
Il verbo essere in inglese si
traduce con TO BE.
- Forma AFFERMATIVA: Soggetto + TO BE + complemento (Es: Mark is American.)
- Forma NEGATIVA: Soggetto + TO BE + NOT + complemento (Es: Mark is not American.)
- Forma INTERROGATIVA: TO BE + soggetto + complemento (Es: Is Mark American?)
- Forma INTERROGATIVA-NEGATIVA: forma contratta di BE/ NOT+ soggetto + complemento (Es: Isn’t Mark American?).
Simple Present
FORMA PER ESTESO |
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Affermativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Interrogativa Negativa |
I am | I am not | Am I…? | Am I not…? |
You are | You are not | Are you…? | Are you not…? |
He is | He is not | Is he…? | Is he not…? |
We are | We are not | Are we…? | Are we not…? |
You are | You are not | Are you…? | Are you not…? |
They are | They are not | Are they…? | Are they not…? |
FORMA CONTRATTA |
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---|---|---|---|
Affermativa | Negativa 1 | Negativa 2 | Interrogativa negativa |
I’m | I’m not | Aren’t I…? | |
You’re | You’re not | You aren’t | Aren’t you…? |
He’s not | He isn’t | ||
We are | We are not | Are we…? | Are we not…? |
You are | You are not | Are you…? | Are you not…? |
She’s not | She isn’t | Isn’t he…? | |
He’s | It’s not | It isn’t | |
She’s | Isn’t she…? | ||
It’s | 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…? usata nel parlato è Aren’t I…?
Simple Past
FORMA PER ESTESO |
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---|---|---|---|
Affermativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Interrogativa Negativa |
I am | I am not | Am I…? | Am I not…? |
I was | I was not | Was I…? | Was I not…? |
You were | You were not | Were you…? | Were you not…? |
He was | He was not | Was he…? | Was he not…? |
She was | She was not | Was she…? | Was she not…? |
It was | It was not | Was it…? | Was it not…? |
We were | We were not | Were we…? | Were we not…? |
You were | You were not | Were you…? | Were you not…? |
They were | They were not | Were they…? | Were they not…? |
FORMA CONTRATTA |
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---|---|---|---|
Negativa | Interrogativa negativa |
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I wasn’t | Wasn’t I…? | ||
You weren’t | Weren’t you…? | ||
He wasn’t | Wasn’t he…? | ||
She wasn’t | Wasn’t she…? | ||
It wasn’t | Wasn’t it…? | ||
We weren’t | Weren’t we…? | ||
You weren’t | Weren’t you…? | ||
They weren’t | Weren’t they…? |
Il Past Participle di TO BE è
BEEN
(“stato”).
Questa grammatica è a cura di Raffaele Nardella, insegnante di lingua inglese presso il Liceo “Salvador Allende” di Milano

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