To Be

Um dos mais famosos verbos do Ingls.Quem j fez colegial e no ouviu falar dele? Mas voc realmente conhece o verbo To Be? Voc sabe de todos os tempos compostos que ele ajuda a formar? Voc sabe fazer perguntas no presente,passado e futuro com o verbo To Be? Aqui vai alguma ajuda! To Be significa "Ser ou Estar" e assim como acontece com estes dois verbos do Portugus, o To Be tambm um Verbo Auxiliar. Nos tempos bsicos temos: Present Simple
I am You are He / she / it is (*) We are You are They are

Past Simple
I was You were He / she / it was We were You were They were I will be

Future
You will be He / she / it will be We will be You will be They will be

(*) as tres pessoas tem a mesma forma: He is / She is/ It is Note: lembre que To Be significa ser ou estar portanto em todas as pessoas e formas pode-se traduzir das duas formas para o portugus,certo? Assim sendo: I am = eu sou / eu estou You will be = voc ser, voc estar Will you be? = voc estar? voc ser? Etc. etc. etc. INTERROGATIVE FORMS Present Simple Past Simple Future

Am I ? Are you? Is He / She / It? Are we? Are you? Are they?

Was I? Were you? Is he / she / it? Were we? Were you? Were they?

Will I be? Will you be? Will he / she / it be ? Will we be? Will you be Will they be?

NEGATIVE FORMS Present Simple Past Simple Future

I am not (Im not) You are not (you arent) He / she / it is not (isnt) We are not (we arent) You are not (You arent) They are not (they arent)

I was not (I wasnt) You were not(You werent) He / she / it was not (wasnt) We were not (we werent) You were not (you werent) They were not (they werent)

I will not be (Ill not be) You will not be (You wont be) He / she / it will not be (wont be) We will not be (we wont be) You will not be (You wont be) They will not be (Theyll not be)

Note que entre parenteses esto as formas contradas,muito usadas tanto na escrita como na fala. O verbo To Be entra na formao de vrios tempos compostos em Ingls: Present Continuous or Present Progressive. Formato: To Be + Main Verb + ING: (To Be+ Verbo principal + ING): Usado para falar de: Algo que esta acontecendo no momento que se fala,ou uma ao temporria. David is driving to work (He is in his car now){acontecendo agora} Joe is taking an English course this semester(situao temporaria) Uma ao programada no futuro: We are going to New York next week.(Vamos para New York na semana que vem) Dave is meeting Jennifer tomorrow night.(Dave vai encontrar Jennifer amanh a noite) Uma ao que se repete constantemente: My neighbor is always playing music very loud (Meu vizinho esta sempre tocando musica muito alto) She often buying new clothes (Ela esta sempre comprando roupas novas) Past Continuous or Past Progressive. Formado de:Past of To Be + main verb + ING. Usado para dizer que alguem estava fazendo algo em certa epoca. No diz se a ao foi terminada ou no.Perceba: Jennifer was living in France last year (Jennifer estava morando na Frana no ano passado -no sabemos se ela ainda mora la) Dave was writing the year report yesterday (Dave estava escrevendo o relatrio anual ontem - no sabemos se ele terminou)

 tambm se usa para dizer que uma coisa aconteceu no meio de outra: Tom broke the computer when he was typing a letter (Tom quebrou o computador quando estava digitando uma carta ) OBS:alguns verbos que indicam um estado ou uma condio normalmente no so usados nas formas continuas(ING):
Agree (concordar) Like (gostar) Hate (odiar) Seem (parecer) Believe (acreditar) Love (amar) Smell (cheirar) Belong (pertencer) Need (precisar) Hope (ter esperanas) Forget (esquecer) Understand (entender) Know (saber) See (ver) Remenber (lembrar) Have (ter)

Future with GOING TO: Usa-se para falar de aes programadas ou de decises tomadas anteriormente: Formado: To Be + Going to + main verb. I am going to study tomorrow (Vou estudar amanh) John is going to live in Brazil next year (John vai morar no Brasil no ano que vem ) My sister is going to get married next week (Minha irm vai se casar na semana que vem ) There To BE: Significando "Haver" "Existir" o TO Be que varia dependendo do tempo que se quer usar: Presente:There is a car in the parking lot (Ha um carro no estacionamento) Passado:There was a car in the parking lot (Havia um carro no estacionamento) Futuro:There will be a party tomorrow (Havera uma festa amanh) Condicional:There would be a party tomorrow (Haveria uma festa amanh) Veja mais estes: There is o book on the table. (Ha (ou existe)um livro em cima da mesa){de novo esse exemplo?} There is an angry dog in that house (Ha um co bravo naquela casa) There are many students in my school (Ha muitos estudantes na minha escola.) There are eleven players in a soccer team (Ha 11 jogadores em um time de futebol)

Usa-se para perguntas tambm: Is there a book on the table? Is there a dog in that house? Are there many students in your school? How many players are there in a soccer team? Como fazer perguntas com o To Be. Sendo por si s um verbo auxiliar(e tambm de ligao),o To Be no precisa de auxiliar de pergunta. Veja como simples: We are studying English. - Are we studying English? I am a teacher. - Am I a teacher? Paul is going to Canada tomorrow. - Is Paul going to Canada? Peter isn't going with Paul - Isn't Peter going with Paul? They aren't going to Canada together - Aren't they going to Canada together? Aren't you ready to leave yet?(Voce ainda no esta pronto para sair?)- No,I'm not. He is a good student - Is he a good student? She isn't going to school today - Is She going to school today? ou Isn't She going to school today? It is going to rain today - Is it going to rain today? ( vai chover hoje) Will you go home after work? Will you do your homework now? I won't do anything now. I'm tired. I won't call you today.I'll call you tomorrow. Leia a pagina To Be para maiores detalhes sobre o verbo To Be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Visite: www.steacher.pro.br H muito mais para voc -------------------------------------------------------------------------