VERBOS E TEMPO VERBAIS - VERBS AND TENSES Verbo a classe de palavras que nomeia, descreve um estado ou uma ao.

. A maioria dos verbos em Ingls dividida em verbos regulares (regular verbs) e verbos irregulares (irregular verbs). Os verbos irregulares so os que no so conjugados da mesma maneira que os regulares e para os quais no existe uma regra geral; para cada verbo irregular h uma regra. Em Ingls, toda a sentena precisa ter um verbo, pelo menos. Os tempos verbais na Lngua Inglesa podem ser divididos basicamente em quatro grupos: 1. Simple Tenses; 2. Continuous Tenses / Progressive Tenses; 3. Perfect Tenses / Perfect Simple Tenses; 4. Perfect Continuous Tenses / Perfect Progressive Tenses. Comearemos a estudar os verbos a partir do Verbo "To be", que um dos verbos mais bsicos em lngua inglesa. Verbo To be - Verb To be O verbo To Be significa ser e estar em portugus e, alm desses dois significados, este verbo muito usado no sentido de ficar (tornar-se). Observe os usos e as formas deste verbo: - USOS: Usa-se o verbo to be: 1. Para identificar e descrever pessoas e objetos: Richard is my friend. (Ricardo meu amigo.) I am Italian. (Eu sou Italiano.) I'm from Spain. (Eu sou da Espanha.) It is a computer. (Isto um computador.) They will be at the club waiting for me. (Eles estaro no clube esperando por mim.) They are French actors. (Eles so atores franceses.) Your mother will be very happy if you tell the truth. (Sua me ficar muito feliz se voc falar a verdade.) I will be very grateful to you. (Eu ficarei muito grato a voc.) Is she your sister? (Ela sua irm?) 2. Nas expresses de tempo, idade* e lugar:

It was raining this morning. (Hoje demanh estava chovendo.) It is sunny today. (Hoje o dia est ensolarado.) I am twenty years old. (Tenho vinte anos.) We are spending ou vacation in San Francisco. (Estamos passando nossas frias em So Francisco.) Rachel is four years older than me. (Raquel quatro anos mais velha do que eu.) *OBSERVAO: Nas expresses que se referem a idades o verbo to be equivale ao verbo ter, em Portugus. Verbo To Be - Presente do Indicativo / Verb To Be - Simple Present/Present Simple O Simple Present o equivalente, na lngua inglesa, ao Presente do Indicativo, na lngua portuguesa. - FORMAS: Apresentamos a seguir as formas do Simple Present (Presente Simples) do verbo to be. Na 1 coluna encontra-se a forma sem contrao e, na 2, mostramos a forma contrada. A forma interrogativa no possui contrao: 1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are Examples: I'm a waiter. (Eu sou garom.) Forma Contrada I'm You're He's She's It's We're You're They're

They are friends of mine. (Eles so meus amigos.) She is in the kitchen. (Ela est na cozinha.) 2 - NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not We are not You are not They are not Examples: Mary is not happy. (Mary no est feliz.) It is not correct. [(Isto) No est certo.] 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they? Examples: Am I being inopportune? (Estou sendo inoportuno?) Is he praying in his bedroom? (Ele est rezando em seu quarto?) Is she a journalist? (Ela jornalista?) Forma Contrada ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--Forma Contrada ---x--You aren't He isn't She isn't It isn't We aren't You aren't They aren't

Verbo To Be - Passado / Verb To Be - Past Simple/Simple Past - FORMAS: Apresentamos a seguir as formas do Simple Past (Passado Simples) do verbo to be. As formas afirmativas e interrogativas do Simple Past no possuem contrao; a forma negativa organizada da seguinte maneira: na 1 coluna encontra-se a forma sem contrao e na 2, mostramos a forma contrada: 1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao I was You were He was She was It was We were You were They were Examples: They were talking about you. (Eles estavam falando de voc.) We were in a hurry last night and didn't stop to talk to him. (Estvamos com pressa ontem noite e no paramos para falar com ele.) It was too cold yesterday. (Estava muito frio ontem.) Forma Contrada ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x---

2 - NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao I was not You were not Forma Contrada I wasn't You weren't

He was not She was not It was not We were not You were not They were not Examples:

He wasn't She wasn't It wasn't We weren't You weren't They weren't

I wasn't feeling well, so I decided to go home. (No estava me sentindo bem, ento decidi ir para casa.) They were not good students. (Eles no eram bons alunos.) Mary wasn't the main actress. (Mary no era a atriz principal.) 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao was I? were you? was he? was she? was it? were we? were you? were they? Examples: Was he wearing a pair of sunglasses when you met him? (Ele estava usando culos de sol quando voc o encontrou?) Was the blender working yesterday? (O liquidificador estava funcionando ontem?) Were you occupied when I called to you? (Voc estava ocupado quando lhe liguei?) Verbo To Be - Futuro / Verb To Be - Simple Future Apresentamos a seguir as formas do Simple Future (Futuro Simples) do verbo to be. Na 1 coluna encontra-se a forma sem contrao e na 2, mostramos a forma contrada. A forma interrogativa no possui contrao: Forma Contrada ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x---

1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao I will be You will be He will be She will be It will be We will be You will be They will be Examples: We will be on vacation next month. (Estaremos de frias no ms que vem.) I think it will be raining tomorrow. (Acho que estar chovendo amanh.) She will be the most beautiful bride in the whole world! (Ela ser a noiva mais linda do mundo inteiro!) Forma Contrada I'll be You'll be He'll be She'll be It'll be We'll be You'll be They'll be

I'll be there at eight o'clock. (Estarei l s oito horas.)

2 - NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao I will not be You will not be He will not be Forma Contrada I'll not be / I won't be You'll not be / You won't be He'll not be / He won't be

She will not be It will not be We will not be You will not be They will not be Examples:

She'll not be / She won't be It'll not be / It won't be We'll not be / We won't be You'll not be / You won't be They'll not be / They won't be

I won't be here next week. (No estarei aqui na semana que vem.) He will not be a spoiled child. (Ele no ser uma criana mimada.) We will not be ready to play the game tomorrow. (No estaremos preparados para jogar o jogo amanh.) 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA: Forma Sem Contrao will I be? will you be? will he be? will she be? will it be? will we be? will you be? will they be? Examples: Will you be at home tomorrow evening? (Voc vai estar em casa amanh noite?) Will I be late if I get there at nine o'clock? (Vou estar atrasado se chegar l s nove horas?) Will he be waiting for me in the station? (Ela estar esperando por mim na estao?) Forma Contrada ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x---