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For example:
Correct: I am engineer
Incorrect: I am engineer
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.
The conjugation of the verb to be for each personal pronoun and with the three simple tenses would be
the following:
Simple past
Simple future
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)
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.
We normally use this verb to refer to certain aspects of a person, such as their name, age, nationality
and profession.
For example:
For example:
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
Simple present
Simple past
Simple future