VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORM

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 We use the verb to be for:
-As -As
“ser”“estar”
in: in:

LESSON 1: DEFINITION AND USES.

Well, let‘s go to the next lesson.
-DEFINITION: The verb “To be” is equivalent to “ser” o “estar” in Spanish.

TimeAction
Description
Emotion
Location
Characteristics
Relations
Professions
For the next sections we need knowing very well the subject pronoun. So, we remember them
Thirdperson
personsingular
singular.
HE FirstThird
Second personperson
characteristic: plural.
plural. and plural
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in verbsingular.
to be: ARE

• ••Examples:
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Examples:
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SHE
Singular: is a
arerecognized scientist.
THEY areYOU
WE my parents
are orcs anfrominsolent
theymagician.
andenchantedneedforest.
help.
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my coachofand is 34 years old.
Plural: YOU
WE are writers and Salem.
we are onfor
fire.us.
THEY are in the dining room waiting
I am a girl
IT isthat want toworm.
a lovely be a good astrophysics
 LESSON 2: AFFIRMATIVE SENTENTECES.
The affirmative sentences have a full and short form, let’s see that.
-DEFINITION: those are that declare or enunciate something with a true character.
-Examples:
-The full form
short
-Examples: formstructure:
structure:

This book AM + Verb to beis of math. + complement

I subject ‘M
a student on my desk
Well, that’s all in the affirmative sentences.
AM Now, we’ll see the negative
HERE forms and some
SMART
I LESSON 2.1: SHORT ‘ M AND LONG FORM
examples.
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TALL
HEYOU
SUBJECT IS
‘
VERB RE
TO BE COMPLEMENT
SHESHE in the cinema
‘ SIS watching Antman. IN ASAD PARTY
IT ‘S
HE ‘ SIS MARRIED
SINGLE
WE It IT ARE ‘ SISis A 8PM
two in theBABY!
morning.
YOU WE
‘RE
the parents
‘ RE ARE of the twins ATCOOKING
THE PARK
THEY ARE LAWYER
SWEET
THEY ‘ RE
 LESSON 3: NEGATIVE SENTENTECES.
The negative sentences have a full and short form, let’s how to use it and some examples.
-DEFINITION: They are those sentences which we use to deny any fact.
• Second:
full negative
-The structure for short negativesentences
sentencesare:
are two cases:
Not (contracted)
Subject + Verb to be + + complement
Subject
• First: + Verb to be + Not + complement
I ‘m not a villain
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works.
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HE is not funny,
They are n’t famousis boring
I ‘m not a villain
THEY are not in the square
We She ‘s we used in situationsnotthat are more
use it for informal language, marvelous
relaxed and involve
We useweit know
people for formal
well. language, in situations that are serious or that involve people we
They ‘re not famous
don’t know well.