Uso del verb to be

Sin lugar a dudas el verb to be es uno de los más importantes de la lengua inglesa. Por eso mismo, hemos decidido dedicarle un apartado especial dentro del blog de Open English España, para poder ayudarte a resolver todas las dudas que normalmente tienen nuestros estudiantes. ¡Allá vamos!

Qué és el verb to be

Básicamente, lo que debemos saber sobre el verb to be, es que es el que correspondería en castellano con “ser” y ” estar:

1. Ser

My cat is the king of the house = Mi gato es el rey de la casa

2. Estar

It is hot today = Hoy está haciendo calor

Esto sería la definición más sencilla del verbo to be, pero, es cierto que podemos usarlo en otros contextos y con otros significados. En tu curso de inglés en línea descubrirás que también es muy común hablar de estos dos:

3. Haber

Is there any news? = ¿Hay noticias?

4. Poder (permiso)

He is not to open the door to strangers: Él no puede abrirle la puerta a extraños

Usos principales del verbo to be

Teniendo en cuenta lo que acabamos de mencionar, podemos, además, hablar de 2 usos claros del verb to be:

• Verbo: Sirve para mencionar una acción o estado del sujeto en cualquier tiempo. Tal y como se muestra en los ejemplos de arriba.
• Verbo auxiliar: Se usa en compañía de otros verbos. Cuando esto pasa, cobra el significado de que la acción o estado está pasando justo en ese momento y para ello usamos el verbo principal con la terminación -ing.
  • I’m going to the cinema
  • She is working hard

Recuerda que si tienes dudas, puedes acudir a tus clases de inglés online y nuestros profesores nativos te ayudarán a resolverlas o a ver en mayor profundidad aquellos puntos que te cuesten más. 

Conjugación del verbo to be

Ahora que ya sabemos lo más importante, es el momento de pasar a aprendernos la conjugación del verb to be en inglés. Apunta bien porque te vamos a dar unas clases de inglés gratis en este mismo post, ya que si sigues leyendo aprenderás los siguientes tiempo:

• Presente
• Pasado simple
• Futuro simple
• Presente perfecto
• Pasado perfecto
• Futuro perfecto
• Condicional
• Condicional perfecto.
• Además incluimos sus formas afirmativas, negativas y de pregunta.

Verb to be en Presente 

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I am	I am not	Am I?
You are	You are not	Are you?
He / She / It is	He / She / It is not	Is he / she / it?
We are	We are not	Are we?
You are	You are not	Are you?
They are	They are not	Are they?

Verb to be en Pasado simple

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I was	I was not	Was I?
You were	You were not	Were you?
He / She / It was	He / She / It was not	Was he / she / it?
We were	We were not	Were we?
You were	You were not	Were you?
They were	They were not	Were they?

Por cierto, recuerda que en nuestra página web siempre puedes hacer una prueba de nivel de inglés gratis para saber qué tal vas, en qué áreas debes mejorar y cuáles dominas a la perfección. Quizá te pueda venir muy bien como punto de partida para poder cumplir tu meta de este año de hablar inglés como si fueras bilingüe.

Verb to be en Futuro simple

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I will be	I will not be	Will I be?
You will be	You will not be	Will you be?
He / She / It will be	He / She / It will not be	Will he / she / it be?
We will be	We will not be	Will we be?
You will be	You will not be	Will you be?
They will be	They will not be	Will they be?

Puede que en este punto pienses que no dominas del todo cada uno de estos tiempos verbales, no te preocupes. Lo primero que te recomendamos es que descubras cuáles son los niveles de inglés en España para que te hagas una idea de en cuál estás. Quizá sí que es el momento de realizar nuestra prueba de nivel y así obtener un resultado con claridad que te permita saber si lo que estás aprendiendo es acorde a tus conocimientos del idioma 🙂

 Verb to be en Presente perfecto

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I have been	I have not been	Have I been?
You have been	You have not been	Have you been?
He / She / It has been	He / She / It has not been	Has he / she / it been?
We have been	We have not been	Have we been?
You have been	You have not been	Have you been?
They have been	They have not been	Have they been?

Verb to be en Pasado perfecto

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I had been	I had not been	Had I been?
You had been	You had not been	Had you been?
He / She / It been	He / She / It had not been	Had he / she / it been?
We had been	We had not been	Had we been?
You had been	You had not been	Had you been?
They had been	They had not been	Had they been?

Verb to be en Futuro perfecto

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I will have been	I will not have been	Will I have been?
You will have been	You will not have been	Will you have been?
He / She / It will have been	He / She / It will not have been	Will he / she / have been?
We will have been	We will not have been	Will we have been?
You will have been	You will not have been	Will you have been?
They will have been	They will not have been	Will they have been?

Verb to be en Condicional

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I would be	I would not be	Would I be?
You would be	You would not be	Would you be?
He / She / It would be	He / She / It would not be	Would he / she / it be?
We would be	We would not be	Would we be?
You would be	You would not be	Would you be?
They would be	They would not be	Would they be?

Verb to be en Condicional perfecto

Afirmativo	Negativo	Pregunta
I would have been	I would not have been	Would I have been?
You would have been	You would not have been	Would you have been?
He / She / It would have been	He / She / It would not have been	Would he / she / it have been?
We would have been	We would not have been	Would we have been?
You would have been	You would not have been	Would you have been?
They would have been	They would not have been	Would they have been?

Y ahora para terminar, ¡juguemos! Vamos a repasar todo lo aprendido. ¿Te atreves con estos ejercicios?

Presente Simple:

• I ___ a student.
• She ___ my sister.
• They ___ at home.

Pasado Simple: convierte las oraciones en pasado simple

• I am happy. → I ___ happy.
• She is tired. → She ___ tired.
• They are at the park. → They ___ at the park.

Futuro Simple: 

• I ___ going to the store tomorrow.
• She ___ at the party next week.
• They ___ excited about their vacation.

Presente Perfecto: 

• I __ never ___ to Paris.
• She ___ to New York several times.
• They ___ tired because they have been working all day.

Pasado Perfecto: Cambia las siguientes oraciones al pasado perfecto

• I was at home. → I ___ at home.
• She was in the garden. → She ___ in the garden.
• They were at the party. → They ___ at the party.

Futuro Perfecto: 

• I will have finished my work by then.
• She ___ cooking for two hours by the time we arrive.
• They ___ friends for ten years next month.

¡Te leemos en comentarios!

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