EL VERBO TO BE


El verbo irregular to be traduce ser ó estar, selección de traducción dependiente del sentido dado a la frase. Juega un rol muy importante en el inglés toda vez que en la contrucción de expresiones y frases marca la diferencia con los demás verbos regulares e irregulares y presta un doble uso, como verbo principal y como verbo auxiliar.

Indicativo :

 

Formas Con El Verbo To Be
Pre. Af.
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
Pre. Neg.
I am not
you are not
he is not
she is not
it is not
we are not
their are not
Pre. Int.
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are they?
Pas. Af.
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
They were
Pas. Neg.
I was not
You were not
He was not
She was not
It was not
We were not
They were not
Pas. Int.
Was I?
Were You?
Was He
was She
was It
were We
were They
Fut. Af.
I Will be
You Will be
He Will be
She Will be
It Will be
We Will be
They Will be
Fut. Neg.
I won't be
You won't be
He won't be
She won't be
It won't be
We won't be
They won't be
Fut. Int.
Will I be
Will You be
Will He be
Will She be
Will It be
Will We be
Will They be

 

She is horrible = Ella es horrible

Paul Halpern believes that time travel will be possible in the future = Paul Halpern cree que el viaje a traves del tiempo será posible en el futuro

We are friends = Nosotros somos amigos

One British soldier was killed and three were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack in Fallujah = Un soldado Británico murió y 3 resultaron heridos en un ataque explosivo cometido en Fallujah

She wasn't here yesterday = Ella no estuvo aquí ayer

Bill Gates was late = Bill Gates llegó tarde

 

El Verbo To Be, Gerundio
I    am  going to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple
You  are goint to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple
He   is  going to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple
She  is  going to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple
It   is  going to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple
We   are going to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple
They are going to + algún verbo en su Forma Simple

 

We were going to protest today = Nosotros íbamos a protestar hoy

She's going to sing = Ella está llendo a cantar

I'm going to eat now = Yo estoy llendo a comer ahora

 

UBICACION

La estructura para las frases con to be, usado como verbo principal, en el tiempo simple es :

Para el afirmativo: Sujeto + Verbo principal

Para el negativo: Sujeto + verbo principal + Not

Para el interrogativo: Verbo principal + Sujeto

 

Para usar to do como verbo auxiliar en las frases, la estructura básica es :

Para las Afirmativas : Sujeto + Verbo Auxiliar + Verbo Principal

Para las negativas : Sujeto + Verbo Auxiliar + Not + Verbo principal

Para las interrogativas : Verbo Auxiliar + Sujeto + Verbo Principal

 


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