PRESENT VERB TO BE

SPANISH DEFINITION

PROFESORA: VIOLETA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ

SER O ESTAR

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

ENGLISHI

YOUHE

SHE IT

WEYOUTHEY

SPANISH YOTU EL

ELLAESO/ESTO

NOSOTROSUSTEDES

ELLOS

AUXILIARY

AMIS

ARE

CONJUGATES

I - AMYOU - ARE HE - ISSHE - IS

IT - IS WE - ARE YOU - ARE THEY - ARE

CONTRACTIONS I ‘ AM

YOU ‘RE

HE ‘S SHE ‘S

IT ‘S WE ‘RE YOU ‘RE THEY ‘RE

STRUCTURES(+) + AUX TO BE + VERB + COMPL

(-) + AUX TO BE +NOT+ VERB + COMPL

(?) AUX TO BE + VERB + COMPL + ?

VERB TO BE SER

(+) KEVIN IS A DOCTOR

(-) KEVIN IS NOT A DOCTOR (ISN’T)

(?) IS KEVIN A DOCTOR?

VERB TO BE ESTAR

(+) KEVIN IS WATCHING T.V.

(-) KEVIN IS NOT WATCHING T.V.

(ISN´T)(?) IS KEVIN WATCHING T.V.?