VERB TO BE O verbo to be significa

VERB TO BE

O verbo to be significa, ao mesmo tempo, ser e estar.

Vamos estudá-lo no tempo presente, na forma afirmativa, em que apresenta as formas am, are e is.

I am you are he is she is it is we are you are they are n

Simplificando: I am Singular you are he, she, it is we, you, they are Plural

n CONTRACT FORM ( VERBO TO BE NO PRESENT TENSE)

n Ele é formado substituindo a primeira vogal do verbo por um apóstrofo: ‘

n I am I'm you are you're he is he's she is she's it is it's we are we're you are you're they are they're

AGORA É SUA VEZ! n Forme frases usando verbo to be.

LET’S PRACTICE!

IT IS A MOUSE.

HE IS RONALDINHO GAUCHO.

She is Gisele Bündchen.

THEY ARE ZEZÉ AND LUCIANO.

THEY ARE CATS.

THEY ARE PENS.

Interrogative Form

n. Coloque o verbo (am, are, is) antes da pessoa (do sujeito), que pode ser um pronome ou um nome próprio.

am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they

Exemplos de perguntas comuns: Are you married? Is she from Japan? Is Michael a teacher? Is your car old? Is he hungry? Is France in Europe?

VERB TO BE PRESENT TENSE ( NEGATIVE FORM)

n Coloque a palavra not depois das formas verbais am, are e is: Negative form v v v v I am not - I’m not you are not -you’re not - you aren’t he is not -he’s not -he isn’t she is not - she’s not -she isn’t it is not -it’s not -it isn’t we are not -we’re not -we aren’t you are not -you’re not -you aren’t they are not -they’re not -they aren’t

Exemplos de frases no modo negativo ( verbo to be): isn’t a teacher. n. Brasil isn’t in Europe. n. He isn’t a brasilian. n. She