Verb ‘to be’: frequent uses

Temas

Usos "to be"
Ejercicios

Usos "to be"

1 Como verbo ordinario

Sirve para dar información sobre el sujeto.

Tiene algunos usos especiales distintos del español:

1 Expresar la edad, altura, medida, peso, forma y color.

I am twenty years old	Tengo 20 años
I am 10 kilos heavier than you	Soy 10 kilos más pesado que tú
It is 15 metres long	Mide 15 metros
His eyes are blue	Sus ojos son azules

2 Expresar sensaciones (equivale al verbo tener en español).

I am hungry

Tengo hambre

3 Hablar del tiempo atmosférico (equivale al verbo hacer en español).

It is sunny

Está soleado/Hace sol

2 Como verbo auxiliar

1 Para formar los tiempos continuos o progresivos.

I am working

Estoy trabajando

I was working

Estaba trabajando

2 Para formar la voz pasiva.

English is spoken here

Aquí se habla iglés

3 Be + infinitive para dar órdenes de forma impersonal o comunicar planes.

You are to help me before you leave

Me tienes que ayudar antes de irte

The Prime Minister is to visit Japan next week

El primer ministro va a visitar Japón la semana que viene

4 Be + going como forma de expresar futuro. Se traduce como ir a, estar a punto de, tener la intención de...

I am going to do it

Voy a hacerlo

I was going to do it

Iba a hacerlo

Ejercicios

1 Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma adecuada de to be como verbo principal de la oración.

1 My daughter Sarah ten years old.

2 It a sunny day.

It's / is

3 you happy with your job?

Are you

4 I an assitant manager.

I'm / am

5 Where your shoes?

are

2 Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo to be como auxiliar, pasiva, be going to o seguido del infinitive para expresar planes.

6 We going to the cinema, do you want to join us?

We're / are

7 The idea to create a new project for the company.

8 They expected to arrive before ten.

They're / are

9 The kids playing upstairs.

are

10 It going to be the perfect holiday.

It's / is

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Verb 'to be': frequent uses

Usos "to be"

1 Como verbo ordinario

2 Como verbo auxiliar

Ejercicios

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Linking verbs

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Verb ‘to do’: present simple negative

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Verb ‘To have’: simple present negative

Verb ‘To have’: have to

Exercises: ‘Linking verbs’

Exercises: ‘State verbs and dynamic verbs’

Exercises: ‘Dynamic verbs’

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Verb ‘To have’: Simple past

Simple present: There is/ there are

Simple past: There was/ there were

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Exercises: ‘There is/are’ – Simple present II

Exercises: ‘There is/are’ – Simple present III

Exercises: ‘There was/were’ – Simple past I

Exercises: ‘There was/were’ – Simple past II

Exercises: ‘There is/are – There was/were’ – Simple present and simple past

Verb ‘to be’: simple present interrogative

Verb ‘to be’: simple present negative

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Verb ‘To have’: simple present affirmative

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Simple present

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Uses IV

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Simple present negative

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Simple present interrogative

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Simple past affirmative

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Simple past negative

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Simple past interrogative

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Uses I

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Uses II

Exercises: ‘To be’ – Uses III

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple present affirmative I

Exercises: ‘To do’ – ‘Do’ and ‘make’ I

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple present interrogative

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple present negative

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple present negative II

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Verb / Auxiliar form in questions

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple present interrogative II

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple past

Exercises: ‘To do’ – Simple past interrogative

Exercises: ‘To do’ – ‘Do’ y ‘make’ I

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple present affimative

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple present

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple present

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple present negative

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple present interrogative

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple past affirmative

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple past negative

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple past interrogative

Exercises: ‘To have’

Exercises: ‘To have’ – Simple presente

Exercises: ‘To have got’ – Simple present

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