REVISÃO: VERBO TO BE
To be: Ser ou Estar
• O verbo “to be” pode denotar dois
significados: ser ou estar. Logo, eu tanto
poderia usá-lo para dizer que eu sou um
professor (I am a teacher), quanto para
dizer que eu estou na escola (I am at
school), deve-se utilizar o verbo “to be”.
To be: Ser ou Estar
• O verbo “to be” no presente se conjuga em
“am”, “is” e “are”. Segue uma tabela para
indicar o uso correto do verbo “to be” no
presente:
To be: Ser ou Estar
"Personal Pronouns (Pronomes pessoais) "Verbo “to be” no presente"
I am (sou/estou)
You are (é/está)
He is (é/está)
She is (é/está)
It is (é/está)
We are (somos/estamos)
You are (são/estão)
They are (são/estão)
EXEMPLOS
• You are a student. (Você é um aluno).
• He is my neighbor. (Ele é meu vizinho).
• She is at the supermarket. (Ela está no supermercado).
• The dog is outside. (O cão está lá fora).
• We are friends. (Nós somos amigas).
• You are my enemies. (Vocês são meus inimigos).
• They are upstairs. (Eles estão lá em cima).
A forma NEGATIVA do verbo “to be”
•Para a obtermos a forma
negativa, basta acrescentar
“not” após o verbo “to be”
(am, is, are)
EXEMPLOS DA FORMA NEGATIVA
• They are not in their bedroom. (Eles não
estão no quarto deles).
• We are not nurses. (Nós não somos
enfermeiras).
• I am not your teacher. (Eu não sou seu
professor).
A FORMA NEGATIVA
•É possível abreviar a verbo
“to be” com o “not”. Essa
forma é bastante utilizada
na conversação.
FORMA NEGATIVA ABREVIADA
VERBO TO BE NEGATIVA
I am not I’m not
You are not You aren’t
He is not He isn’t
She is not She isn’t
It is not It isn’t
We are not We aren’t
You are not You aren’t
They are not They aren’t
A FORMA INTERROGATIVA
•Para a construir frases
interrogativas, basta inverter
o verbo “to be” (am, is, are),
colocando-o no início da frase:
EXEMPLOS DA FORMA INTERROGATIVA
•Is she your sister? (Ela é sua irmã?)
•Are we on the right road? (Nós
estamos na estrada certa?)
•Are you my classmate? (Você é
meu colega de classe?)"
EXERCÍCIO
■ 1. Escolha a forma correta para preencher as frases:
■ A) I _____ Brazilian and I live in Curitiba.
– Is
– Are
– Am
■ B) _____ you talking to me?
– Is
– Are
– Am
■ C) What _____ Sheila doing?
– Is
– Are
– Am
■ D) My dog _____ playing in the garden.
– Is
– Are
– Am
■ E) The doors _____ closed.
– Is
– Are
– Am
■ 2) Analise e selecione as formas corretas para completar as
frases:
■ A) I _____ from England and Erika _____ from Japan.
– Is – am
– Are – is
– Am – is
■ B) My friend _____ a doctor and my brothers _____ lawyers.
– is – are
– is – is
– are – is
■ C) _____ Kelly crying or _____ Phillip?
– is – are
– is – is
– are – is
■ D) My mother _____ making a party and Susan and Gregory _____ invited to join.
– are – is
– is – is
– is – are
■ E) It _____ raining outside, but the kids _____ playing there, while I _____ here inside.
– is - is – are
– is - is – am
– is - are - am
■ 3) Passe as frases para a forma negativa (use as formas contraídas):
– A) Kevin is playing soccer.
– B) Deborah and Clark are getting engaged.
– C) I am planning my future.
– D) The girls are studying English.
– E) The houses are all painted in blue.
■ 4) Passe as frases para a forma interrogativa:
– A) I am correct about it.
– B) You are the teacher's son.
– C) The cellphone is brand new.
– D) Antonina city is really beautiful.
– E) Americans are patriots.
■ 5) Corrija qualquer possível erro que possa aparecer nas frases:
– A) I is doing a very good job in the company.
– B) What is you doing here?
– C) Ketty and Kelly are sisters.
– D) The cat are black and white.
– E) I don't know where we is.
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