Verb To Be

Verb

To Be

Meaning

Estar

Ser

She is very sad

I am a tall person

Ser / Estar

Poder

Haber

You are not to open your mouth in the meeting

There are three cats in the room

How to use it?

Principal verb

The verb to be will appear only when it is the verb that gives meaning to the sentence.

Verb to be can be used in two ways:

Auxiliar verb

You can use the verb to be as an auxiliary verb in the continuous verb tenses accompanied by a verb in the gerund or past participle.

When to use it?

Mention a location

Describe something or somebody

Talk about the weather

Talking about someone's mood

Present Simple

Info

When to use it?

To tell stories, giving directions and instructions

To express facts, statements of truth

To describe future plans and events

To state habits, customs and events happen periodically

Structure

Affirmative

Subject (S) + verb in simple form (V) + Complement (C)

NOTES: The basic form of the simple present is the same as the base form of the verb, unless the subject is third person singular.

3 group of verbs

Verbs that end in consonant + -y

Verbs that end in -o, -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z

Regular verbs

In this case, the suffix -es is added - Do - Touch - Fix

In this case, the letter y is replaced by the suffix -ies - Try - Study - Apply

In this case a form with the addition of -s is used. - Cook - Say - Laugh

* Irregular verbs

Structure

Negative

S + Aux (DO/DOES) + NOT + (V) + (C)

Question

Aux (DO/DOES) + (S) + (V) + (C) ?

Structure [To Be]

No vs Not

Not

No

Denial

Locations

- The boss is a the office. - Your keys are under the bed. - Paris is in France.

Weather

- Today is a sunny day. - The Arctic pole is cold.

Describe

- He is a man. - The girl is beautiful. - Her eyes are blue. - I am very intelligent.

Moods

- He is angry. - You are sad today. - I am tired. - They are disappointed.