Verb To Be

Ser o Estar

PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I (yo) You (tu, ud.) He (l) She (ella) It (eso) We (nosotros) You (ustedes) They (ellos, ellas)

The personal pronouns can be changed for names or nouns: Mary = She Peter = He Foxy = It Luis and I = We Luis and Peter = They Ana = I

Conjugation and Contractions

I am = I`m You are = youre He is = Hes She is= Shes It is = Its We are= Were They are = Theyre

Affirmative form
P.P.+verb to be+complement I am a student You are from Mexico He is an architect She is in the park It is my dog Rex We are very happy They are my friends

Negative form
P.P.+verb I You He She It We They to be+ not+complement am not a student are not from Mexico is not an architect is not in the park is not my dog Rex are not very happy are not my friends

Interrogative form
verb to be+P.P.+ complement+? Am I a student? Are you from Mexico? Is he an architect? Is she in the park? Is it my dog Rex? Are we very happy? Are they my friends?

Short & Long Answers

Yes, I am. No, I am not. No, he is not. Yes, she is. Yes, it is my dog Rex. No, we arent very happy. Yes, they are friends.

INFORMAION QUESTIONS or WH QUESTIONS

What (Qu, Cal) Where (Dnde) When (Cando) Who (Quin) Why (Por qu) *Because (porque) Which (Cal, Qu) How (Cmo)

Examples
What is your name? My name is Ana Where are you from? Im from Guat.. When is your birthday? On July 25th. Who is your teacher? Shes Cristina Why are you happy? Because we are here. Which is your favorite class? English How are you? Im fine.

HOWs Expressions
How much is it? (cunto cuesta?) How many days are in a year?

(Cuantos dias hay en un ao?) How are you? (Cmo estas?) How do you feel? (Cmo te sientes?)
How much food do we need?

(Canta comida necesitamos?)

Verb To Be Exercises
What is your name? Where are you from? When is your birthday?

Who is your teacher? Why are you happy? Which is your favorite class? How are you? .