ellos no son / no están
☺ Interrogative / interrogativo
- Am I? = ¿Soy yo? / ¿Estoy?
- Are you? = ¿Eres tú? / ¿Estás tú?
- Is he? = ¿Es él? / ¿Está él?
- Is she? = ¿Es ella? / ¿Ella está?
- Is it? = ¿Es? / ¿Está?
- Are we? = ¿Somos nosotros? / ¿Estamos?
- Are you? = ¿Sois vosotros? / ¿Estáis?
- Are they? = ¿Son ellos? / ¿Están?
🌻The present simple is the most commonly used form of this verb. The present affirmative (subject + verb) is more commonly used, even when used as an auxiliary. To make a negation we add "not" at the end (subject + verb + not). To formulate a question we reverse the subject and the verb (verb + subject + ?).
😏 Example sentences in the present simple tense of the verb To be:
- My dress is blue. / Mi vestido es azul.
- The butterfly is flying. / La mariposa está volando.
- We are children. / Nosotros somos niños.
- They are friends. / Ellos son amigos.
- I am an English teacher. / Yo soy profesor de inglés.
- He is drawing. / Él está dibujando.
- The cat is not hungry. / El gato no tiene hambre.
- Paul is not a football player. / Paul no es un jugador de fútbol.
- You are my friend. / Tú eres mi amigo.
- She is a student. / Ella es estudiant.
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