VERB VERB TO BETO BE

O verboO verbo to beto be significa, significa, ao mesmo tempo, ao mesmo tempo,

serser ee estarestar. .

Vamos estudá-lo no tempo Vamos estudá-lo no tempo presente,napresente,na

forma afirmativa, em que forma afirmativa, em que apresenta as formas apresenta as formas

amam, , areare e e isis..

I I amamyou you areare

he he isisshe she is is

it it isiswe we are are

you you areare they they areare

Simplificando:Simplificando:

I I amam Singular Singular

you you areare

he, she, it he, she, it isis

we, you, they we, you, they areare Plural Plural

CONTRACT FORM ( VERBO TO BE CONTRACT FORM ( VERBO TO BE NO PRESENT TENSE)NO PRESENT TENSE)

Ele é formado substituindo a Ele é formado substituindo a primeira vogal do verbo por um primeira vogal do verbo por um

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I am I am I'm I'm

you are you are you're you're

he is he is he'she's

she is she is she'sshe's

it is it is it'sit's

we are we are we'rewe're

you are you are you'reyou're

they are they are they'rethey're

AGORA É SUA AGORA É SUA VEZ!VEZ!

Forme frases usando verbo to be.Forme frases usando verbo to be.

LET’S PRACTICE!LET’S PRACTICE!

IT IS A MOUSE.IT IS A MOUSE.

HE IS RONALDINHO GAUCHO.HE IS RONALDINHO GAUCHO.

She is She is Gisele Gisele Bündchen.Bündchen.

THEY ARE THEY ARE ZEZÉ ZEZÉ ANDAND

LUCIANO.LUCIANO.

THEY ARE CATS.THEY ARE CATS.

THEY ARE PENS.THEY ARE PENS.

Interrogative Interrogative FormForm

Coloque o verbo (am, are, is) Coloque o verbo (am, are, is) antesantes da pessoa (do sujeito), da pessoa (do sujeito), que pode ser um pronome ou que pode ser um pronome ou

um nome próprio.um nome próprio.

amam I? I? are are you? you?

isis he? he?isis she? she? isis it? it?

areare we? we? areare you? you? areare they they

Exemplos de perguntas Exemplos de perguntas comuns:comuns:

Are you married? Are you married? Is she from Japan? Is she from Japan?

Is Michael a teacher?Is Michael a teacher?Is your car old? Is your car old? Is he hungry? Is he hungry?

Is France in Europe?Is France in Europe?

VERB TO BE - VERB TO BE - PRESENT TENSEPRESENT TENSE

( NEGATIVE ( NEGATIVE FORM)FORM)

Coloque a palavra Coloque a palavra notnot depois depois das formas verbais am, are e is:das formas verbais am, are e is:

Negative formNegative form I am not - I’m not I am not - I’m not you are not -you’re not - you aren’t you are not -you’re not - you aren’t he is not -he’s not -he isn’t he is not -he’s not -he isn’t she is not - she’s not -she isn’t she is not - she’s not -she isn’t it is not -it’s not -it isn’t it is not -it’s not -it isn’t we are not -we’re not -we aren’t we are not -we’re not -we aren’t you are not -you’re not -you aren’t you are not -you’re not -you aren’t they are not -they’re not -they aren’t they are not -they’re not -they aren’t

Exemplos de frases no modo Exemplos de frases no modo negativo ( verbo to be):negativo ( verbo to be):

She She isn’tisn’t a teacher. a teacher.

Brasil Brasil isn’tisn’t in Europe. in Europe.

He He isn’tisn’t a brasilian. a brasilian.