Principais Indefinite Pronouns

 Somebody ( alguém) ◾ someone(alguém) ◾ something (alguma coisa) usados em

frases afirmativas
 Anybody (alguém) ◾ anyone (alguém) ◾ anything (alguma coisa) usados em
frases negativas e interrogativas
 Nobody (ninguém) ◾ no one (ninguém) ◾ nothing (nada) usados em frases
afirmativas
 Everybody (todo mundo) ◾ everyone (todo mundo) ◾ everything (todas as coisas)

Pessoas e coisas
Quando usamos o pronome indefinido referindo-se a pessoas, colocamos body or one
no final; quando estamos nos referindo a coisas, colocamos thing no final.

◾ Everybody likes him. (Todos gostam dele.)

◾ She tried to contact them but no one answer the phone. (Ela tentou contatá-los mas
ninguém atendeu o telefone).

◾ She gave me everything she had. (Ela me deu tudo o que ela tinha)

◾ Can anyone talk to me? (Alguém pode me responder?)

◾ Nobody is here to see the good job I did.

Verbos no singular
Sempre que usamos os pronomes indefinidos, os verbos que aparecem logo após
sempre virão no singular:

◾Nobody is here to cook. (Ninguém está aqui para cozinhar)

◾Something is strange. (Alguma coisa está estranha)

Terminaçoes body/one
Sempre que os pronomes indefinidos terminarem com body/one, usamos they/their.

◾Everybody enjoyed the party. They were all very happy. (Todos adoraram a festa.
Eles estavam muito felizes)

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 Exercises:
1) Try to use the apropriate indefinite pronoun: ( tente usar o pronome indefinido
correto)
– Something (alguma coisa): usado em frases afirmativas
– Anything (alguma coisa): usado em frases negativas ou interrogativas
– Nothing (nada)
– No one, nobody (ninguém): usado para pessoas

– Anyone, anybody (alguém): pode ser usado tanto um quanto o outro, desde que a
frase seja negativa ou seja uma pergunta.

– Someone, somebody (alguém): em frases afirmativas / pode ser usando tanto um

quanto o outro.

a) I have ____________ to do with it.

b) She is talking to __________________.
c) Is ________________ there to answer the door?
d) Did _____________ happened to her? I think she seems really strange.
e) Maria and John are planning ____________ because they are talking to ________
We don’t even know.
f) _____________ is going on. She didn’t come here for a reason.
g) We have to discuss this issue with _________ because we couldn’t find a solution
yet.
h) Does _________ want to buy my old car?
i) ____________ came to the class today, I guess because it’s been raining all day.
j) I didn’t see ___________ yesterday.
k) I saw __________ when I was driving home.
l) The teacher didn’t do _________ to make the situation better.
m) _____________ strange is happening to her.
n) _______________ has to stop them. They are being very rude.
o) Are the girls doing __________________ tonight?

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2) Select the right option. (Selecione a opção correta)
a) Tem alguém aqui?
( ) Is there anybody here?
( ) Is there somebody here?
b) Alguém tem que pagar por isso.
( ) Anybody has to pay for it.
( ) Somebody has to pay for it.

c) Tem alguma coisa errada.

( ) There's anything wrong.
( ) There's something wrong.
d) Tem alguma coisa para comer?
( ) Is there anything to eat?
( ) Is there something to eat?
e) Não tem nada para fazer.
( ) There isn't nothing to do.
( ) There isn't anything to do.

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Answers:
1.

a) I have nothing to do with it.

b) She is talking to someone / somebody.
c) Is anyone / anybody there to answer the door?
d) Did anything happened to her? I think she seems really strange.
e) Maria and John are planing something because they are talking to someone or
somebody We don’t even know.
f) Something is going on. She didn’t come here for a reason.
g) We have to discuss this issue with someone / somebody because we couldn’t find
a solution yet.
h) Does anyone / anybody want to buy my old car?
i) No one / nobody came to the class today, I guess because it’s been raining all day.
j) I didnt see anything yesterday.
k) I saw nothing when i was driving home.
l) The teache didn’t do anything to make the situation better.
m) Something strange is happening to her.
n) Somebody has to stop them. They are being very rude.
o) Are the girls doing anything tonight?
2) Select the right option. (Selecione a opção correta)
a) Tem alguém aqui?
Resposta certa: Is there anybody here?
b) Alguém tem que pagar por isso.
Resposta certa: Somebody has to pay for it.
c) Tem alguma coisa errada.
Resposta certa: There's something wrong.
d) Tem alguma coisa para comer?
Resposta certa: Is there anything to eat?
e) Não tem nada para fazer.
Resposta certa: There isn't anything to do.