Aggiornato dicembre 17, 2025
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Verbo To Be in Inglese: 3 Forme Essenziali con Esempi ed Esercizi

In inglese, il verbo "to be" è speciale. Cambia forma a seconda del soggetto. A differenza di altri verbi, be forma domande e frasi negative da solo (senza do nel Present Simple o nel Past Simple).

Contenuti

Esercizi

Spiegazione

Ha:

3 forme al Presente → am, is, are

2 forme al Passato → was, were

Forme del Present Simple

I am = I am happy.

He / She / It is = She is smart.

We / You / They are = They are tall.

Affermativa – Negativa – Domanda

Affermativa

Negativa

Domanda

I am a student.

I’m not a student.

Am I a student?

She is in love.

She isn’t in love.

Is she in love?

You are in my house.

You aren’t in my house.

Why are you in my house?

We are playing.

We aren’t playing.

Where are we playing?

Note importanti

am – solo con I

I am 20.

I’m at home.

is – con he, she, it o con nomi singolari

He is tall.

It is on the table.

are – con we, you, they e con nomi plurali

We are in London.

You are my best friend.

They are students.

Forme brevi (Contrazioni)

I am = I’m

You are = you’re

He is = he’s

She is = she’s

It is = it’s

We are = we’re

They are = they’re

Esempi:

I’m at the park.

She’s a singer.

They’re tired.

Forme negative

Aggiungiamo not dopo be.

I’m not ready.

She isn’t here.

They aren’t American.

Nell’inglese informale si può sentire anche ain’t (solo inglese parlato):

I ain’t ready.

He ain’t here.

Domande con be

Spostiamo be all’inizio della frase:

Am I late?

Is he at school?

Are you ready?

Where are they?

What day is it today?

Usi di be

Usiamo be per parlare di molte cose:

Chi siamo: I’m Anna, this is my brother, Max.

Età: I’m 22. My mother is 50.

Lavoro: I’m a teacher. My sister is an engineer.

Nazionalità: He is from Brazil. She is from Italy.

Sentimenti: I’m tired. He is excited.

Colori: The car is red. His shirt is blue.

Prezzi: It’s five euros. This coat is 40 dollars.

Tempo atmosferico: It’s sunny today. It is cold tonight.

Ora: What time is it? It’s three o’clock.

Descrizioni: She is tall and friendly. The chairs are old.

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