VERB TO BE

VERB TO BEAffirmative

o I amoYou areoHe isoShe iso It isoWe areoYou areoThey are

o Yo soyo Tú ereso Él eso Ella eso Eso eso Nosotros

somoso Vosotros soiso Ellos son

VERB TO BENegative

• I am not Yo no soy• You aren’t Tú no eres• He isn’t Él no es• She isn’t Ella no es• It isn’t Eso no es• We aren’t Nosotros no

somos• You aren’t Vosotros no sois• They aren’t Ellos no son

VERB TO BEInterrogative

oAm I? ¿Soy yo?oAre you? ¿Eres tú?o Is he? ¿Es él?o Is she? ¿Es ella?o Is it? ¿Es eso?oAre we? ¿Somos

nosotros?oAre you? ¿Sois

vosotros?oAre they? ¿Son ellos?

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The verb to be can be translated into:

SER ESTAR

PRESENT CONTINUOU

S

The present continuous is used to express actions that are

happening in the momento we speak.

He is reading

now

How do we form the present continuous?

1. Remember the verb to

be!2. Choose a

subject

3. Add the verb you

want

4. Add –ing to the verb

He is

He is + READ

He is read + ING

He is reading

I am readingYou are readingHe is reading She is reading We are reading You are reading They are reading

NOW

I am not readingYou aren’t readingHe isn’t reading She isn’t reading We aren’t reading You aren’t reading They aren’t reading

NOW

Am I reading?Are you reading?Is he reading? Is she reading? Are we reading? Are you reading? Are they reading?

?NOW