El verbo to beA0–A2

Editar en

Am, is, are, was, were y will be: el verbo para el nombre, la edad, la nacionalidad, la profesión, los sentimientos y el lugar. Be no necesita verbo auxiliar y el sujeto siempre aparece en la oración: Are you a student? It is cold.

No hay información en el nivel actual. Esta vista empieza en A0: elige A0 o un nivel superior.

Guía rápidaA0–A2

Tiempo	Pregunta			Afirmación			Negación
Tiempo	Verbo	Sujeto	Resto	Sujeto	Verbo	Resto	Sujeto	Verbo	Resto
A2Futuro	Will	I	be late?	I	will be	late.	I	won't be	late.
		you		You			You
		he		He			He
		she		She			She
		it		It			It
		we		We			We
		they		They			They

Presente	Am	I	late?	I	am	late.	I	am not	late.
	Are	you		You	are		You	aren't
	Is	he		He	is		He	isn't
		she		She			She
		it		It			It
	Are	we		We	are		We	aren't
	Are	they		They	are		They	aren't

A1Pasado	Was	I	late?	I	was	late.	I	wasn't	late.
	Were	you		You	were		You	weren't
	Was	he		He	was		He	wasn't
		she		She			She
		it		It			It
	Were	we		We	were		We	weren't
	Were	they		They	were		They	weren't

Visión generalA0

be tiene su propia forma en cada tiempo: will be para el futuro, am / is / are para el presente, was / were para el pasado.

El verbo be no necesita auxiliar: en las preguntas va antes del sujeto, en las negaciones lleva not.
Las formas del presente y del pasado cambian según la persona; will be es igual para todos.
you lleva are y were, tanto para una persona como para varias.

Presente: formas contraídasA0

Sujeto	Forma completa	Forma contraída
I	I am a student.	I'm a student.
you	You are late.	You're late.
he	He is at home.	He's at home.
she	She is happy.	She's happy.
it	It is cold.	It's cold.
we	We are friends.	We're friends.
they	They are teachers.	They're teachers.

En el habla y en los mensajes se usan las formas contraídas.
Negaciones: isn't y aren't son las habituales; I'm not es la única forma contraída con I.
Un sujeto sustantivo lleva is (singular) o are (plural): My parents are doctors. — Mis padres son médicos.

Presente: preguntas y respuestas cortasA0

Forma	Ejemplo	Español
be + sujeto	Are you a student?	¿Eres estudiante?
palabra interrogativa + be + sujeto	Where are you from?	¿De dónde eres?
palabra interrogativa + be + sujeto	What is your name?	¿Cómo te llamas?
palabra interrogativa + be + sujeto	How old are you?	¿Cuántos años tienes?
palabra interrogativa + be + sujeto	How are you?	¿Cómo estás?

La respuesta corta repite be; la respuesta afirmativa lleva la forma completa: Are you tired? — Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. — ¿Estás cansado? — Sí, lo estoy; no, no lo estoy.

Pasado: was y wereA1

Forma	I / he / she / it	you / we / they
+	I was at home.	We were at home.
−	She wasn't at home.	They weren't at home.
?	Was he at home?	Were you at home?

La respuesta corta repite was / were: Were you there? — Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. — ¿Estuviste allí? — Sí, estuve; no, no estuve.
Para el nacimiento se usa was / were born: I was born in 1995. — Nací en 1995.
Palabras de tiempo: yesterday, last night, last week, in 2010.

Futuro: will beA2

Uso	Ejemplo	Español
Un estado o lugar futuro	I'll be at home tomorrow.	Mañana estaré en casa.
Predicciones	It will be sunny at the weekend.	El fin de semana hará sol.
Preguntas sobre el futuro	Will you be there?	¿Estarás allí?

Formas contraídas: I'll be, she'll be, won't be.
Más sobre will: Tiempos simples.

UsoA0

Uso	Ejemplo	Español
Nombre	My name is Anna.	Me llamo Anna.
Edad	I'm 20. / He is 30 years old.	Tengo 20 años. / Él tiene 30 años.
Nacionalidad y origen	She's Spanish. / We're from Madrid.	Es española. / Somos de Madrid.
Profesión	He's a teacher.	Es profesor.
Descripción	The house is big.	La casa es grande.
Sentimientos y estados	I'm hungry. / They're tired.	Tengo hambre. / Están cansados.
Lugar	The keys are on the table.	Las llaves están sobre la mesa.
Clima, hora, fechas	It's sunny. / It's 5 o'clock.	Hace sol. / Son las cinco.

Una profesión lleva a / an: He is a teacher. Ver Artículos: a, an, the.
El clima y la hora llevan el sujeto it: It is cold. Sobre there is, ver There is y there are.

Errores frecuentesA0–A2

✗	✓	Regla
Do you be a student?	Are you a student?	be forma las preguntas por sí mismo
She are happy.	She is happy.	he / she / it → is
A1We was at home.	We were at home.	you / we / they → were
A1Did you be at home?	Were you at home?	be forma las preguntas en pasado por sí mismo
A2I will at home tomorrow.	I will be at home tomorrow.	will + be