be - significado, ejemplos en inglés

verbo auxiliar “be”

 Inf. be; yo am, 'm; tú are, 're; él is, 's; Pas. were / was; Part. been; Ger. being

 negative: he isn't, past wasn't; you aren't, past weren't

usado con participios pasados de verbos para formar la voz pasiva
Regístrese para ver las traducciones de las oraciones de ejemplo y las definiciones monolingües de cada palabra.
The cake was eaten by the children. Another one will be baked by their mom tomorrow.
usado con los participios presentes de los verbos para formar el aspecto continuo
She is running a marathon this weekend. She was preparing for it yesterday.
forma formal de expresar obligación o intención
You are to complete your homework before playing video games.

 infinitivo be; 1.ᵃ p.s. am, 'm; 2.ᵃ p.s. are, 're; 3.ᵃ p.s. is, 's; pas. were / was; part. pas. been; ger. being

 negativo: él isn't, pas. wasn't; tú aren't, pas. weren't

ser (conecta el sujeto con un sustantivo)
She is a doctor. The animal is a cat.
ser (vincula al sujeto con una propiedad o característica)
The cat is fluffy. This was quite strange. Helping others is as important as taking care of yourself.
está presente o existe
There is a chance of rain this afternoon.
tener (cuando se expresa la edad, se usa "tener" en español)
My sister is 15 years old.
ser (cuando se expresa la hora actual)
It is 10:30 in the morning.
hacer (se utiliza "hacer" para expresar el tiempo transcurrido desde un evento)
It has been five minutes since the last call.
estar (se utiliza para describir el tiempo atmosférico)
It is very windy today.
estar (cuando se describe la posición o ubicación de algo)
The keys are in the drawer.
ser (cuando se pregunta por el momento en que ocurrirá un evento)
When will the concert be?