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    Verb To Be Afirmative Form

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    The verb "to be" is one of the most commonly used verbs in English and can be translated as "to be" or "to be". There is no rule for knowing when it means "to be" and when it means "to be". It is irregular and its forms in the past simple and past participle do not follow the usual formation rules. It can be used as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb. In the present simple its forms are am, is and are. In the past simple its forms are was and were. Examples are given to illustrate using it to mean "to be" and "to be".

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    The verb "to be" is one of the most commonly used verbs in English and can be translated as "to be" or "to be". There is no rule for knowing when it means "to be" and when it means "to be". It is irregular and its forms in the past simple and past participle do not follow the usual formation rules. It can be used as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb. In the present simple its forms are am, is and are. In the past simple its forms are was and were. Examples are given to illustrate using it to mean "to be" and "to be".

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    The verb "to be" is one of the most commonly used verbs in English and can be translated as "to be" or "to be". There is no rule for knowing when it means "to be" and when it means "to be". It is irregular and its forms in the past simple and past participle do not follow the usual formation rules. It can be used as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb. In the present simple its forms are am, is and are. In the past simple its forms are was and were. Examples are given to illustrate using it to mean "to be" and "to be".

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    Verb To Be Afirmative Form

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    The verb "to be" is one of the most commonly used verbs in English and can be translated as "to be" or "to be". There is no rule for knowing when it means "to be" and when it means "to be". It is irregular and its forms in the past simple and past participle do not follow the usual formation rules. It can be used as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb. In the present simple its forms are am, is and are. In the past simple its forms are was and were. Examples are given to illustrate using it to mean "to be" and "to be".

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    Verbo To Be

    O verbo to be é um dos verbos mais utilizados da língua inglesa e pode ser traduzido
    como ser ou estar.

    Não existe uma regra para saber quando ele


    significa ser e quando significa estar. É preciso
    compreender o significado da mensagem expressa
    como um todo, para então entender o sentido do
    verbo na frase.

    O verbo to be é classificado como verbo


    irregular, uma vez que não segue as regras de
    formação do passado simples e do particípio
    passado.

    Ele pode ser usado como verbo principal e como verbo auxiliar de alguns tempos verbais.

    Conjugações: presente, passado e futuro


    Confira as informações abaixo sobre o uso do verbo to be como verbo principal.

    No Simple Present (presente simples), as flexões do verbo to be são am, is e are.

    Interrogativ
    Afirmativa Negativa
    a

    I am I'm I am not - Am I...?

    You'r You are You


    You are Are you...?
    e not aren't

    He is He's He is not He isn't Is he...?

    She is She's She is not She isn't Is she...?

    It is It's It is not It isn't Is it...?

    We are We're We are not We aren't Are we...?

    You'r You are You


    You are Are you...?
    e not aren't

    They They' They are They


    Are they...?
    are re not aren't
    Exemplos:

    I am not a doctor. (Eu não sou médica.) SER

    I am not at home. (Eu não estou em casa.) ESTAR

    Is he a soccer player? (Ele é jogador de futebol?) SER

    Is he at school? (Ele está na escola?) ESTAR

    She isn't my friend. (Ela não é minha amiga.) SER

    She isn't tired. (Ela não está cansada.) ESTAR

    What’s that? It is a turtle. (O que é aquilo? É uma tartaruga.) SER

    Where’s the book? It is on the table. (Onde está o livro? Está em cima da mesa.) ESTAR

    We aren't students. (Nós não somos alunos.) SER

    We aren't on the bus. (Nós não estamos no ônibus.) ESTAR

    You are great teachers. (Vocês são ótimos professores.) SER

    You are hungry! (Vocês estão com fome!) ESTAR

    Are they Brazilian? (Eles são brasileiros?) SER

    Are they thirsty? (Eles estão com sede?) ESTAR

    Vale lembrar que no inglês, os pronomes pessoais (personal pronouns) no singular são: I, you, he,
    she, it. Já no plural temos: we, you e they.

    No Simple Past (passado simples), as flexões do verbo to be são was e were.

    Interrogativ
    Afirmativa Negativa
    a

    I was - I was not I wasn't Was I...?

    You You'r You were You


    Were you...?
    were e not weren't
    Interrogativ
    Afirmativa Negativa
    a

    He was He's He was not He wasn't Was he...?

    She was She's She was not She wasn't Was she...?

    It was It's It was not It wasn't Was it...?

    We were We're We were not We weren't Were we...?

    You You'r You were You


    Were you...?
    were e not weren't

    They They' They were They


    Were they...?
    were re not weren't

    Exemplos:

    I was not a doctor. (Eu não era médica.) SER

    I was not at home. (Eu não estava em casa.) ESTAR

    Was he a soccer player? (Ele era jogador de futebol?) SER

    Was he at school? (Ele estava na escola?) ESTAR

    She wasn't my friend. (Ela não era minha amiga.) SER

    She wasn't tired. (Ela não estava cansada.) ESTAR

    What’s that? It was a turtle. (O que era aquilo? Era uma tartaruga.) SER

    Where’s the book? It was on the table. (Onde estava o livro? Estava em cima da mesa.) ESTAR

    We weren't students. (Nós não éramos alunos.) SER

    We weren't on the bus. (Nós não estávamos no ônibus.) ESTAR

    You were great teachers. (Vocês eram ótimos professores.) SER

    You were hungry! (Vocês estavam com fome!) ESTAR

    Were they Brazilian? (Eles eram brasileiros?) SER


    Were they thirsty? (Eles estavam com sede?) ES

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