THE VERB TO BE (Ser o estar)
AFFIRMATIVE / POSITIVE SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (AM/IS/ARE) + COMPLEMENT
1S I AM Yo soy/Yo estoy I am tall
2S YOU ARE Tu eres/Tu estas You are strict
3S HE IS El es/ El esta
3S SHE IS Ella es / Ella esta
3S IT IS Esto es / Esto esta It is a cellphone
1P WE ARE Nosotros somos / Nosotras estamos
2P YOU ARE Ustedes son / Ustedes estan
3P THEYARE Ellos son / Ellas estan They are brothers
NEGATIVE SUBJECT + VERB TO BE (AM/IS/ARE) + NOT + COMPLEMENT
I AM NOT Yo no soy/Yo no estoy I am not tall
YOU ARE NOT You are not strict
HE IS NOT (isn’t)
SHE IS NOT
IT IS NOT It is not a cellphone / It isn’t a cellphone
WE ARE NOT (aren’t)
YOU ARE NOT
THEY ARE NOT They are not brothers / They aren’t brothers
YES / NO QUESTIONS VERB TO BE (AM / IS / ARE) + SUBJECT + C +?
Are you Are you tall? Yes, I am / No, I ‘m not
Am I Am I strict? Yes, you are / No, You’re not
Is he Is Daniel Noboa the Ecuador’s President? Yes, he is / No, he’s not
Is she
Is it
Are we
Are you
Are they
+ I am happy Diego is a policeman
- I am not happy Diego is not a policeman/ Diego isn’t a policeman
Are you happy? Is Diego a policeman?
Yes, I am Yes, he is
No, I’m not No, he´s not
You are handsome We are brothers.
You are not handsome We aren’t brothers
Am I handsome? Are you brothers?
Yes, you are Yes, we are
No, you´re not No, we’re not
