Verb Be. Present and Past.

Verb Be. Present and Past.

by Erika Gómez

​¿Qué es verbo Be /bi:/?

​- Es una cópula de tipo verbal. Las cópulas gramaticales pueden establecer un vínculo o relación entre el sujeto y un adjetivo, sustantivo o frase preposicional.

​

​Ejemplo: Yo soy Erika. (Yo =Erika)

​ Yo soy maestra (Yo= maestra)

​ Yo soy feliz (Yo+ Feliz)

​ Yo estoy en casa (Yo+casa)

​¿Qué puedo expresar con Be?

​Identificar seres vivos, objetos y conceptos por su nombre.

​

Yo am Erika

​Eso is una planta

​Nosotros are estudiantes.

​El amor is a concept.

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​En esta función, los hispanohablantes interpretamos Be como Ser.

Multiple Choice

I am Ana

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

This is a computer

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

I am a president

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

English is a language

• be=ser

• be=estar

​¿Qué puedo expresar con Be?

Describir seres vivos, objetos y conceptos por medio de atributos o adjetivos.

​

Yo am intelligent

​La planta is green

​Nosotros are tired.

​El amor is complicated.

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​En esta función, los hispanohablantes interpretamos Be como Ser (si la cualidad es considerada permanente) o como Estar (si es más temporal).

Multiple Select

The leaves are green

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

The giraffe is tall

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

The house is clean

• be=ser

• be=estar

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The woman is clean

• be=ser

• be=estar

​¿Qué puedo expresar con Be?

Describir la ubicación espacial seres vivos, objetos y conceptos por medio de preposiciones de lugar.

​

Yo am AT home

​La planta is IN the garden

​Nosotros are AT THE PARK.

​El amor is INSIDE you.

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​En esta función, los hispanohablantes interpretamos Be como Estar.

Multiple Choice

They are at home

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

The people are in the park

• be=ser

• be=estar

Multiple Choice

The information is on internet

• be=ser

• be=estar

Otros usos de Be

​Be = tener :

​

​Age- I am 15 years old

​Sensations - He is hungry

​

​Be = Hacer

​

​Weather and temperature- It is hot /It is sunny

​

Multiple Choice

I am twenty years old

• be=ser

• be=estar

• be=tener

• be=hacer

Multiple Choice

It is rainy

• be=ser

• be=estar

• be=tener

• be=hacer

Multiple Select

It is sunny

• be=ser

• be=estar

• be=tener

• be=hacer

Multiple Choice

It is cold

• be=ser

• be=estar

• be=tener

• be=hacer

​¿Cómo sé qué forma de Be usar?

​Depende del pronombre. No tiene nada qué ver si el pronombre es plural o singular. En PRESENTE, en singular se usa am, is, are; y en plural se usa are. Por lo tanto, no hay una división exacta de uso en cuanto a número.

Multiple Choice

__________ is a firefighter.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_________ is a boy.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

__________ is a girl.

• He

• She

• it

• They

Multiple Choice

_______ is dad.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_______ is a house.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

___________ are flowers.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

___________ is my teacher.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

________ is a taxi driver.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

__________ is a monkey.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_______ is a dog.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

____________ are good friends.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_______ is my Super Mom!

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_____________ is a ring.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_________ are shoes.

• He

• She

• It

• They

​¿Y si el sujeto no es un pronombre?

Multiple Choice

dad

• he

• she

• we

Multiple Choice

Sara

• we

• she

• it

Multiple Choice

The boys

• we

• it

• they

Multiple Choice

An eraser

• it

• you

• we

Multiple Choice

My friend and I

• it

• we

• you

Multiple Choice

You and your sister

• it

• we

• you

Multiple Choice

The bag

• it

• he

• she

Multiple Choice

The cats

• they

• we

• it

Multiple Choice

My sister

• it

• she

• he

Multiple Choice

a pen

• we

• he

• it

Multiple Choice

It ______ happy.

• is

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

We ______ friends.

• is

• are

• am

Multiple Choice

You ______ tall.

• are

• is

• am

Multiple Choice

I ______ a pupil.

• are

• is

• am

Multiple Choice

We _____ a family.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

My cat _____ black.

• is

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

They ________ hungry.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

my pens ______ new.

• is

• are

• am

​¿Cómo sé cuando es pasado o presente?

Multiple Choice

The living room ___ dirty in the past. Now the living room __ tidy. 

• was/is

• is/was

• are/were

• were/are

Multiple Choice

The city ___ green in the past. Now the city __ gray. 

• was/is

• is/was

• are/were

• were/are

Multiple Choice

Stallone ___ young in 1988. Now Stallone __ old. 

• was/is

• is/was

• are/were

• were/are

Multiple Choice

They___ at the beach before having kids. Now They ___ at home with kids. 

• was/is

• is/was

• are/were

• were/are

Poll

¿Cuál es tu opinión de esta lección?

• It was útil and interesting, aprendí muchas cosas.

• ¡Por fin entendí el verbo Be!

• Repasé lo que ya sabía.

• Fue demasiado largo.