Escola E. B. 2, 3 / S.

de Macedo de Cavaleiros

Grammar Worksheet 3
Name _____________________________ Number _______ Class _______

Verb to be (Present Simple)

I am/ you are / he is/ she is/ it is / we are / you are/ they are
O verbo to be corresponde a dois verbos portugueses:
Ser
Estar

She is beautiful.
She is in the classroom.

Ela bonita.
Ela est na sala de aula.

Certamente j sabes que os tempos verbais tm singular e plural.

H trs pessoas do singular e do plural.
So representadas por pronomes pessoais:
Singular
1. pessoa
2. pessoa
3. pessoa

Plural

eu
tu
ele / ela

ns
vs
eles / elas

Singular
I*
you
he / she / it

we
you
they

Em ingls:
1. pessoa
2. pessoa
3. pessoa

Plural

* escreve-se sempre com letra maiscula.

Compara, agora, o Present Simple do verbo to be com o presente de ser e
estar:

Singular
Plural

to be
I am
you are
he is / she is / it is
we are
you are
they are

ser
eu sou
tu s
ele / ela
ns somos
vs sois
eles so / elas so

estar
eu estou
tu ests
ele est / ela est
ns estamos
vs estais
eles esto / elas esto

Usas o verbo to be para:

identificar

I am Jack.

dizer a idade

I am eleven.

dizer a nacionalidade

I am English.

dizer a morada

My address is 18, South Road.

dizer o nmero do telefone

My phone number is 451 277 076.

dizer a profisso

I am a student.

dizer onde ests

I am in the classroom.

Nota:
Quando dizes: I am Jack. I am eleven.
ests a fazer afirmaes usas a forma afirmativa.
Quando dizes: How old are you? Are you a student?
ests a fazer perguntas usas a forma interrogativa.
Quando dizes: He is not eleven. She is not a student.
ests a negar alguma coisa usas a forma negativa.
Assinala que tipo de frase tens:
He is a student.
Is he a student?
He is not a student.

Afirmativa
Afirmativa
Afirmativa

Interrogativa
Interrogativa
Interrogativa

Negativa
Negativa
Negativa

Vamos transformar uma frase afirmativa numa frase interrogativa:

She is twenty-five.
Is she twenty-five?
Agora tu:
They are Portuguese.
_____ _____ Portuguese?
(se escreveste Are they Portuguese? est certo!)

Vamos transformar, agora, uma frase afirmativa numa frase negativa:

He is my teacher.
He is not my teacher.
He isnt my teacher.
Agora tu:
You are at school.
You ____ ____ at school.
You __________ at school.
(se escreveste You are not at school. e You arent at school. est certo!)

Gramtica? Eu pratico!

Passa as frases afirmativas para frases negativas:

a) Jack is Portuguese. ___________________________________________________________
b) Ann is French. ________________________________________________________________
c) I am thirty years old. __________________________________________________________
d) You are a beautiful girl. _______________________________________________________
e) He is thirteen years old. _______________________________________________________
f) She is my teacher. _____________________________________________________________
g) It is his book. _________________________________________________________________
h) We are in the cinema. _________________________________________________________
i) You are Claudia and David. ____________________________________________________
j) They are Welsh. _______________________________________________________________

Passa as frases afirmativas para frases interrogativas:

a) Jack is Portuguese. ___________________________________________________________
b) Ann is French. ________________________________________________________________
c) I am thirty years old. __________________________________________________________
d) You are a beautiful girl. _______________________________________________________
e) He is thirteen years old. _______________________________________________________
f) She is my teacher. _____________________________________________________________
g) It is his book. _________________________________________________________________
h) We are in the cinema. _________________________________________________________
i) You are Claudia and David. ____________________________________________________
j) They are Welsh. _______________________________________________________________

Completa:
a) She _______ a nice girl.
b) You _______ at school.
c) _______ they in the classroom?
d) I _______ a good pupil.
a) is

b) are

c) Are

d) am

Good work!!!
o prof. Paulo Dias