Contração Tradução
I am ................. I´m .................... Eu sou/estou
You are ............ You´re .............. Você é/está ( Tu és/estás)
He is ................ He´s ................. Ele é/está
She is .............. She´s ................. Ela é/está
It is .................... It´s ......................Ele ou ela (coisas e animais) é/está
We are ............ We´re ................. Nós somos/estamos
You are ............ You´re ................ Vocês são/estão
They are .......... They´re .............. Eles são/estão
Exemplos
I am a boy. – Eu sou um menino.
She is a journalist. – Ela é jornalista.
They are brothers. – Eles são irmãos.
Forma negativa Forma interrogativa
Contração
I am not …. x Am I ?
You are not …. You aren´t Are you
He is not …. He isn´t Is he?
She is not ….. She isn´t Is she?
It is not ….. It isn´t Is it?
We are not ….. We aren´t Are we?
You are not ….. You aren´t Are you?
They are not ….. They aren´t Are they?
Exemplos
1) He is my friend. - Ele é meu amigo.
Interrogativa: Is he my friend?
Negativa: He is not my friend.
2) John, Mary and Robert are at school now. – John, Mary e Robert estão na escola agora.
Interrogativa: Are John, Mary and Robert at school now?
Negativa: John, Mary and Robert are not at school now.
Exercícios
A – Escolha a forma correta do verbo "to be" no Present Tense.
1) I ________ twenty years old.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
2) Sue and Tom ________ friends.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
3) The dogs ________ young.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
4) Bill ________ nice.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
5) They ________ happy.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
6) We ________ in a Spanish class.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
7) I __________ Brazilian and I live in Alvorada.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
8) _________ you studying now?
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
9) My dog _________________ playing in the park now.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
10) The teachers and the students _____________ watching a TV program.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
B) Passe as frases abaixo para as formas interrogativa e negativa:
1- They are members of the country club.
Interrogativa: _________________________________________________________________
Negativa: ____________________________________________________________________
2- Richard, Jane and Kelly are in the classroom now.
Interrogativa:__________________________________________________________________
Negativa: ____________________________________________________________________
3- We are studying our lessons together.
Interrogativa: ________________________________________________________________
Negativa: ___________________________________________________________________
C- Todas as frases abaixo apresentam erros. Reescreva-as corretamente:
1- I is doing a very good job in the company.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2- Mary are not a good student.
_____________________________________________________________________________
3- Is they engineers or doctors?
________________________________________________________________________________
4- The cat are black and brown.
______________________________________________________________________________
5- We am in the classroom now.
_____________________________________________________________________________
6- My father and my mother is watching TV.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Soluções para a tarefa
Exercícios
A – Escolha a forma correta do verbo "to be" no Present Tense.
1) I ________ twenty years old.
a- ( X ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
2) Sue and Tom ________ friends.
a- ( ) am b- ( X ) are c- ( ) is
3) The dogs ________ young.
a- ( ) am b- ( X ) are c- ( ) is
4) Bill ________ nice.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( X ) is
5) They ________ happy.
a- ( ) am b- ( X ) are c- ( ) is
6) We ________ in a Spanish class.
a- ( ) am b- ( X ) are c- ( ) is
7) I __________ Brazilian and I live in Alvorada.
a- ( X ) am b- ( ) are c- ( ) is
8) _________ you studying now?
a- ( ) am b- ( X ) are c- ( ) is
9) My dog _________________ playing in the park now.
a- ( ) am b- ( ) are c- ( X ) is
10) The teachers and the students _____________ watching a TV program.
a- ( ) am b- ( X ) are c- ( ) is
B) Passe as frases abaixo para as formas interrogativa e negativa:
1- They are members of the country club.
Interrogativa: Are they members of the country club.
Negativa: They are not members of the country club.
2- Richard, Jane and Kelly are in the classroom now.
Interrogativa: Richard, are Jane and Kelly in the classroom now
Negativa: Richard, Jane and Kelly are not in the classroom now.
3- We are studying our lessons together.
Interrogativa: are we studying our lessons together.
Negativa: We are not studying our lessons together.
C- Todas as frases abaixo apresentam erros. Reescreva-as corretamente:
1- I am doing a very good job in the company.
2- Mary is not a good student.
3- Are they engineers or doctors?
4- The cat is black and brown.
5- We are the classroom now.
6- My father and my mother are watching TV.