Resumen:
This major paper makes a deep bibliographic analysis of the theoretical and methodological bases that support the use of the verb to be in English as a foreign language in ninth graders. Different theoretical and scientific positions adopted by different authors about verb to be and its use in English as a second language were considered. Some aspects regarding grammar and other important elements related to the verb to be were taken into account. This research is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the application of didactic games to improve the use of the verb to be in English as a foreign language in ninth graders at Julio Sotolongo Junior High School. During the development of this research, scientific methods have been put into practice such as: historical-logical analysis, inductive - deductive and the synthetical and analytical method, scientific observation, survey, interview and pedagogical test. This paper is structured in abstract, introduction, development, conclusion, recommendations, bibliography and annexes. Up-dated bases on the subject were used during the research, and during the development of the theoretical and methodological design. As a result, the reinforcement of the use of the verb to be in English as a foreign language on 9th graders is achieved.
