Subject + verb be (not) + complement

• I am Lucas
• Vinicius is my son
• They are not doctors
• My mother isn’t tired
• You and João are my friends
Verb be:
am, is, are
 Verb be + subject + complement?
• Are you tired?
• Is Maria my mother?
• Are Bob and Paul Brazilian?
• Is your boss boring?
• Are they 35 years old?
 Question Word + verb be + subject?

• How is she?
• Where are we?
• Who is that guy?
• When are your classes?
• What are your favorite food?
 Subject + verb + complement
He/She/It + verb (s, es, ies) + complement
• You work in the US.
• She studies English online. (study)
• Bob lives in Brazil.
• They play video games every day.
• Paulo visits his grandma every Sunday.
• We go shopping every week.
• Lucas goes church 4 times a week.
 Do/Does + Subject + verb + complement?
Does = He, she, it
• Do you work here?
• Does Cascão take a shower every day?
• Does Jorge go to bed at 11pm?
• Do you go to work by car?
• Does she have lunch with her husband?
• Do you make dinner after work?
• Does Carlos do homework after school?
Question word + do/does + Subject + verb +
complement?
• What time do you work?
• When does he go to the gym?
• What do they do every day?
• Who do you work with?
• Who do you like to talk to?
• Where does Carla listen to music?
• Why do you live there? Because...
 Subject + can/can’t + verb + complement

• I can speak English. (ability)

• He can’t ride a bike, ride a horse or ride a
motorcycle. (ability)
• They can drive a truck. (ability)
• Carla can visit you tomorrow. (possibility)
• I can’t paint walls but I can teach English.
(ability)
• I can study English with you next Saturday.
(possibility)
Subject + can/can’t + verb + complement

• You can’t drive in this road. (prohibition)

• She can’t park here. (prohibition)
• They can’t take photos in the museum.
(prohibition)
• I can use my cell phone at work. (permission)
• We can make phone calls at work.
(permission)
 Can + subject + verb + complement?
• Can you speak Portuguese / Spanish/ English?
(ability)
• Can you paint this wall? (ask for sth)
• Can you do me a favor? (ask for sth)
• Can I help you? (offering)
• Can you close the door? (ask for sth)
• Can you ride a horse? (ability)
 There is...(singular) /there are...(plural)
Subject + have/has + complement.
• There is a spider on the wall.
• There are 2 TVs, there is a big photo on wall,
there are 3 armchairs and there is small table
in the living room.
• In my city there’s a big bank, there are 3
drugstores, there’s a museum and there are 2
parks.
• Lizandra has a daughter and Lucas has a son.
• João and Paulo have 2 mini vans.
 Is there/Are there...?
Do/Does + subject + complement?
• Is there a key on the table?
• Are there shoes under the bed?
• Are there kids in the park?
• Do you have kids?
• Does she have shoes under the bed?
• Do you have money?