Comparando el verbo “TO BE” en sus formas de presente y pasado
PRESENT | PAST | ||||
| I You He She It We You They | AM ARE IS IS IS ARE ARE ARE
| I´m You´re He´s She´s It´s We´re You´re They´re | I You He She It We You They | WAS WERE WAS WAS WAS WERE WERE WERE | Yo era, fui, estaba o estuve Usted era, fue, estaba o estuvo Él era, fue, estaba o estuvo Ella era, fue, estaba o estuvo Él era, fue, estaba o estuvo Nosotros éramos, fuimos, estábamos, estuvimos Ustedes eran, fueron, estaban o estuvieron Ellos eran, fueron estaban o estuvieron |
“ TO BE” | ||||||
| I You He She It We You They | AM NOT ARE NOT IS NOT IS NOT IS NOT ARE NOT ARE NOT ARE NOT | I´m not You aren´t He isn´t She isn´t It isn´t We aren´t You aren´t They aren´t | I You He She It We You They | WAS NOT WERE NOT WAS NOT WAS NOT WAS NOT WERE NOT WERE NOT WERE NOT | I wasn´t You weren´t He wasn´t She wasn´t It wasn´t We weren´t You weren´t They weren´t | |
Comparando el presente y pasado interrogativo del verbo TO BE
| AM I? ARE you? | WAS I? WERE you? | ||
IS | he? she? he? | WAS | he? she? he? |
ARE | we? you? they? | WERE | we? you? they? |
Nótese el uso práctico del verbo “TO BE” ser o estar, en estas preguntas y respuestas de empleo cotidiano.
| Who What Where How | ARE you? | I´M Manuel López I´M a lawyer I´M in my law-office I´M fine, thank you |
| ¿Quién es usted? ¿Qué es usted? ¿Dónde está usted? ¿Cómo está usted? | Yo soy Manuel López Yo soy abogado Yo estoy en mi bufete Yo estoy bien, gracias | |
