Clase 1: Verbo TO BE

El verbo TO BE significa SER ESTAR y se conjuga con las distintas personas de la siguiente manera:

I am (Yo soy / Yo estoy) Abreviatura: Im

You are (T eres = Vos sos / T ests = Vos ests) Ab.: Youre
He is (l es / l est) Ab.: Hes
She is (Ella es / Ella est) Ab.: Shes
It is (l/Ella es / l/Ella est) Ab.: Its
We are (Nosotros somos / Nosotros estamos) Ab.: Were
You are (Ustedes son/ Ustedes estn) Ab.: Youre
They are (Ellos son / Ellos estn) Ab.: Theyre

Ejemplos:

I am a doctor: Soy doctor.

I am here: Estoy aqu.

Nota: En espaol no hace falta traducir Yo soy, ya que el verbo conjugado revela la persona, como en
este caso, la primera persona del singular. Adems el artculo a en Castellano / Espaol tampoco hace
falta traducirlo, ya que en nuestro idioma decimos Soy doctor Soy un doctor.

You are a dentist: Eres dentista.

(Idem nota anterior)
He is Argentine: l es argentino.

Nota: dependiendo del contexto en el que estemos traduciendo, en castellano el pronombre personal l
puede no necesitarse en la traduccin.

En ingls los pronombres I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they siempre acompaan al verbo.
He is ready: l est listo.
She is English: Ella es inglesa.
She is there: Ella est all.
It is a box: Es una caja.

Nota: El pronombre it no existe en castellano, y se usa para nombrar todo lo que no es persona. No
hace falta traducir El / Ella sino que simplemente se traduce como sujeto tcito, como en este caso, en
vez de traducir Ella es una caja.

We are students: Somos alumnos.

We are at school: Estamos en la escuela.

Nota: fjense que at se traduce en la en castellano, como preposicin de lugar.

You are teachers: Ustedes son maestros.

You are at school: Ustedes estn en la escuela.
They are pianists: Ellos son pianistas.
They are here: Ellos estn aqu.
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Cmo sabremos, entonces, si traducir el verbo to be como ser
o estar? Pues tan solo con ver el contexto de la oracin en la que
se halla. As veremos cmo queda mejor.

Ejercicios: Traducir estas oraciones al castellano usando el diccionario:

Im a dentist. ________________________________

You are here. ________________________________

He is an architect. ________________________________

She is new here. ________________________________

Crdoba is a city. ________________________________

You are very good students. ________________________________

They are in the lab. ________________________________

Oil is a fuel. ________________________________

My dog is new. ________________________________

Negative:
Para formar el negativo del verbo to be lo hacemos de dos maneras, completa o abreviada.
I am not = Im not
You are not = You arent
He is not = He isnt
She is not = She isnt
It is not = It isnt
We are not = We arent
You are not = You arent
They are not = They arent

Ejemplos:
Dr Williams isnt in his office now. El Dr. Williams no est en su consultorio ahora.
The English dentists arent here. Los dentistas ingleses no estn aqu.
This table isnt very big. Esta mesa no es muy grande.
Those patients arent young. Aquellos pacientes no son jvenes.
The dog isnt in the office now. El perro no est en el consultorio ahora.

Traducir estas oraciones al castellano:

The dog isnt asleep. ________________________________
The hospital isnt open today. ________________________________
This program isnt very good. ________________________________
The houses on this street arent very old. ________________________________
The exam isnt very difficult. ________________________________
Im not very tall. ________________________________

Interrogativo:
El interrogativo del verbo to be se forma de la siguiente manera:

Am I a dentist? Soy dentista?

Are you Argentine? Sos argentino?
Is Peter here? Est Pedro aqu?
Is Mary a good pediatrician? Es Mara una buena pediatra?
Is the dog yours? Es tuyo el perro?
Are we in Boston now? Estamos en Boston ahora?
Are you the doctors from Brazil? Son Uds. los doctores de Brasil?

Traducir estas preguntas al castellano:

Are you a student? ________________________________
Is that table new? ________________________________
Are the boys in the garden? ________________________________
Are cats big animals? ________________________________
Am I a good citizen? ________________________________
Is Susan a dentist? ________________________________
Is boxing a dangerous sport? ________________________________

Ejercicios:
I am Argentine.
(Traduccin): ________________________________
(Negativo): ________________________________
(Interrogativo): ________________________________
You are a student.
T: ________________________________
N: ________________________________
I: ________________________________
He is English.
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She is a teacher.
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It is a big car.
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We are in class now.
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You are mature persons.
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They are at school.
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Im a student.
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Dr Williams is a dentist.
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Were in Crdoba now.
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Theyre in the park now.
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You are in class now.
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Dogs are loyal animals.
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Flowers are beautiful.
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The girls are in the garden now.
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The boys are in the water now.
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The children are in the park now.
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