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To Be

Conjugation To Be

Present to be:

I AM
YOU ARE
HE IS
SHE IS
IT IS
WE ARE
YOU ARE
THEY ARE

Note: unlike in many other languages, in English there is only YOU to speak to a person or a group or people. No difference is made between formal and informal nor between singular or plural.

Pasado to be:

IWAS
YOUWERE
HEWAS
SHE
IT
WEWERE
YOU
THEY


Functions of the verb To Be

  • The verb To Be has two functions:
As a principle verb
I am John
As an auxiliary verbI am working

 

  • The verb To Be is used as an auxiliary verb in the following verb tenses:
 Present Continuous, Past Continuous and the Future with going to.

 

To be - negativo

  • To put the verb To Be in the negative form we simply add the word not:

I am John
I am not Peter
He is happyhe is not happy
They are teachersthey are not teachers

Abbreviate the verb To Be

There are two ways to abbreviate the verb To Be:

 The subject with the verb
I am notI’m not
You are notYou’re not
He is notHe’s not
She is notShe's not
It is notIt's not
We are notWe’re not
You are not You’re not
They are notThey’re not

The verb with the word not
I am notI aren’t
You are notyou aren’t
He is nothe isn’t
She is notShe isn't
It is notIt isn't
We are notwe aren’t
You are not You isn't
They are notthey aren’t

Make a question with To Be

To make a question with the verb To BE, the order is as follows:

Verb + subject

Some examples of questions are:
Are you a teacher?
Yes I am a teacher
Is he John?Yes, he is John
Are they at home?Yes, they are at home

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