Analisis estrategico

Sujeto | Verbo | objeto / complemento |   |
  | I | was | a student. | Era alumno. |
  | You | were | happy. | Eras feliz. |
  | He | was | a musician. | Fue músico. |
  | She | was | in the car. | Estaba en el coche. |
  | It | was | a hot day. | Era un día caluroso. |
  | We | were | lucky. | Tuvimos suerte |
  | You | were | from Madrid. | Erais deMadrid. |
  | They | were | ours. | Eran nuestros. |
La estructura básica del negativo del verbo "to be" en pasado
  | Sujeto | Verbo | objeto / complemento |   |
  | I | was not | a student. | No era alumno. |
  | You | were not | happy. | No eras feliz. |
  | He | was not | a musician. | No era músico. |
  | She | was not | in the car. | No estaba en el coche. |
  |It | was not | a hot day. | No era un día caluroso. |
  | We | were not | lucky. | No tuvimos suerte. |
  | You | were not | from Madrid. | No erais de Madrid. |
  | They | were not | ours. | No eran nuestros. |
Nota: Forma contraida: "was not" = "wasn't", "were not" = "weren't".
The negative of verb "be" in the past tense
La estructura básica del interrogativo del verbo "tobe" en pasado
  | Verbo | Sujeto | objeto / complemento |   |
  | Was | I | a student? | ¿Era alumno? |
  | Were | you | happy? | ¿Eras feliz? |
  | Was | he | a musician? | ¿Era músico? |
  | Was | she | in the car? | ¿Estaba en el coche? |
  | Was | it | a hot day? | ¿Era un día caluroso? |
  | Were | we | lucky? | ¿Tuvimos suerte? |
  | Were | you | fromMadrid? | ¿Eras de Madrid? |
  | Were | they | ours? | ¿Eran nuestros? |

 El verbo "to be" en inglés es equivalente a los verbos "ser" y "estar" en castellano. Su declinación en el presente del indicativo (simple present) es la siguiente:

| | |
| Yo soy/estoy | I am | |
| Tu eres/estás | You are | |
| El/ella es/está | He/she/it is | |
| Nosotros somos/estamos |We are | |
| Vosotros sois/estáis | You are | |
| Ellos/ellas son/están | They are | |
| | |

 Se suelen utilizar contracciones de estas formas:

I am | I'm |
You/we/they are | You/we/they're |
He/she/it is | He/she/it's |

 Su declinación en tiempo pasado (simple past):

| | |
| Yo era/estaba (fui/estuve) | I was | |
| Tu eras/estabas(fuiste/estuviste) | You were | |
| El/ella era/estaba (fue/estuvo) | He/she/it was | |
| Nosotros éramos/estábamos (fuimos/estuvimos) | We were | |
| Vosotros erais/estabais (fuisteis/estuvisteis) | You were | |
| Ellos/ellas eran/estaban (fueron/estuvieron) | They were | |
| | |

 El verbo "to be" se puede utilizar como un verbo ordinario y en este caso sirve para dar información sobreel sujeto:

I am old. | Yo soy mayor |
The car is red. | El coche es rojo |
It is cold. | Hace frio (el día está frio) |

 También se utiliza como verbo auxiliar para formar las formas continuas:

I am running. | Yo estoy corriendo |
I was running. | Yo estaba corriendo |

 Y para construir la forma pasiva:

The table is made of wood. | La mesa está hecha de madera | Otro uso del verbo "to be" es seguido de infinitivo y se utiliza para dar órdenes de una manera un tanto impersonal, especialmente con la 3ª persona, o también para comunicar un plan:

He is to solve that problem. | El debe resolver ese problema |
They are to help you. | Ellos deben ayudarte |
I am to travel next week. | Voy a viajar la próxima semana |

VOCABULARIO

Cuerpo | Body |Pierna | Leg |
Cabeza | Head | Rodilla | Knee |
Cuello | Neck | Pie | Foot (feet) |
Hombro | Shoulder | Uña | Nail |
Brazo | Arm | Músculo | Muscle |
Codo | Elbow | Hueso | Bone |
Mano | Hand | Piel | Skin |
Dedo | Finger | Pelo | Hair |
Pecho | Chest | Espalda | Back |
Barriga | Belly |   |   |

 El verbo "to have" en inglés es equivalente a los verbos "haber" y "tener"...