< Exit    TO BE


Il verbo "Essere" in inglese si traduce con TO BE.

Forma AFFERMATIVA: Soggetto + TO BE + complemento 
(Es:
Mark is at home.)

Forma NEGATIVA:  Soggetto + TO BE + NOT + complemento 
(Es:
Mark is not at home.)

Forma INTERROGATIVA: TO BE + soggetto + complemento 
(Es:
Is Mark at home?)

Forma INTERROGATIVA-NEGATIVA:  Forma contratta di  BE/ NOT + soggetto + complemento 
(Es:
Isn’t Mark at home?).

Simple Present 

 

AFFERMATIVA 

NEGATIVA

INTERROGATIVA

INTERROGATIVA
-NEGATIVA

Forma estesa

I am

I am not

Am I …?

(E' preferibile usare la forma contratta)

You are

You are not

Are you…?

He is

He is not

Is he…?

She is

She is not

Is she…?

It is

It is not

Is it…?

We are

We are not

Are we…?

You are

You are not

Are you…?

They are

They are not

Are they…?

 Forma contratta

I’m

I’m not

(La frase interrogativa non ha la forma contratta)

Aren’t I…?*

You’re

You’re not 
You aren’t

Aren’t you…?

He’s

He’s not
He isn’t

Isn’t he…?

She’s

She’s not
She isn’t

Isn’t she…?

It’s

It’s not 
It isn’t

Isn’t it…?

We’re

We’re not
 
We aren’t

Aren’t we…?

You’re

You’re not
You aren’t

Aren’t you…?

They're

They're not
They aren't

Aren't they?

 

*Attenzione! La forma estesa viene usata prevalentemente nella lingua scritta.

La forma contratta di Am I not…? nella lingua parlata è Aren’t I…?