Si estás empezando a aprender inglés, empezarás aprendiendo el verbo To Be en el Presente Simple, ya que esta es la base de frases simples que usamos a diario. tales como "How are you?", "Are you at home", "My name is Sonia", etc. Importa referir que el verbo To Be en Castellano puede significar Ser o Estar.
1. Para presentarse a sí mismo o a una persona:
What is your name? My name is Sonia.
Where are you from? I am from Portugal.
This is my brother Miguel.
2. Trabajo/profesión:
I am a teacher.
She is a dentist.
They are students.
3. Hora y fecha:
It's Monday.
It's 12 o'clock.
4. Estado de ánimo:
I'm happy.
She is very tired.
They are bored.
5. Describir:
The house is big.
I am tall and fit.
They are intelligent.
6. Ubicación:
My house is in the city center.
There are mountains in the North of the country.
The best beaches are in the south.
I |
am |
I am a teacher. |
You |
are |
You are Spanish. |
He / She / It |
is |
She is happy |
We |
are |
We are at school. |
You |
are |
You are intelligent. |
They |
are |
They are friends. |
1. Frase afirmativa: I am a teacher.
subject + verb
2. Frase negativa: I am not a dentist.
subject + verb + not
3. Cuestión: Are you at home?
verb + subject
1. Concordancia sujeto-verbo: confusión entre "is" y "are" - He/She/It always demands "is".
2.Orden incorrecto en una frase, especialmente en las cuestiones: en una cuestión con el verbo To Be en el Presente Simple, el verbo siempre viene en primer lugar." Are you at home?"
Ahora que hemos aprendido las reglas, pongamos en práctica el verbo To Be en el Presente Simple.
Ejercício1: Rellena los espacios en blanco con la forma correcta de To Be (am, is, are):
She ____ a doctor.
We ____at home..
They ____ from Canada.
You ____ my best friend.
It ____ beautiful.
I ____ not sure about the answer.
He ____ tall and slim.
We ____ ready to start the project.
Ejercício 2: Reescribe las oraciones con la forma correcta de To Be.:
She am happy.
You is smart.
We isn't ready yet.
He are at home.
I is tall.
Ejercício 3:Formula cuestiones utilizando la forma apropiada de To Be.
____ she a student?
____ you ready?
____ they from France?
____ we late?
(solutions: 1. is, are, are, are, is, am, is, are. 2.is, are, are, is, am. 3. is, are, are, are)