Trabalho de ingles

VERBO TO BE

The verb to be is an important word in English language. We use it to mean the status or characteristics of something or of a person. Some languages, for example Portuguese and Spanish, have two different verbs for the two meanings of this verb. Other languages, for example Arabic and Chinese, do not have any form of this verb.

[change]Conjugation

Infinitive: to be
Imperative: be
Present participle: being
Past participle: been

Present indicative Past indicative Present subjunctive Past subjunctive

First-person singular (I) am was be were
Second-person singular (you) are were be were
Third-person singular (he, she, it) is was be were
First-person plural (we) are were be were
Second-person plural (you) are were be were
Third-person plural (they) are were be were

Category: O verbo “to be” pode expressar dois significados: ser ou estar. Logo, tanto para dizer que eu sou uma professora (I am a teacher), quanto para dizer que eu estou na escola (I am at school), deve-se utilizar o verbo “to be”.

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:

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)

Ex.:

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).

Para a forma negativa, basta acrescentar “not” após o verbo “to be” (am, is, are):

They are not in their bedroom. (Eles não estão no quarto deles).

We are not