Verbo To Be

Uma tradução ao “pé da letra” para to be tem em português o verbo ser e estar, em algumas situações o verbo ficar.

Paul is my brother. (Paul é meu irmão)
No presente podemos variar o verbo “to be”, depende da pessoa:

PESSOA	TO BE
I	AM
YOU	ARE
HE	IS
SHE	IS
IT	IS
WE	ARE
YOU	ARE
THEY	ARE

Exemplos:
She is a good girl. (Ela é uma boa garota)
Robert and Peter are my friends. (Robert e Peter são meus amigos)
Mary and Susan were in a hurry. (Mary e Susan estavam com pressa)

No passado podemos utilizar o verbo “to be” das seguintes maneiras:

PESSOA	TO BE
I	WAS
YOU	WERE
HE	WAS
SHE	WAS
IT	WAS
WE	WERE
YOU	WERE
THEY	WERE

Exemplos:
It was raining yesterday. (estava chovendo ontem)
They were in the bedroom. (eles estavam na cozinha)
Your mother will be very beautiful. (Sua mãe ficará muito bonita)

No futuro do presente usa-se o Will com o verbo “to be”:

PESSOA	WILL + TO BE
I	WILL BE
YOU	WILL BE
HE	WILL BE
SHE	WILL BE
IT	WILL BE
WE	WILL BE
YOU	WILL BE
THEY	WILL BE

Exemplos:
I will be there at five o´clock. (estarei lá às cinco horas)
Carol will be at home tomorrow. (Carol estará em casa amanhã)
I would be very grateful to you. (eu ficaria muito grato)

No futuro do pretérito usa o would + to be:

PESSOA	WOULD + TO BE
I	WOULD BE
YOU	WOULD BE
HE	WOULD BE
SHE	WOULD BE
IT	WOULD BE
WE	WOULD BE
YOU	WOULD BE
THEY	WOULD BE