VERB “TO BE”

VERB TO BE – SIMPLE PRESENT

I am------------------------I’m
 You are--------------------You’re
 He/She/It is---------------He’s/She’s/It’s
 We are---------------------We´re
 You are--------------------You´re
 They are------------------They’re
 VERB TO BE – SIMPLE PRESENT
– NEGATIVE FORM
I am not------------------------I’m
 You are not--------------------You aren’t
 He/She/It is not---------------He/She/It
isn’t
 We are not---------------------We aren’t
 You are not--------------------You aren’t
 They are not------------------They aren’t
 VERB TO BE – SIMPLE PRESENT
–INTERROGATIVE FORM
 Am I?
 Are you?
 Is He/She/It?
 Are we?
 Are you?
 Are they?
VERB TO BE – SIMPLE PAST –
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I was
 You were
 He/She/It was
 We were
 You were
 They were
VERB TO BE – SIMPLE PAST –
NEGATIVE FORM
I was not (wasn’t)
 You were not (weren’t)
 He/She/It was not (wasn’t)
 We were not (weren’t)
 You were not (weren’t)
 They were not(weren’t)
VERB TO BE – SIMPLE PAST –
INTERROGATIVE FORM
 Was I?
 Were You?
 Was He/She/It ?
 Were we ?
 WereYou ?
 WereThey?
 Exercises
Fill in the blanks with the correct
form of the verb to be:

1) Mary ____ here last night.

2) Where ___ I now?
3) Where ____ everybody?
4) My group _____ (neg) here yesterday.
5) Who ____ they?
6) She ___ a great swimmer 10 years ago.
7) John and Paul ____ great friends.
 Verb to be
 Text:
“What is Java?”
 Verb There to be

Overbo there
to be significa
haver, existir.
Ele é usado da
seguinte
maneira:
 Verb There to be

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Simple
Present There is There isn´t Is there?
There are There aren´t Are there?

Simple There was There wasn´t Was there?

Past There were There weren´t Were there?
 Exercises
Fill in the blanks with the correct
form of the verb there to be:

1) _______ a party here yesterday?

2) _______ many students in the classroom
now.
3) ________ a book on the table.
4) ________ money in my bag. (neg)
5) ________ cars in the garage?
6) ________ a lot of students in the university
last Saturday.
 Verb there to be
 Text:
“Viewing the Output”
Passive Voice
What is Active Voice?
 In the Active voice, the subject
performs the action.

For example:
Joseph draws a picture.

 Joseph is the subject and he is doing

something (drawing).
 What is passive voice?
 In
passive voice the subject is acted
upon.

For example:
The picture was drawn by Joseph.

In this case, the drawing is the subject

and it is being acted upon by Joseph.
 When to use passive voice
 Use passive voice when you do not wish to
emphasize the subject of the sentence.
Example:
 Smoking is prohibited. (passive)
 The management prohibits smoking. (active)
 Exercises
Change these sentences into the Passive
Voice:
1) I clean the room.
2) Mary writes poems.
3) I closed the doors.
4) She opened the windows.
5) I wash the clothes.
6) The baby breaks the toys.