VERB TO BE

TEACHER CLARA MARCH, 2024

 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE “VERB TO BE”?

TEACHER CLARA MARCH, 2024

 I (EU)
SOU ESTOU

AFFIRMATIVE I AM

NEGATIVE I AM NOT
INTERROGATIVE AM I?
 YOU (VOCÊ)
É ESTÁ

AFFIRMATIVE YOU ARE

NEGATIVE YOU ARE NOT

INTERROGATIVE ARE YOU?
 SHE/HE/IT (ELA/ELE/ISTO)
É ESTÁ

AFFIRMATIVE SHE IS - HE IS - IT IS
NEGATIVE SHE IS NOT - HE IS NOT - IT IS NOT

INTERROGATIVE IS SHE? - IS HE? - IS IT?

__ __ A TEACHER

__ __ A JOURNALIST

___ __ A DOCTOR
HE IS A TEACHER

HE IS A JOURNALIST

SHE IS A DOCTOR
 ABBREVIATIONS
I I’M

YOU YOU’RE / YOU AREN’T

SHE / HE / IT SHE’S / HE’S / IT’S

SHE ISN’T / HE ISN’T / IT ISN’T
___ A TEACHER

___ A JOURNALIST

____ A DOCTOR
HE‘S A TEACHER

HE‘S A JOURNALIST

SHE‘S A DOCTOR
 PLURALS
STUDIO SANTANA SETEMBRO 2030
 WE (NÓS)
SOMOS ESTAMOS

AFFIRMATIVE WE ARE

NEGATIVE WE ARE NOT

INTERROGATIVE ARE WE?
 YOU (VOCÊS)
SÃO ESTÃO

AFFIRMATIVE YOU ARE

NEGATIVE YOU ARE NOT

INTERROGATIVE ARE YOU?
 THEY (ELES/ELAS)
SÃO ESTÃO

AFFIRMATIVE THEY ARE

NEGATIVE THEY ARE NOT

INTERROGATIVE ARE THEY?
1. ____ ___ FROM FRANCE.

2. WHERE ARE WE FROM? __ ___ FROM BRAZIL.

3. ARE THEY BRAZILIAN?

NO, ____ ___ AMERICAN.
4.

___ ___ FROM CANADA? NO, __ ___ FROM THE UK

1. THEY ARE FROM FRANCE.

2. WHERE ARE WE FROM? WE ARE FROM BRAZIL.

3. ARE THEY BRAZILIAN?

NO, THEY ARE AMERICAN.
4.

ARE YOU FROM CANADA? NO, WE ARE FROM THE UK

 ABBREVIATIONS
WE WE’RE / WE AREN’T
YOU YOU’RE / YOU AREN’T

THEY THEY’RE / THEY AREN’T

1. ____’__ FROM FRANCE.

2. WHERE ARE WE FROM? __‘__ FROM BRAZIL.

3. ARE THEY BRAZILIAN?

NO, ____’__ AMERICAN.
1. THEY’RE FROM FRANCE.

2. WHERE ARE WE FROM? WE‘RE FROM BRAZIL.

3. ARE THEY BRAZILIAN?

NO, THEY’RE AMERICAN.
 GET TO WORK! - INTERVIEW
IN GROUPS, TRY TO GET SOME BASIC INFORMATION FROM
EACH OTHER.
ASK QUESTIONS LIKE:
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
I’M ____ I’M __ YEAR OLD
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I’M FROM____
 GET TO WORK!
CREATE QUESTIONS USING THE VERB TO BE, PUT THEM IN
THE BOX. EACH PERSON MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THESE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM.
 AUXILIARY VERBS
STUDIO SANTANA SETEMBRO 2030
“TO BE”
"TO DO" (FAZER)
"TO HAVE" (TER)
"TO CAN" (PODER)
 TO DO
AFFIRMATIVE JOHN DOES LIKE BROCCOLI

NEGATIVE JOHN DOES NOT LIKE BROCCOLI

INTERROGATIVE DOES JOHN LIKE BROCCOLI?

HOW CAN I ABBREVIATE THE
NEGATIVE FORM?
 HOW CAN I ABBREVIATE THE
NEGATIVE FORM?
NEGATIVE JOHN DOESN’T LIKE BROCCOLI
 TO HAVE
AFFIRMATIVE I DO HAVE A NEW CAR

NEGATIVE I DO NOT HAVE A NEW CAR

INTERROGATIVE DO I HAVE A NEW CAR?

HOW CAN I ABBREVIATE THE
NEGATIVE FORM?
 HOW CAN I ABBREVIATE THE
NEGATIVE FORM?
NEGATIVE I DON’T HAVE A NEW CAR
 TO CAN
AFFIRMATIVE SHE CAN PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL

NEGATIVE SHE CAN NOT PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL

INTERROGATIVE CAN SHE PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL?

HOW CAN I ABBREVIATE THE
NEGATIVE FORM?
 HOW CAN I ABBREVIATE THE
NEGATIVE FORM?
NEGATIVE SHE CAN’T PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL
 IMPORTANT VERBS
STUDIO SANTANA SETEMBRO 2030
“TO EAT” (COMER) THEY EAT PIZZA
“TO GO” (IR) WE GO TO SCHOOL

"TO DRINK" (BEBER) HE DRINKS WATER

“TO COME” (VIR) SHE COMES FROM BRAZIL.
“TO LIKE” (GOSTAR) HE LIKES CHOCOLATE

“TO PLAY” (JOGAR) THEY PLAY SOCCER

“TO READ” (LER) I READ A BOOK

TO WRITE (ESCREVER) SHE WRITES A LETTER
 GET TO WORK!
GUESS THE CELEBRITY GAME! EACH PERSON HAS TO GUESS
THE CELEBRITY THE OTHER IS DESCRIBING.
ASK QUESTIONS LIKE:
CAN SHE/HE SING?
WHAT DO THEY DO?
NO. SHE CAN’T SING
SHE/ HE IS ___ DOES HE/SHE HAVE
CHILDREN? YES/NO