be<\/span> es el verbo m\u00e1s irregular del ingl\u00e9s y el m\u00e1s usado. Un solo verbo para \u00abser\u00bb y \u00abestar\u00bb: I’m Spanish<\/span> (soy espa\u00f1ola), I’m tired<\/span> (estoy cansada).<\/p>\n\n Las dos contracciones son correctas y muy frecuentes. Con I solo existe I’m not<\/span>: no hay \u00abI amn’t\u00bb. En las coletillas se usa aren’t I?<\/span>: I’m late, aren’t I?<\/span> La forma ain’t<\/span> es coloquial y dialectal, no est\u00e1ndar.<\/p>\n\n Para preguntar basta con invertir el sujeto y el verbo. be<\/span> nunca usa do<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n Las preguntas del ritual de clase son casi todas con be<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n What’s your name?<\/span>\u00bfC\u00f3mo te llamas?<\/small><\/p>\n\n How old are you?<\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos a\u00f1os tienes?<\/small><\/p>\n\n Where are you from?<\/span>\u00bfDe d\u00f3nde eres?<\/small><\/p>\n\n How are you?<\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal est\u00e1s?<\/small><\/p>\n\n What day is it today?<\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 d\u00eda es hoy?<\/small><\/p>\n\n What’s the weather like?<\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tiempo hace?<\/small><\/p>\n\n was<\/span> y were<\/span> traducen a la vez \u00abera\u00bb, \u00abfue\u00bb, \u00abestaba\u00bb y \u00abestuvo\u00bb: It was cold<\/span> (hac\u00eda fr\u00edo), The concert was great<\/span> (el concierto estuvo genial).<\/p>\n\n I was born in 2012.<\/span>Nac\u00ed en 2012.<\/small><\/p>\n\n Were you at home yesterday?<\/span>\u00bfEstuviste en casa ayer?<\/small><\/p>\n\n We weren’t late.<\/span>No llegamos tarde.<\/small><\/p>\n\n El resto de tiempos se forma como en cualquier otro verbo: I’ve been to London<\/span> (present perfect), I’ll be there<\/span> (futuro), I’m going to be a vet<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n El espa\u00f1ol tiene un \u00abhay\u00bb invariable; el ingl\u00e9s concuerda con lo que viene detr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n Y donde el espa\u00f1ol distingue ser y estar con el mismo adjetivo, el ingl\u00e9s cambia de adjetivo: He’s boring<\/span> (es aburrido) frente a He’s bored<\/span> (est\u00e1 aburrido); She’s ready<\/span> (est\u00e1 lista) frente a She’s clever<\/span> (es lista).<\/p>\n\n Cuidado con I have a cold<\/span>: significa \u00abestoy resfriado\u00bb, no \u00abtengo fr\u00edo\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n be<\/span> se aprende us\u00e1ndolo cada d\u00eda en preguntas reales. Conjugar un verbo persona por persona, a coro y deprisa, es exactamente lo que hace un ritual diario.<\/p>\n\n En Primaria, las presentaciones con marioneta (I’m Teddy. I’m six. I’m happy!<\/span>) fijan las tres formas. En la ESO, el juego de verdadero o falso sobre geograf\u00eda o famosos obliga a negar con isn’t<\/span> y aren’t<\/span>. En Bachillerato o en la EOI, trabaja la tabla de \u00abtener\u00bb y \u00abhacer\u00bb: es donde siguen fallando los alumnos avanzados.<\/p>\n\n Todas las formas del verbo to be en tablas, there is y there are, y los usos en los que no coincide con ser ni con estar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":44,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Verbo to be: tablas, contracciones y usos | VocaDial","_seopress_titles_desc":"El verbo to be en ingl\u00e9s con tablas: am, is, are, contracciones, negativa, preguntas, was y were, there is\/are y cu\u00e1ndo no equivale a ser y estar.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_vd_topic":"tobe","_vd_target":"en","_vd_module":"rueda","_vd_level":"A1\u2013A2","_vd_minutes":"10","_vd_card_word":"I am, you are\u2026","_vd_answer":"El verbo to be significa \u00abser\u00bb y \u00abestar\u00bb. En presente tiene tres formas: am (I am), is (he, she, it is) y are (you, we, they are), que en el habla se contraen: I'm, she's, you're. La negativa a\u00f1ade not (I'm not, she isn't, they aren't) y la pregunta invierte el orden: Are you ready? Is she at home? En pasado, was (I, he, she, it) y were (you, we, they).","_vd_faq":"[{\"q\":\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa el verbo to be?\",\"a\":\"Significa \u00abser\u00bb y \u00abestar\u00bb: I'm Spanish (soy espa\u00f1ola), I'm tired (estoy cansada). Tambi\u00e9n se usa donde el espa\u00f1ol dice \u00abtener\u00bb o \u00abhacer\u00bb: I'm twelve (tengo doce a\u00f1os), It's cold (hace fr\u00edo).\"},{\"q\":\"\u00bfCu\u00e1les son las formas del verbo to be en presente?\",\"a\":\"I am (I'm), you are (you're), he\\\/she\\\/it is (he's, she's, it's), we are (we're), you are (you're), they are (they're).\"},{\"q\":\"\u00bfCu\u00e1l es el pasado del verbo to be?\",\"a\":\"Was para I, he, she e it; were para you, we y they. Negativa: wasn't \\\/ weren't. Pregunta: Was he\u2026? Were you\u2026?\"},{\"q\":\"\u00bfC\u00f3mo se dice \u00abtengo 12 a\u00f1os\u00bb en ingl\u00e9s?\",\"a\":\"I'm twelve o I'm twelve years old, con el verbo be. \u00abI have twelve years\u00bb es un error.\"},{\"q\":\"\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no se puede decir \u00abYes, I'm\u00bb?\",\"a\":\"Porque las formas de be no se contraen al final de la frase. La respuesta corta es Yes, I am; la negativa s\u00ed puede contraerse: No, I'm not.\"},{\"q\":\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 diferencia hay entre there is y there are?\",\"a\":\"There is (there's) se usa con singular e incontables: There's a park. There are, con plural: There are two parks. Los dos traducen \u00abhay\u00bb.\"}]","_vd_key":"tobe-en","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","vd_ressource","type-vd_ressource","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/vd_ressource"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vd_ressource\/102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Forma completa<\/th> Contra\u00edda<\/th> Espa\u00f1ol<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> I am<\/td> I’m<\/td> yo soy \/ estoy<\/td><\/tr> you are<\/td> you’re<\/td> t\u00fa eres \/ est\u00e1s; usted es \/ est\u00e1<\/td><\/tr> he is<\/td> he’s<\/td> \u00e9l es \/ est\u00e1<\/td><\/tr> she is<\/td> she’s<\/td> ella es \/ est\u00e1<\/td><\/tr> it is<\/td> it’s<\/td> es \/ est\u00e1 (cosas, animales)<\/td><\/tr> we are<\/td> we’re<\/td> nosotros somos \/ estamos<\/td><\/tr> you are<\/td> you’re<\/td> vosotros sois \/ est\u00e1is; ustedes son \/ est\u00e1n<\/td><\/tr> they are<\/td> they’re<\/td> ellos, ellas son \/ est\u00e1n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n La negativa<\/h3>\n\n
Forma completa<\/th> Contracci\u00f3n 1<\/th> Contracci\u00f3n 2<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> I am not<\/td> I’m not<\/td> \u2014<\/td><\/tr> you are not<\/td> you’re not<\/td> you aren’t<\/td><\/tr> he is not<\/td> he’s not<\/td> he isn’t<\/td><\/tr> she is not<\/td> she’s not<\/td> she isn’t<\/td><\/tr> it is not<\/td> it’s not<\/td> it isn’t<\/td><\/tr> we are not<\/td> we’re not<\/td> we aren’t<\/td><\/tr> you are not<\/td> you’re not<\/td> you aren’t<\/td><\/tr> they are not<\/td> they’re not<\/td> they aren’t<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n Preguntas y respuestas cortas<\/h3>\n\n
Pregunta<\/th> S\u00ed<\/th> No<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Am I late?<\/td> Yes, you are.<\/td> No, you aren’t.<\/td><\/tr> Are you ready?<\/td> Yes, I am.<\/td> No, I’m not.<\/td><\/tr> Is he your brother?<\/td> Yes, he is.<\/td> No, he isn’t.<\/td><\/tr> Is it cold?<\/td> Yes, it is.<\/td> No, it isn’t.<\/td><\/tr> Are we in Room 5?<\/td> Yes, we are.<\/td> No, we aren’t.<\/td><\/tr> Are they at school?<\/td> Yes, they are.<\/td> No, they aren’t.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n Pasado: was y were<\/h2>\n\n
Afirmativa<\/th> Negativa<\/th> Pregunta<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> I was<\/td> I wasn’t<\/td> Was I?<\/td><\/tr> you were<\/td> you weren’t<\/td> Were you?<\/td><\/tr> he \/ she \/ it was<\/td> he \/ she \/ it wasn’t<\/td> Was he \/ she \/ it?<\/td><\/tr> we were<\/td> we weren’t<\/td> Were we?<\/td><\/tr> you were<\/td> you weren’t<\/td> Were you?<\/td><\/tr> they were<\/td> they weren’t<\/td> Were they?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n There is y there are: el \u00abhay\u00bb ingl\u00e9s<\/h2>\n\n
Ingl\u00e9s<\/th> Espa\u00f1ol<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> There’s a park.<\/td> Hay un parque.<\/td><\/tr> There are two parks.<\/td> Hay dos parques.<\/td><\/tr> There isn’t any milk.<\/td> No hay leche.<\/td><\/tr> There aren’t any shops.<\/td> No hay tiendas.<\/td><\/tr> Is there a bank near here?<\/td> \u00bfHay un banco cerca?<\/td><\/tr> Are there any questions?<\/td> \u00bfHay alguna pregunta?<\/td><\/tr> There was a problem.<\/td> Hubo \/ Hab\u00eda un problema.<\/td><\/tr> There were a lot of people.<\/td> Hab\u00eda mucha gente.<\/td><\/tr> There will be a test.<\/td> Habr\u00e1 un examen.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n To be no siempre es ser o estar<\/h2>\n\n
Ingl\u00e9s<\/th> Espa\u00f1ol<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> I’m twelve (years old).<\/td> Tengo doce a\u00f1os.<\/td><\/tr> I’m hungry. \/ I’m thirsty.<\/td> Tengo hambre. \/ Tengo sed.<\/td><\/tr> I’m cold. \/ I’m hot.<\/td> Tengo fr\u00edo. \/ Tengo calor.<\/td><\/tr> I’m sleepy.<\/td> Tengo sue\u00f1o.<\/td><\/tr> I’m afraid of spiders.<\/td> Tengo miedo a las ara\u00f1as.<\/td><\/tr> I’m right. \/ You’re wrong.<\/td> Tengo raz\u00f3n. \/ Te equivocas.<\/td><\/tr> I’m lucky.<\/td> Tengo suerte.<\/td><\/tr> I’m in a hurry.<\/td> Tengo prisa.<\/td><\/tr> It’s cold. \/ It’s windy.<\/td> Hace fr\u00edo. \/ Hace viento.<\/td><\/tr> It’s five o’clock.<\/td> Son las cinco.<\/td><\/tr> It’s ten kilometres away.<\/td> Est\u00e1 a diez kil\u00f3metros.<\/td><\/tr> How much is it?<\/td> \u00bfCu\u00e1nto cuesta?<\/td><\/tr> I’m interested in music.<\/td> Me interesa la m\u00fasica.<\/td><\/tr> I’m good at maths.<\/td> Se me dan bien las matem\u00e1ticas.<\/td><\/tr> I’m late.<\/td> Llego tarde.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n En clase: to be cada ma\u00f1ana<\/h2>\n\n
Adaptar al nivel del grupo<\/h3>\n\n
Errores t\u00edpicos de los alumnos hispanohablantes<\/h2>\n\n