The document summarizes the English verbs "to be" and "have got" (also called the "superverbs"). It discusses how they have multiple forms, can be used without auxiliaries in negatives and interrogatives, and are commonly used as auxiliaries for continuous and perfect tenses. Examples of expressions using these verbs are also provided like "I am hungry" or "We have a chance of winning." Subject pronouns, conjugations, and common expressions involving the verbs are listed in both English and Spanish.

1. THE SUPERVERBS
TO BE
HAVE GOT (BrE)
MAYTE GARRIDO-ESL COACH

2. ¿POR QUÉ SON THE SUPERVERBS?
• TIENEN VARIAS FORMAS: AM /IS/ARE EN CASO DEL VERBO TO BE
• SU FORMA NEGATIVA E INTERROGATIVA NO PRECISA AUXILIARES, SÓLO
LA PARTÍCULA “NOT” . LA INTERROGATIVA TAMPOCO. SE HACE A LA
INVERSA.
• SON AUXILIARES DE LOS TIEMPOS CONTINUOS O PROGRESIVOS, EN CASO
DEL TO BE “I AM DOING” Y DE LOS TIEMPOS PERFECTOS O ‘PERFECT
TENSES’, EN CASO DEL HAVE GOT, PERO SIN GOT ‘ SHE HAS DONE’
• SON LOS VERBOS MÁS COMUNES DE INGLÉS
• EN INGLÉS AMERICANO SE EMPLEA ‘I DON’T HAVE’ ‘SHE DOESN’T HAVE’
EN VEZ DE I HAVEN’T GOT O ‘SHE HASN’T GOT’ DEL INGLÉS BRITÁNICO
• HAY UNA GRAN CANTIDAD DE EXPRESIONES CON ESTOS VERBOS. ‘GAME
(IS) OVER’ ‘HAVE A COLD’

3. SUBJECT PRONOUNS
ENGLISH SPANISH
I /a / (ɪ siempre en mayúscula) YO
YOU /ju:/ TU
HE /hɪː/ EL
SHE /ʃɪː/ ELLA
IT /ɪt/ ESTO/ESO (animales u objetos)
WE /wɪː/ NOSOTROS/AS
YOU /ju:/ VOSOTROS/AS
THEY /ðeɪ/ ELLOS/AS

4. VERB TO BE (SER/ ESTAR)
PRESENTE FORMA AFIRMATIVA
AFFIRMATIVE LONG FORM AFFIRMATIVE SHORT FORM SPANISH
I AM /aɪ æm/ I’M /aim/ YO SOY/ ESTOY
YOU ARE /ju: ɑːʳ/ YOU’RE /ˈjʊər/ TU ERES/ESTAS
SHE IS /ʃɪː ɪz/ SHE’S /ʃɪːz/ ELLA ES/ESTA
HE IS /hɪ: ɪz/ HE’S /hiːz/ EL ES /ESTA
IT IS /ɪt ɪz/ IT’S /ɪts/ ESTO ES/ESTA
WE ARE /wɪː ɑːʳ/ WE’RE/wɪəʳ/ NOSOTR@S SOMOS/ESTAMOS
YOU ARE /ju: ɑːʳ/ YOU’RE /ˈjʊər/ VOSOTR@S SOIS/ESTAIS
THEY ARE /ðeɪ ɑːʳ/ THEY’RE /ðɛər/ ELL@S SON/ESTAN

5. VERB TO BE (SER/ ESTAR)
PRESENTE FORMA NEGATIVA
NEGATIVE LONG FORM NEGATIVE SHORT FORM SPANISH
I AM NOT /aɪ æm nɒt/ I’M NOT /aim nɒt/ YO NO SOY/ESTOY
YOU ARE NOT /ju: ɑːʳ nɒt/ YOU AREN’T /ju: ɑːʳnt/ TU NO ERES/ESTAS
HE IS NOT /hɪ: ɪz nɒt/ HE ISN’T /hɪ: ˈɪznt/ EL NO ES/ESTA
SHE IS NOT /ʃɪː ɪz nɒt/ SHE ISN’T /ʃɪː ˈɪznt/ ELLA NO ES/ESTA
IT IS NOT /ɪt ɪz nɒt/ IT ISN’T /ɪt ˈɪznt/ ESTO NO ES/ESTA
WE ARE NOT /wɪː ɑːʳ nɒt/ WE AREN’T /wɪː ɑːʳnt/ NOSOTR@S NO SOMOS/ESTAMOS
YOU ARE NOT/ju: ɑːʳ nɒt/ YOU AREN’T /ju: ɑːʳnt/ VOSOTR@S NO SOIS/ESTAIS
THEY ARE NOT /ðeɪ ɑːʳ nɒt/ THEY AREN’T /ðeɪ ɑːʳnt/ ELL@S NO SON/ESTÁN

6. VERB TO BE (SER/ ESTAR)
PRESENTE FORMA INTERROGATIVA
INTERROGATIVE FORM SPANISH
AM I…?? /æm aɪ/ ¿SOY YO/ESTOY YO…?
ARE YOU…? /ɑːʳ ju:/ ¿ERES/ESTÁS TÚ…?
IS SHE…? / ɪz ʃɪː/ ¿ES ELLA/ESTÁ ELLA…?
IS HE…? /ɪz hɪ:/ ¿ES ÉL…/ESTÁ EL…?
IS IT…? /ɪz ɪt/ ¿ES ESTO/ESTÁ ESTO…?
ARE WE…? /ɑːʳ wɪː/ SOMOS NOSOTROS/ESTAMOS NOSOTROS…?
ARE YOU…? /ɑːʳ ju:/ ¿SOIS VOSOTROS/ESTÁIS VOSOTROS?
ARE THEY…? /ɑːʳ ðeɪ/ ¿SON ELLOS/ESTÁN ELLOS…?

7. Common expressions with TO BE
• What’s the weather like? It’s sunny and cold WEATHER
• How old is she? She’s fifteen years old AGE
• I am late for school again. TO BE LATE
• I am hungry/ I am thirsty /I’m hot /I’m cold
• How are you feeling today? I’m very tired FEELINGS
• This course is over TO BE OVER
• I am very good at Science TO BE GOOD AT
• I am very bad at playing poker TO BE BAD AT
• They are back home TO BE BACK

8. HAVE GOT (TENER)
FORMA AFIRMATIVA
AFFIRMATIVE LONG FORM AFFIRMATIVESHORT FORM SPANISH
I HAVE GOT /aɪ hæv gɒt/ I’VE GOT /aɪv gɒt/ YO TENGO
YOU HAVE GOT /ju: hæv gɒt/ YOU’VE GOT /ju: v gɒt/ TU TIENES
SHE HAS GOT /ʃɪː hæz gɒt/ SHE’S GOT /ʃɪːz gɒt/ ELLA TIENE
HE HAS GOT /hɪ: hæz gɒt/ HE’S GOT /hɪ: z gɒt/ EL TIENE
IT HAS GOT /it hæz gɒt/ IT’S GOT /ɪtz gɒt/ ESTO/ESO TIENE
WE HAVE GOT /wɪː hæv gɒt/ WE’VE GOT /wɪːv gɒt/ NOSOTROS TENEMOS
YOU HAVE GOT /ju: hæv gɒt/ YOU’VE GOT /ju: v gɒt/ VOSOTROS TENEIS
THEY HAVE GOT /ðeɪ hæv gɒt/ THEY’VE GOT /ðeɪv gɒt/ ELLOS TIENEN

9. HAVE GOT (TENER)
FORMA NEGATIVA
NEGATIVE LONG FORM NEGATIVE SHORT FORM SPANISH
I HAVE NOT GOT /aɪ hæv gɒt/ I HAVEN’T GOT /aɪ hævnt gɒt/ YO NO TENGO
YOU HAVE NOT GOT /ju: hæv nɒt gɒt/ YOU HAVEN’T GOT /ju: hævnt gɒt/ TU NO TIENES
SHE HAS NOT GOT /ʃɪː hæz nɒt gɒt/ SHE HASN’T GOT /ʃɪːˈhæznt gɒt/ ELLA NO TIENE
HE HAS NOT GOT /hɪ: hæz nɒt gɒt/ HE HASN’T GOT /hɪ: ˈhæznt gɒt/ EL NO TIENE
IT HAS NOT GOT /ɪt hæz nɒt gɒt/ IT HASN’T GOT /ɪt ˈhæznt gɒt/ ESTO/ESO NO TIENE
WE HAVE NOT GOT /wɪː hæv nɒt gɒt/ WE HAVEN’T GOT /wɪː hævnt gɒt/ NOSOTROS NO TENEMOS
YOU HAVE NOT GOT /ju: hæv nɒt gɒt/ YOU HAVEN’T GOT /ju: hævnt gɒt/
VOSOTROS NO TENEIS
THEY HAVE NOT GOT /ðeɪ hæv nɒt
gɒt/
THEY HAVEN’T GOT /ðeɪ hævnt
gɒt/
ELLOS NO TIENENEN

10. HAVE GOT (TENER)
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
INTERROGATIVE FORM SPANISH
HAVE I GOT? / hæv aɪ gɒt/ ¿TENGO YO…?
HAVE YOU GOT? /hæv ju: gɒt/ ¿TIENES TÚ?
HAS SHE GOT? /hæz ʃɪː gɒt/ ¿TIENE ELLA?
HAS HE GOT? / hæz hɪ: gɒt/ ¿TIENE EL?
HAS IT GOT? / hæz ɪt gɒt/ ¿TIENE ESTO/ESO?
HAVE WE GOT? /hæv wɪː gɒt/ ¿TENEMOS NOSOTROS?
HAVE YOU GOT? /hæv ju: gɒt/ ¿TENÉIS VOSOTROS?
HAVE THEY GOT? /hæv ðeɪ gɒt/ ¿TIENEN ELLOS?

11. Common expressions with HAVE
GOT
• We have a chance of winning the game HAVE A CHANCE
• I have a cold HAVE A COLD
• Can we have a drink? HAVE A DRINK
• I have a feeling that it will rain this afternoon HAVE A FEELING
• She’s going to have a fight. HAVE A FIGHT
• Have a nice day/ Have a good weekend
• Have fun at tomorrow’s party! HAVE FUN

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