Oraciones con el verbo to be:
Recuerda que para hacer oraciones con el verbo to be, debes tener en cuenta
siempre el sujeto. En ingls es necesario especificar quin realiza la accin.
He is a lawyer
X Is a lawyer
Si hablas en presente, en tercera persona del singular, recuerda marcar el verbo con
la S. Es una regla fundamental para hacer oraciones con el verbo to be.
She drives a huge car
X She drive a huge car
El verbo to be se usa para indicar la profesin de las personas:
They are teachers
El verbo to be se usa para indicar o expresar sentimientos o emociones:
I am happy, She is tired
Las oraciones en ingles que tienen como fin informa r el precio de algn artculo
tambin hacen uso del verbo to be:
How much is the guitar? = How much it cost?
Cuando se pregunta la edad tambin se usa el verbo to be, a diferencia del espaol,
en el que se usa el verbo tener.
I am thirteen years old
X I have thirteen years
Las oraciones con el verbo to be, se usan tambin en otros temas de gramtica, tales
como el presente continuo, el pasado continuo, el presente perfecto continuo, el
pasado perfecto continuo, el futuro continuo y la formacin de la voz pasiva:
Presente continuo: I am working at the Hospital
Pasado continuo: I was cleaning the house
Presente perfecto continuo: I have been living in Miami
Pasado perfecto continuo: I had been working in a factory
Futuro continuo: I will be studying at the Oxford University
Voz pasiva: The jewels were stolen yesterday by a group of women
El verbo to be es el nico verbo en ingls que tiene modo subjuntivo. (si yo fuera, si
el fuera) y se forma as:
I were: yo fuera
She were: ella fuera
We were: nosotros furamos
El participio del verbo to be es BEEN.
I have never been to London
El imperative del verbo to be se forma de la siguiente manera:
Afirmativo: Be
Negativo: Do not be/ Dont be
Cuando se hace una pregunta utilizando el verbo to be, debe invertirse el orden del
sujeto y el verbo.
She is a nurse Is she a nurse?
You are my cousin Are you my cousin?
El verbo to be puede contraerse en presente tanto en afirmaciones como en
negaciones
She is Shes
We are Were
I am Im
She is not She isnt
We are not We arent
El verbo to be puede contraerse en pasado solamente en la forma negativa:
She was not She wasnt
We were not We werent
Con las anteriores reglas podrs elaborar oraciones con el verbo to be de una forma ms
sencilla.
En el siguiente enlace podrs reforzar tus conocimientos realizando los ejercicios que
encontrars.
your mom is very beatiful
his pencil is long
her brother is in frist grade
its ball is small
our father work of police
your friends eat meet with rice
their cars is big and is my favorite
my sister is intelligent in the math
his note book is organizate
her skirt is of red with black color
its toy is recistance
your shoes is wet
their grandfather is old
our bus is tidy
my dog is playful
your exam is excellent
his pant is very short
The aliens are green and red(los alienigenas son verdes y rojos)
-My room is purple(mi habitacion es morada)
-I am red with envy(estoy rojo/a de la envidia)
-The roses are red(las rosas son rojas)
-The tulipans are orange(los tulipanes son naranjas)
-The tablecloth is yellow(el mantel es amarillo)
-The penguins are white and black(los pinginos son blancos y negros)
-The hat is brown(el sombrero es marron)
-The sky is blu(el cielo es azul)
1. Utilizamos there is cuando el sujeto es:
Un sustantivo contable singular:
There is an apple in the basket.
Observad que el sustantivo lleva el artculo idenfinido (a/an). Normalmente no se utiliza el
artculo definido the con there is:
*There is the apple in the basket.
Un sustantivo incontable:
There is some tea in the pot.
There is ice on the street.
Los sustantivos incontables pueden llevar cuantificadores como some, any, much, a lot ofetc.
2. Utilizamos there are cuando el sujeto es:
Un sustantivo plural:
There are two apples in the basket.
Importante:
Recordad que en ingls los sustantivos irregulares, aunque no lleven la marca s, requieren
el acuerdo en plural con el verbo to be:
There are a lot of people in the street.
There are twenty children in the class.
La forma negativa de las expresiones existenciales there is / there are se construye con la
partcula negativa not:
There isnt any apple in the basket.
There arent twenty children in the class.
Observad que para decir que no hay ningn o ninguna se utiliza el cuantificador any.
La forma interrogativa se construye mediante una inversin entre el verbo to be y el sujeto
postizo there:
Is there an apple in the basket?
Are there twenty children in the class?
Andy is watching TV.
Andy is not watching TV
Is Andy watching TV?
They are always complaining.
They are not always complaining.
Are they always complaining?
Jack is speaking to his boss right now.
Jack is not speaking to his boss right now.
Is Jack speaking to his boss right now?
She is going to the party tonight.
She is not going to the party tonight.
Is she going to the party tonight?
Margaret is working at McDonald's.
Margsret is not working at McDonald's.
Is Margaret working at McDonald's?
She is going to the concert this weekend.
She is not going to the concert this weekend.
Is she going to the concert this weekend?
Robert is studying hard for his final exam.
Robert is not studying hard for his final exam.
Is Robert studying hard for his final exam?
She is having a good time in New York.
She is not having a good time in New York.
Is she having a good time in New York?
Paul is feeling very well today.
Paul is not feeling very well today.
Is Paul feeling very well today?
Your puppy is smelling the flowers.
Your puppy is not smelling the flowers.
Is your puppy smelling the flowers?
They are coming with us this evening.
They are not coming with us this evening.
Are they coming with us this evening?
The children are playing in the garden.
The children are not palying in the garden.
Are the children playing in the garden?
It is raining now.
It is not raining now.
Is it raining now?
They are swimming in the pool.
They are not swimming in the pool.
Are they swimming in the pool?
He is constanly talking.
He is not constantly talking.
Is he constantly talking?
