bea
BrE /biː/ AmE /bi/
verb en → es
past was/were pp been ing being
to exist or to have a particular quality, condition, or position
ser/estar
- be + adj
Collocations be happy · be in a hurry
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She is always cheerful.
Ella siempre está de buen humor.
to be called or known as a particular name, title, etc.
ser llamado/llamada
- be + noun
Collocations be called John · be known as the best
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He is called David.
Él se llama David.
to do something or to perform an action
hacer, realizar
- be + obj
Collocations be a teacher · be a doctor
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She is a nurse.
Ella es una enfermera.
to be at or during a particular time
ser/estar en, ser de
- be + time
Collocations be on time · be late
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The meeting is at 3 PM.
La reunión es a las tres de la tarde.
to be in or at a particular place
estar, encontrarse en
- be + location
Collocations be here · be there
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I am at home.
Estoy en casa.
to be related to someone in a particular way
ser, estar casado/a con
- be + relation
Collocations be married to her · be friends with him
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She is married to a doctor.
Ella está casada con un médico.
to look like something or someone
parecerse, tener la apariencia de
- be + adj
Collocations be beautiful · be ugly
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She is very pretty.
Ella es muy bonita.
to seem to be a particular thing or have a particular quality
parecer, resultar ser
- be + adj
Collocations be interesting · be boring
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It is very interesting.
Es muy interesante.