A1 Leccin 1.

Verbo TO BE en Forma Negativa

Verbo To Be en frases negativas
Como ya dijimos el verbo To be es un verbo semi-auxiliar, por lo tanto, no necesita ningn auxiliar para hacer la negacin, la realiza por
s mismo.Para hacer la negacin con este verbo simplemente aadimos la partcula not.
A continuacin le mostramos el verbo To be en forma negativa. Como puede ver, se puede escribir de tres formas:

No contrada
I am not

you are not

he is not

she is not

it is not

we are not

you are not

they are not

Contrada (verbo + not)

you aren't

he isn't

she isn't

it isn't

we aren't

you aren't

they aren't

Contrada (pronombre + verbo)

I'm not

you're not

he's not

she's not

it's not

we're not

you're not

they're not

am+not
En ingls no existe una contraccin para am + not

Uso
Las contracciones sobre todo se utilizan en ingls hablado y en algunos
casos en ingls escrito, sobre todo en dilogos, cartas y escritos
informales.

Contraccin ms habitual

Si bien, ambos tipos de contracciones son correctas, la ms comn es

cuando contraemos el pronombre personal con el verbo TO BE (I'm not,
You're not, He's not, etc)

Veamos en unas oraciones la posicin del sujeto, del verbo y del complemento:

Sujeto

Verbo

not

Complemento

am

not

Peter

You

are

not

in Sweden

T no ests en Suecia

He

is

not

in the street

l no est en la calle

It

is

not

an orange

No es una naranja

We

are

not

in the city

Nosotros no estamos en la ciudad

They

are

not

white

Ejemplos:
I'm not Peter
Yo no soy Pedro
I'm not in Sweden
Yo no estoy en Suecia
You're not ugly
T no eres feo
You're not in Paris
T no ests en Pars
He's not in the street
l no est en la calle
She's not beautiful
Ella no es hermosa
It's not an orange
No es una naranja
We're not in the city
Nosotros no estamos en la cuidad
They're not white
No son blancos
I'm not at the cinema
I'm not at the movie theater
Yo no estoy en el cine

I am not

Yo no soy Pedro

No son blancos

Recordemos que para I (yo), lanica contraccin posible es "I'm not..."

She isn't sensitive
Ella no es sensible
It isn't wonderful
No es una maravilla
We aren't happy
Nosotros no somos felices

Ms ejemplos:
Dad isn't a doctor, he's a plumber
Papi no es mdico, l es plomero
Jane isn't in France. She is in New York
Jane no est en Francia. Ella est en Nueva York
The cat isn't big, it is small
El gato no es grande, es pequeo
We aren't sad, we are happy
Nosotros no estamos tristes, estamos felices
John isn't tall. He is short
John no es alto. l es bajo
I am not six years old, I'm eleven years old
Yo no tengo seis aos, tengo once aos
You aren't Spanish, you are Italian
T no eres espaol, t eres italiano
It isn't eleven o'clock
No son las once en punto
It isn't hot, it's cold
No hace calor, hace fro
The house isn't clean, it's dirty
La casa no est limpia, est sucia
The car isn't fast, it's slow
El coche no es rpido, es lento
The sun isn't red, it's yellow and orange
El sol no es rojo, es amarillo y naranja
A lion isn't funny, it's dangerous
Un len no es divertido, es peligroso
The old dog isn't noisy, it's quiet
El perro viejo no es ruidoso, es tranquilo
This book isn't interesting, it's boring
Este libro no es interesante, es aburrido
That table isn't new, it's old
Esa mesa no es nueva, es vieja
These trees aren't green, they are red
Estos rboles no son verdes, son rojos
Those boys aren't polite, they are rude
Aquellos chicos no son educados, son groseros

Profesiones
doctor
mdico

plumber
plomero

actor
actor

actress
actriz

teacher
profesor

builder
constructor

nurse
enfermero, -a

cashier
cajero(a)

shop assistant
sales clerk
asistente de la tienda

lawyer
abogado

hairdresser
peluquero

baker
panadero

butcher
carnicero

footballer
soccer player
futbolista

policeman
agente de polica

taxi driver
taxista

journalist
periodista

architect
arquitecto

secretary
secretario, secretaria

boss
jefe

dentist
dentista

mechanic
mecnico

priest
sacerdote

farmer
agricultor

firefighter
bombero

electrician
electricista

carpenter
carpintero

musician
msico

painter
pintor

writer
escritor