Verbo To Be - Presente

Verb To Be - Present O verbo to be significa ser ou estar em Ingls. um dos primeiros verbos que aprendemos pois precisamos dele em grande parte das frases. Entretanto, um verbo muito simples que no precisa de nenhum auxiliar para ficar nas formas negativas ou interrogativas, observe logo abaixo as formas do verbo to be no presente simples. 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 cheia I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are I'm a waiter. They are friends of mine. She is in the kitchen. We are having fun in this party. 2 - NEGATIVE FORM: Forma cheia I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not We are not You are not They are not Mary is not happy. It is not correct. 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM: Forma cheia am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? Forma Contrada ---x-----x-----x-----x-----x--Forma Contrada Im not You aren't He isn't She isn't It isn't We aren't You aren't They aren't Forma Contrada I'm You're He's She's It's We're You're They're

are we? are you? are they? Am I being inopportune?

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Is he praying in his bedroom?

Is she a journalist? Short answers Respostas curtas As respostas curtas com verbo to be, so relativamente simples, so respostas dadas de acordo com a pessoa usada para perguntar: Exemplo: Pergunta: Is she at home? (Ela est em casa?) Resposta: Yes, she is. (Sim, ela est) Acima vimos respostas afirmativas, agora veja exemplos com respostas curtas negativas: Is she at home? No, she isnt.