English
Lesson
TEACHER:
Marzzia Mejía
Mendoza
VERB TO BE
Personal pronouns
Meaning Example
I Yo I am ill Yo estoy enfermo
Tú eres alto - Usted es
You Tú - Usted You are tall
alto
He Él He is handsome Él es guapo
She Ella She is pretty Ella es guapa
It Ello/Eso (neutro) It is cold today Hoy hace frio
Nosotros estamos
We Nosotros We are tired
cansados
You Ustedes You are angry Ustedes están enfadados
They are at the
They Ellos/Ellas Ellos están en el cine
Verb to be
am is are
II’m
am He
He’sis You are
You’re
She
She’s is We are
We’re
It is
It’s They are
They’re
To be To be
(ser) (estar)
She is tall She is sad
Ella es alta Ella está triste
Affirmative form
Subject + verb to + (complem
be ent)
➔ II’m (yo) Estoy en la cocina
am in the kitchen
➔ You
You’r
are very (tú) Eres muy
inteligente
He’e
intelligent (él) Está en el trabajo
➔ HeWe’r
s is at work (nosotros/as) Somos
fuertes
➔ Wee are strong
Negative form
Subject+ verb to be +(complem
+ not ent)
(yo) No estoy en la
➔ I am
I’mnot in the kitchen cocina
➔ You (tú) No eres muy
notYou
are not very inteligente
He
aren’t
intelligent (él) No está en el
trabajo
➔ Heisn’t
is not at work
We (nosotros/as) No somos
fuertes
➔ We are not strong
aren’t
Interrogative form
Verb to + subjec +(complement
be t )+?
(yo) ¿Estoy en la
➔ Am I in the kitchen? cocina?
➔ (tú) ¿Eres muy
Are you very intelligent? No contracted
inteligente?
➔ Is he at work? (él) ¿Está en el
form
trabajo?
(nosotros/as) ¿Somos
➔ Are we strong? fuertes?
Short answers
Adverb + subjec +verb to be
t
➔ Yes, I am No contracted
➔ Yes, she is form
➔ No, you are not Two non-
➔ No, they aren’t contracted and
contracted forms
With a
noun
I am a
teacher
Yo soy un profesor
You are not a
student
Tú no eres un estudiante
? Is she a
doctor?
¿Es ella un doctor?
With a preposition of
place + place
She is in New
York
Ella está en Nueva York
They are not at
home no están en casa
Ellos/Ellas
? Is the book on the
table?
¿Está el libro en la mesa?
With an adjective
We are happy
Nosotros estamos contentos
He is not sad
Él no está triste
? Are you tired?
¿Estás (tú) cansado?
Read the
interview with
Mike Burney
Circle forms of
be
in each
sentence
Which forms
are...
Affirmativ
e
Negativ
e
Question
s
Short
answers
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airport in Auckland
Are
Complete the ‘m
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conversation ‘re
with the correct
form of be Is
‘re
isn’t
‘s
THANK
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