Licenciatura

Verbo to be – Presente Simple
To be = ser o estar.
La forma completa y la contraída son igualmente correctas, aunque la contraída es
algo más informal.
•Afirmativa
forma completa formacontraída
I am I´m
You are you´re
He / she / it is he´s / she´s / it´s
We are we´re
You are you´re
They are they´re
•Negación (sujeto + verbo + not)
forma complete forma contraída
I amnot I´m not
You are not you aren´t
He / she / it is not he / she / it isn´t
We are not we aren´t
You are not youaren´t
They are not they aren´t
•Interrogación (verbo + sujeto)
respuesta breve + respuesta breve –
Am I ...? Yes, I amNo, I´m not
Are you...? Yes, you are No, you aren´t
Is he / she / it ....? Yes, he/she/it is No, he/she/it isn´t
Are we...? Yes, we are No, wearen´t
Are you....? Yes, you are No, you aren´t
Are they....? Yes, they are No, they aren´t

Ejemplos: Are you a student? Yes, I am.
Is she your friend?Yes, she is.
Are they your classmates? No, they aren´t.
1. Write am, is or are.
1. Mary ...... a teacher.
2. My friends ...... Italian.
3. They ...... doctors.
4. She ...... from Holland.
5. I...... an engineer.
6. Paul ...... very tall.
7. London ...... the capital of England.
8. We ...... American.
9. Mary and Eve ...... from Russia.
10.Your parents ...... teachers.
2. Write thesentences in exercise 1 in the short form, when possible.
1. Mary´s a teacher. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

3. Write these sentences in the negative (short form).
1. Luke´s a student.……………………………………………………………..
2. Laura and Gabriel are friends.
……………………………………………………………..
3. You´re from Spain. ……………………………………………………………..
4. He´s my neighbour. ……………………………………………………………..
5. We´re Italian....