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The verb to be means in Spanish "to be" or "to be".

Therefore, for its correct understanding, the context


of the sentence in which it is used must be understood.

For example:

Correct: I am engineer

Incorrect: I am engineer

Correct: I am tired (I am tired)

Incorrect: I am tired

The verb to be is irregular, which means that, depending on the personal pronoun (subject) that
accompanies it, it is conjugated in different ways. In addition, this verb also presents variations in the
verb tenses of present, past and future simple.

Simple tenses of the verb to be

The conjugation of the verb to be for each personal pronoun and with the three simple tenses would be
the following:

Present simple personal pronouns

Simple past

Simple future

I (I) am (I am, I am) was (I was, I was) will be (I am, I am)

you (you) are (you are, you are) were (you were, you were) will be (you are, you are)

he (he) is (he is, he is) was (was, was) will be (will be, will be)

she (she) is (she is, she is) was (was, was) will be (will be, will be)

It (this, this) is (this, this is) was (it was, it was) will be (it will, it will be)

we (we) are (we are, we are) were (we were, we were) will be (we will be, we will be)

you (you) are (you are, you are) were (you were, you were) will be (you are, you are)
they (they) are (they are, they are) were (they were, they were) will be (they will be, they will be)

Uses of the verb to be

The verb to be can be used in many ways in everyday life. Some of the most common are to refer to or
describe a person or their moods, to indicate time or date or to specify the location of something.

1. To talk about a person

We normally use this verb to refer to certain aspects of a person, such as their name, age, nationality
and profession.

For example:

She she is Natalia (she is Natalia)

He is a student (he is a student)

2. To describe someone's state of mind

If a person is happy or sad, upset or satisfied, we also use this verb.

For example:

He is upset with you (he is upset with you)

They are happy with the results

3. To describe characteristics of something or someone

When we want to specify the characteristics that identify a person, we can use the verb to be. Thus, we
can refer to his physical characteristics (if he is tall or short, the color of his eyes or his skin) or spiritual (if
he is kind or responsible, if he is prudent or intelligent, etc.).

For example:
María is tall, her hair is black

Daniel is an intelligent and responsible boy

Simple present

Simple form Contracted form

I am not, I'm not

You are not you're not / you aren't

He is not he's not / he isn't

Ella she is not ella she's not / she isn't

It is not it's not / it isn't

We are not we're not / we aren't

You are not you're not / you aren't

They are not they're not / they aren't

Simple past

Simple form Contracted form

I was not I wasn't

You were not You weren't

He was not he He wasn't

She she was not she She wasn't

It was not It wasn't

We were not We weren't

You were not You weren't

They were not They weren't

Simple future

Future simple Contracted form


I will not I won't

You will not you won't

He will not he won't

She will not she won't

It will not it won't

We will not we won't

you will: you will not you won't

they will: they will not they won't

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