Present simplepresente
| I | am |
|---|---|
| you | are |
| he/she/it | is |
| we | are |
| you | are |
| they | are |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Present
Conjugación de be
- Significado ser, estar
- Nivel A1
- Modelo irregular
Lo que tiene de especial este verbo
- Irregular en muchos tiempos: lo más seguro es aprender la tabla entera. → Los verbos irregulares
- Las tres formas básicas que hay que aprender: be – was – been.
- De la lista de palabras: Un solo verbo para ser y estar, lo cual es una simplificación enorme. Es también el verbo más irregular de la lengua: am, is, are — was, were — been.
En negrita y subrayado: la terminación. ◆ marca una forma que se aparta de la regla.
Indicativo
Past simplepasado terminado
| I | was |
|---|---|
| you | were |
| he/she/it | was |
| we | were |
| you | were |
| they | were |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Past
Present perfectperfecto
| I | have been |
|---|---|
| you | have been |
| he/she/it | has been |
| we | have been |
| you | have been |
| they | have been |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect
Past perfectpluscuamperfecto
| I | had been |
|---|---|
| you | had been |
| he/she/it | had been |
| we | had been |
| you | had been |
| they | had been |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect
Future (will)futuro
| I | will be |
|---|---|
| you | will be |
| he/she/it | will be |
| we | will be |
| you | will be |
| they | will be |
Más sobre esto: El futuro con will
Future perfectfuturo perfecto
| I | will have been |
|---|---|
| you | will have been |
| he/she/it | will have been |
| we | will have been |
| you | will have been |
| they | will have been |
Más sobre esto: El Future Perfect
Condicional
Conditional (would)condicional
| I | would be |
|---|---|
| you | would be |
| he/she/it | would be |
| we | would be |
| you | would be |
| they | would be |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 2
Conditional perfectcondicional compuesto
| I | would have been |
|---|---|
| you | would have been |
| he/she/it | would have been |
| we | would have been |
| you | would have been |
| they | would have been |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 3
Formas continuas
Present progressivepresente continuo
| I | am being |
|---|---|
| you | are being |
| he/she/it | is being |
| we | are being |
| you | are being |
| they | are being |
Más sobre esto: El Present Progressive
Past progressivepasado continuo
| I | was being |
|---|---|
| you | were being |
| he/she/it | was being |
| we | were being |
| you | were being |
| they | were being |
Más sobre esto: El Past Progressive
Present perfect progressiveperfecto continuo
| I | have been being |
|---|---|
| you | have been being |
| he/she/it | has been being |
| we | have been being |
| you | have been being |
| they | have been being |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressivepluscuamperfecto continuo
| I | had been being |
|---|---|
| you | had been being |
| he/she/it | had been being |
| we | had been being |
| you | had been being |
| they | had been being |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefuturo continuo
| I | will be being |
|---|---|
| you | will be being |
| he/she/it | will be being |
| we | will be being |
| you | will be being |
| they | will be being |
Más sobre esto: El Future Progressive
Imperativo
Imperativeimperativo afirmativo
| you | be |
|---|---|
| we | let's be |
Más sobre esto: El imperativo
Formas no personales
Infinitive and participlesinfinitivo, gerundio, participio
| infinitive | be |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to be |
| -ing form | being |
| past participle | been |
Más sobre esto: Los verbos irregulares · Verbos con -ing
Frases de ejemplo del curso
Cada frase procede de las listas de palabras o de los temas de gramática de este curso. La forma del verbo está marcada y debajo se indica qué tiempo y qué persona es.
I am hungry.Tengo hambre.
am — Present simple · I
Is it urgent?¿Es urgente?
Is — Present simple · he/she/it
It was great fun.Fue muy divertido.
was — Past simple · I; Past simple · he/she/it
We are almost there.Ya casi hemos llegado.
are — Present simple · you; Present simple · we
His shoes were dirty.Llevaba los zapatos sucios.
were — Past simple · you; Past simple · we
Be careful on the stairs.Ten cuidado en las escaleras.
Be — infinitive; to-infinitive
Una trampa típica
Incorrecto What do you do? — I go home now.
Correcto What are you doing? — I am going home now.
El error no suele ser la forma —el gerundio español lleva medio camino hecho— sino elegir el presente simple donde el inglés pide el continuo. El español dice «¿Qué haces?» y «Voy a casa», y traducido a la letra sale What do you do?, que pregunta por la profesión, y I go home, que dice que uno va a casa por costumbre. La otra mitad del error es al revés: el gerundio español sirve para muchas cosas que el -ing inglés no cubre, y de ahí salen frases como I am seeing that….
Práctica rápida
5 huecos, primero de las frases de ejemplo de arriba y luego de la tabla. Cada respuesta cuenta para tus repasos.
Sigue aprendiendo
Verbos con el mismo modelo
Temas de gramática relacionados
Las formas se calculan a partir de las reglas de la lengua, dos veces y por dos caminos independientes, y se comparan con todas las formas escritas a mano en este curso. Las frases de ejemplo son propias del curso.