Coursebook

Personal pronouns and verb to be pages 12, 13

Affirmative + Negative –
I am eu sou I’m not (eu não sou)
you are tu és you aren’t (tu não és)
singular
he is ele é he isn’t (ele não é)
she is ela é she isn’t (ela não é)

we are nós somos we aren’t (nós não somos)

plural you are vós sois you aren’t (vós não sois)
they are eles/elas são they aren’t (eles/elas não são)

Language awareness
Usamos o verbo to be para falar da “idade”: I’m 10 years old – “Tenho dez anos.”

A Write these sentences in the negative.

(Escreve as frases na negativa.)

1. I am American. I’m not American.

2. You are from China. You aren’t from China.
3. We are English.
4. She is 13 years old.
5. They are from Brazil.

B Circle the correct form of the verb to be. Then listen to the song to
check your answers.

(Rodeia a forma correta do verbo ser. Depois ouve a canção e confirma as
tuas respostas.)

My life (1) is / are brilliant.

My love (2) is / am pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I (3) is / am sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won’t lose no sleep on that,
’Cause I’ve got a plan.

You (4) is / are beautiful. You (5) is / are beautiful.

You (6) is / are beautiful, it’s true.
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I saw your face in a crowded place,

And I don’t know what to do,
’Cause I’ll never be with you.
James Blunt, You're Beautiful
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