El verbo "to be" en inglés

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El verbo to be en inglés

To be: ser o estar

El verbo to be en inglés se traduce en español como los verbos ser o estar. Se usa to be, entonces, de la misma manera que se usan ser o estar en el modo infinitivo.

Por ejemplo:

I am going to be sad when I leave the party. --> Voy a estar triste cuando me vaya de la fiesta. She is going to be a teacher. --> Ella va a ser maestra.

El verbo to be en inglés es un verbo muy común ya que tiene varios usos:

1. Se usa como un verbo auxiliar con los tiempos presente continuo o pasado continuo:
   • She is eating a sandwich.
   • I was watching a movie last night.
2. Se usa antes de adjetivos y sustantivos para mostrar identidad o estado de ser:
   • Susan and Anne are sisters.
   • I am hungry.
   • That painting is beautiful.
3. Se usa como un verbo auxiliar en el futuro cuando se usa going to:
   • We are going to a party tomorrow.
   • Natalia is going to get a haircut.
4. Se usa para indicar edad:
   • She is 25 years old.
   • I am 70 years old.
5. Se usa para indicar ubicación:
   • The park is two blocks away.
   • My office is in the city.

Se conjuga de la siguiente manera:

Imperative

• be

• you are

• he/she is

• we are

• you are

• they are

Preterite

• I was

• you were

• he/she was

• we were

• you were

• they were

Present Continuous

• I am being

• you are being

• he/she is being

• we are being

• you are being

• they are being

Present Perfect

• I have been

• you have been

• he/she has been

• we have been

• you have been

• they have been

Past Continuous

• I was being

• you were being

• he/she was being

• we were being

• you were being

• they were being

Past Perfect

• I had been

• you had been

• he/she had been

• we had been

• you had been

• they had been

Future

• I will be

• you will be

• he/she will be

• we will be

• you will be

• they will be

Future Perfect

• I will have been

• you will have been

• he/she will have been

• we will have been

• you will have been

• they will have been

Future Continuous

• I will be being

• you will be being

• he/she will be being

• we will be being

• you will be being

• they will be being

Present Perfect Continuous

• I have been being

• you have been being

• he/she has been being

• we have been being

• you have been being

• they have been being

Future Perfect Continuous

• I will have been being

• you will have been being

• he/she will have been being

• we will have been being

• you will have been being

• they will have been being

Past Perfect Continuous

• I had been being

• you had been being

• he/she had been being

• we had been being

• you had been being

• they had been being

Vea la conjugación de [to be][2]

[2]: http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/to be