CABS - CENTER OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH STUDIES

TEACHER: Sarah Costa ____________ DATE: ________________

NAME: ________________________________________

WELCOME TO BASIC B!

REVIEW UNIT 1 – UNIT 7

Personal Pronoun > Substitute nouns.

EX: Marcela is a teacher. – She is a teacher.

EX: Marcos and Danilo are friends. – They are friends.

VERB TO BE – It’s an independent verb (+, –,?)

AM, ARE, IS – TO BE

I AM, YOU ARE, SHE IS, HE IS, IT IS, WE ARE, YOU ARE, THEY ARE

EX: Anna is a student (+) / Is Anna a student? (?) / Anna isn’t (is not) a student (-)

EX: Fred is a teacher (+) / Is Fred a teacher? (?) / Fred isn’t (is not) a teacher (-)

EX: Renan and Sarah are friends (+) / Are Renan and Sarah friends? (?) / Renan and Sarah
aren’t (are not) friends (-)
A/AN – SINGULAR

A – SOM DE CONSOANTE (A TEACHER/ A UNIVERSITY)

AN – SOM DE VOGAL (AN ATHLETE/ AN HOUR)

S – PLURAL (2 chefS, 3 doctorS, 5 teacherS)

This/ That – Singular – Próximo/Distante

EXS: THIS book is nice / THAT cell phone is her

POSSESIVE CASE – MY / YOUR / HIS / HER / YOUR / OUR/ THEIR

Possesive noun – Ana’s phone / Boys’ toilet

Possesive adjective – Her phone / Their toilet

WH – QUESTION

• Where are you from? I am from Brasil

• When does the show start? The show starts at 9 p.m.

• How old are you? I am twenty years old

• What is your occupation? I am a teacher

• Who called last night?

• Which do you prefer? Lemon cake or banana cake?

• Why are you sad? Because I lost my wallet

• How Many books are there? There are ten books

THERE TO BE – (HAVER)

There is / There are –

Singular / Plural

EXS:

There is a book on the table.

There are books on the table.

Is there? / Are there – QUESTION

Isn’t there / Aren’t there – NEGATIVE QUESTION

There isn’t / There aren’t – NEGATIVE

The imperative – to give an order, a warning or advice.

Ex: To close (Infinitive)

Close (Imperative)

DON’T close (Negative imperative)

EX: IT’S COLD, CLOSE THE WINDOW!

EX:

(TAMBÉM)

Too – Final of sentence (I like chocolate cake, Sam likes chocolate cake too)

Also – Middle of sentence (I like chocolate cake, Sam also likes chocolate cake)

Either – Final of negative sentence (I don’t like lemon cake, Sam doesn’t like lemon cake
either)

Have / Has – The verb in portuguese “ter”

I HAVE – YOU HAVE – THEY HAVE – WE HAVE

(BUT)

HE HAS – SHE HAS – IT HAS

Ex: I have a great job / She has a great job

How old are you? I AM...

How old is he? HE IS...

WHAT TIME IS IT? (ALWAYS USE A.M OR P.M)

05:15
It's five-fifteen A.M – OR – It’s a QUARTER past five A.M
14:00
It's two o'clock P.M

Midday: Meio-dia
Noon: Meio-dia
Midnight: Meia Noite.

PREPOSITON – IN, ON, AT

At – A preposition of place which is used to discuss a certain point. (Uma preposição de lugar
que é usada para discutir um certo ponto.)

In – A preposition of place which is used to discuss an enclosed space. (Uma preposição de

local que é usada para discutir um espaço fechado.)

On – A preposition of time which is used to discuss a surface. (Uma preposição de tempo que é
usada para discutir uma superfície.)

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• AT for a PRECISE TIME

• IN for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

• ON for DAYS and DATES

SINGULAR / PLURAL

THIS – THESE

THAT – THOSE

• You can use any one of these computers. (Você pode usar qualquer um desses
computadores).
• I need to paint those windows. (Eu preciso pintar essas janelas).

THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Used for habitual actions.

• He play*s* soccer very well.

• She love*s* chocolate

• They go to school in the afternoon

• I always read the newspaper in the morning

AFFIRMATIVE (BASE FORM VERB)

I LIKE CHOCOLATE

YOU LIKE CHOCOLATE

WE LIKE CHOCOLATE

THEY LIKE CHOCOLATE

HE LIKES CHOCOLATE

SHE LIKES CHOCOLATE

IT LIKES CHOCOLATE

NEGATIVE SENTENCES (DO NOT) DON'T + BASE FORM VERB / (DOES NOT) DOESN'T + BASE
FORM VERB

I DON’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

YOU DON’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

WE DON’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

THEY DON’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

HE DOESN’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

SHE DOESN’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

IT DOESN’T LIKE CHOCOLATE

INTERROGATIVE (Yes / No questions)

DO + I / you / we / they + base form verb?

SHORT ANSWER: Yes, subject + DO / No, subject + DON'T

EX:

Do you study in the morning?

Yes, I do / No, I don't.

LONG ANSWERS:

Yes, I study in the morning.

No, I DON'T study in the morning.

THIRD PERSON (HE/SHE/IT)

DOES + he / she / it + base form verb?

SHORT ANSWER: Yes, he /she / it + DOES / No, he / she / it + DOESN'T

EX:

Does she work at night?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

LONG ANSWERS:

Yes, she workS at night.

No, she DOESN'T work at night.

Adjectives come AFTER the verb to be

The girl IS pretty

The boy IS tall

The books ARE old

REGRAS SIMPLE PRESENT.

01 - Os verbos na 3ª pessoa do singular (ou seja, He/She/It) levam -S .

02 - Dependendo do verbo conjugado no Presente Simples, ele pode ser acrescido de -S, -Es ou
-IES, na 3ª pessoa do singular (He/She/It);
03 - Verbos que terminam em -CH, -O, -S, -SH, -SS, -X ou -Z, acrescenta-se -ES na 3ª pessoa do
singular.

Ex.: verbo ir (to go) - It goes; verbo pegar (to catch) - It catches, e assim, sucessivamente.

04 - Verbos que terminam com -Y precedido de consoante, troca-se o y por -IES.

Ex.: verbo tentar, experimentar (to try) - It tries; verbo estudar (to study) - It studies, etc.

Observação: Quando o verbo termina em -Y precedido de vogal, apenas o "-S" é acrescentado.

Ex.: verbo jogar (to play) - It plays.