Present
Afirmative
I am
You are He/She/It is We are You are They are
Negative
I am not
You are not He/She/It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not
Interrogative
Am I…?
Are you…?
Is he/she/it…?
Are we …?
Are you …?
Are they …?
Afirmative
I‘m
You‘re He/She/It is
We‘re
You‘re
They‘re
Negative
I‘m not
You‘re not
He/She/It isn’t
We aren’t
You aren’t
They aren’t
TO BE
Past
Afirmative
I am
You are He/She/It is We are You are They are
Negative
I was not
You were not He/She/It was not
We were not
You were not
They were not
Interrogative
Was I…?
Were you…?
Was he/she/it…?
Were we …?
Were you …?
Were they …?
Afirmative
I‘m
You‘re He/She/It is
We‘re
You‘re
They‘re
Negative
I wasn‘t
You weren’t
He/She/It wasn’t
We weren’t
You weren’t
They weren’t
TO BE
Utilizamos el verbo to be para:
Presentarnos
I'm Martín and this is my friend George.
Disculparnos
I'm sorry, Dad.
Indicar la nacionalidad
They are italian.
Describir las cosas
This bike is very old.
Saludar
Hello. How are you?
Indicar la profesión
We are lawyers.
Referirnos a lugares
My cousin is in London
Expresar la edad
I'm/I was 13 years old
Se emplea el pronombre it con el verbo to be para:
Hablar sobre el tiempo
It's/It was very cold today
Expresar la hora y la fecha
It's half past nine
it's/it was Monday