1. VERB TO BE ( SER / ESTAR )

2. P RESENT TENSE

3. AFFIRMATIVE FORM I (eu) am = I’m You (vc/tu) are = You’re He (ele) is = He’s She (ela) is = She’s It (ele/a) is = It’s We (nós) are = We’re You (vós) are = You’re They (eles/as) are = They’re

4. NEGATIVE FORM 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)

5. INTERROGATIVE FORM Am I? – Yes, you are / No, you aren’t Are you? - Yes, I am / No, I’m not Is he? - Yes, he is / No, he isn’t Is she? - Yes, she is / No, she isn’t Is it? - Yes, it is / No, it isn’t Are we? - Yes, we / you are / No, we / you aren’t Are you? - Yes, we are / No, we aren’t Are they? - Yes,they are / No, they aren’t

6. P AST TENSE

7. AFFIRMATIVE FORM I was (eu era/estava) You were He was She was It was We were You were They were

8. NEGATIVE FORM I was not = I wasn’t You were not = You weren’t He was not = He wasn’t She was not = She wasn’t It was not = It wasn’t We were not = We weren’t You were not = You weren’t They were not = They weren’t

9. INTERROGATIVE FORM Was I? – Yes, you were/No, you weren’t Were you? = Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t Was he? = Yes, he was/No, he wasn’t Was she? = Yes, she was/No, she wasn’t Was it? = Yes, it was/No, it wasn’t Were we? = Yes, we/you were / No, we/you weren’t Were you? = Yes, we were/ No, we weren’t Were they? = Yes,they were / No, they weren’t