to be O verbo to be: É muito frequente na língua inglesa Tem conjugação irregular ► PRIME 1 Unit 1 – Verb to be

is Pedro is a handsome boy. is This is a green table. are We are happy today. ’s It’s cloudy today. Geralmente liga o sujeito a alguma qualidade, denominação ou estado ► Verb to be

É usado como auxiliar. is André is playing soccer now. was Music was played at the funeral. ► to be = auxiliar verbo principal

Verb to be Possui formas completas e abreviadas. is playing soccer now. André is playing soccer now. happy today. We are happy today. ► We’re André’s

Verb to be Formas afirmativas am I am Brazilian. are You are Brazilian too. isis He is / She is American. is It is a poetry book. are We are all Brazilian. are You are also from Brazil. are They are British. ► sujeito + verbo She isItalian. She is Italian. Sem contração

Verb to be Formas afirmativas I’m I’m Brazilian. You’re You’re Brazilian too. He’s / She’s He’s / She’s American. It’s It’s a poetry book. We’re We’re all Brazilian. You’re You’re also from Brazil. They’re They’re British. ► sujeito+ verbo sujeito + verbo She’s Italian. Com contração

Verb to be Formas negativas am not I am not Canadian. are not You are not Canadian either. is notis not He is not / She is not from the USA. is not It is not a novel. are not We are not Canadian. are not You are not from Canada either. are not They are not Belizean. ► Sem contração sujeito + verbo + not She is not Italian.

Verb to be Formas negativas ’m not I’m not Canadian. aren’t You aren’t Canadian either. isn’t isn’t He isn’t / She isn’t from the USA. isn’t It isn’t a novel. aren’t We aren’t Canadian. aren’t You aren’t from Canada either. aren’t They aren’t Belizean. ► Com contração is + not = isn’t are+ not are + not = aren’t

Verb to be Formas interrogativas Am Am I Brazilian? Are Are you Brazilian too? IsIs Is he / Is she American? Is Is it a poetry book? Are Are we all Brazilian? Are Are you also from Brazil? Are Are they British? ► verbo + sujeito Is she Italian? Sem contração

Wh-questions Indicam o tipo de informação de que precisamos ► what Perguntar sobre coisas, profissões, preferências Perguntar sobre coisas, profissões, preferências What do you usually wear to go to school? What do you usually wear to go to school?

Wh-questions which Perguntar sobre um item específico de um grupo Which are your favorite activities?

Wh-questions where Perguntar sobre locais Perguntar sobre locais Where do you live?

Wh-questions when Perguntar sobre tempo When do you do your homework?

Wh-questions why Perguntar sobre razões Why do you think learning English is important? Why do you think learning English is important? how How do people get around your town / city? Perguntar sobre maneira ou modo Perguntar sobre maneira ou modo

Wh-questions How often Perguntar sobre frequência How often do you travel? How many How many other cities or countries have you been to? you been to? Perguntar sobre quantidade em números

Wh-questions How much Perguntar sobre quantidade em massa How much of Latin America does Brazil occupy?

How How old How big How large How old are you? How big is Brazil? How large is the Brazilian population? How large is the Brazilian population? Wh- questions