Presente simple del 'to be' en forma negativa

La estructura del 'simple present' en forma negativa es:

Sujeto + verbo + not + ...
Forma larga Formas cortas
I am not I'm not
You are not You're not You aren't
He is not He's not He isn't
She is not 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
La forma negativa, al igual que la afirmativa, se puede contraer.
Ejemplos
Uso formal Uso informal
I am not tall I'm not tall Yo No soy alto
You are not Irish You aren't Irish Tu No eres irlands
He is not rich He's not rich El No es rico
She is not clever She isn't clever Ella No es lista
It is not big It's not big Eso No es grande
We are not ugly We aren't ugly Nosotros No somos feos
You are not funny You're not funny Ustedes No son divertidos
They are not English They aren't English Ellos No son ingleses

Presente simple interrogativo del verbo 'to be'

La estructura del 'simple present' de verbo 'to be' en forma interrogativa es:

Verbo + sujeto + ... + ?

Afirmativo Negativo
Am I...? Am I not...? Am I not...?
Are you...? Are you not...? Aren't you...?
Is he...? Is he not...? Isn't he...?
Is she...? Is she not...? Isn't she...?
Is it...? Is it not...? Isn't it...?
Are we...? Are we not...? Aren't we...?
Are you...? Are you not...? Aren't you...?
Are they...? Are they not...? Aren't they...?

Ejemplos

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Am I nice? Soy yo agradable?
Who are you? Quin eres tu?
Is he not polite? No es el educado?
Where is she? Dnde est ella?
Is it not difficult? Eso No es difcil?
Are we lost? Estamos nosotros perdidos?
Why are you busy? Por qu estn ustedes
ocupados?
Aren't they lawyers? No son ellos abogados?

Si hubiera algn pronombre interrogativo ste se coloca al inicio de la oracin.

Pasado simple del verbo 'to be'

Afirmativo
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

La forma afirmativa del pasado no se puede contraer.

Ejemplos
I was sleepy Yo Estaba adormilado

She was wrong Ella Estaba equivocada

We were happy Nosotros ramos felices

They were teachers Ellos Eran profesores

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Negativo
Sujeto + was/were + not + ...
Forma larga Forma corta
I was not I wasnt
You were not You werent
He was not He wasnt

She was not She wasnt

It was not It wasnt

We were not We werent

You were not You werent

They were not They werent

La forma negativa se puede contraer.

Ejemplos
I wasnt married Yo No estaba casada
It was not windy No haca viento
We were not young Nosotros No ramos jvenes
You werent our lawyers Ustedes No eran nuestros abogados

Interrogativo
Was/Were + Sujeto + ...?
Afirmativo Negativo
Was I...? Was I not...?
Were you...? Were you not...? Werent you...?
Was he...? Was he not...? Wasnt he...?
Was she...? Was she not...? Wasnt she...?
Was it...? Was it not...? Wasnt it...?
Were we...? Were we not...? Werent we...?
Were you...? Were you not...? Werent you...?
Were they...? Were they not...? Werent they...?

Ejemplos
Was I late? Llegaba yo tarde?
Werent you 18 years old? No tenas tu 18 aos?
Why wasnt she here? Por qu no estaba ella aqu?
Were they not afraid? No tenan ellos miedo?