VERB TO BE PRESENT TENSE

Watch the following video and answer the quiz at the end...

To be es uno de los verbos auxiliares en inglés junto con to do, to have y will.
'To be' cuando realiza el papel de verbo auxiliar carece de significado.

El verbo To be se usa de auxiliar en los siguientes tiempos verbales:

• Presente continuo (present continuous)
• Pasado continuo (past continuous)
• Pasadoperfecto continuo (past perfect continuous)
• Futuro continuo (futur continuous)

Significado de "to be"

- El verbo "to be" significa ser o estar.

Entre los usos del verbo to be están:

• Indicar profesión
  I am a pilot
  yo soy piloto
• Expresar sentimientos
  I am tired
  yo estoy cansado
• Informar sobre precios/dinero
  How much is the car?
  ¿Cuánto cuesta el coche?
• Informar sobre la edad
  I am ten years old
  tengo diez años.

• Verb to Be - Exercise

  
  

  Complete the sentences with the forms of to be in the present simple (am, is, are). 1. I  at home. 2. She  not at home in the morning. 3. We  in the park. 4. This  my new laptop. 5. Our friends  on their summer holidays. 6. Uncle George  a good football player. 7. The dog  under the table. 8. He  very funny. 9. The shoes  white. 10. You  right. 11. Susan  good at tennis. 12. They  in the house. 13. His T-shirts  cool. 14. My sister  a good swimmer. 15. She  in Italy.

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Now you can practice.Answer the following exercise and check your score at the end..

01).	____ not a doctor.  I'm  They're  We are
02).	They ____ grandparents.  am not  aren't  isn't
03).	____ isn't a carpenter.  I  She  They
04).	It ____ a banana.  am not  aren't  is not
05).	____ not a pet.  It's  They are  We're
06).	He ____ an adult.  am not  isn't  it's
07).	____ aren't sisters.  He  It  We
08).	____ not a child.  They're  We're  You are
09).	They ____ grapes.  am not  aren't  isn't
10).	I ____ a dentist.  am not  are not  is not

You can practice how much you have learned with this quiz:

Questions With the Verb "To Be"

  1.  you tall ?  No,                                            

  2.  the dog black? Yes,  

  3.  I strong? Yes,                                                 

  4.  the food good? No, 

  5.  they dogs? No,                                 

  6.  the doctor in his office? Yes, 

  7.  the children in school? No,                  

  8.  the water cold? No, 

  9.  it hot outside? Yes,                               

10.  the floor clean? Yes, 

11.  your teacher English? No, 

12.  Peter American? Yes, 

Write questions as in the example.

  you / a good singer                                   --> Are you a good singer?

1. David Bisbal / your favourite pop star ?  

2. we / from England ? 

3. you / twelve?           

4. your friends / good students?          

5. Messi / your favourite footballer ?   

6. she / a good teacher?         

7. Martha / a tennis player?    

8. the dogs / under the table? 

9. the cat / in the garden?   

10. he / happy?