TO BE – Present

To be = ser, estar

She wants to be a doctor / dentist / driver / painter ( usado para profissões )

Ela quer ser um doutora.

I am a doctor. = Eu sou um/a médico

I am at home. = Eu estou em casa.

You are a doctor.

You are at home

To be – Present

Am = sou, estou ( am )
Is = é, está ( he, she, it )
Are = é, está, são, estão ( you, we, they )

Suj. Verbo Tradução 1 Tradução 2

I Am/was eu sou eu estou ( singular )

You Are / were você é você está ( singular )

He Is / was ele é ele está ( singular )

She Is / was ela é ela está ( singular )
It Is / was ele, ela é ele, ela está ( objetos e animais )

We Are / were nós somos nós estamos ( plural )

You Are / were vocês, vós são vocês, vós estão ( plural )
They Are / were eles, elas são eles, elas estão ( plural )

“To be” é um verbo irregular, ou seja, é escrito de formas diferentes nos 3 tempos ( presente,
passado e particípio passado ).

How old are you ?

I am 36 years old.
I am 56 years old. Older but alive.

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O que é um verbo irregular ?
Os verbos irregulares são escritos e pronunciados de formas diferentes nos 3 tempos.

Present Past Past Participle

To be was / were been
Is/are Singular / Pural

I want to be a teacher.
Eu quero ser um professor.

Verbo to be no presente
to be = ser , estar am

Sujeitos
To Be Is
are

I eu I am a student.
You você , tu You are a student. ( singular )
He ele He is a student.
She ela She is a student’’
It ele , ela ( objetos e animais ) It is a car / cat
We nós we are students.
You vocês, vós You are students. ( plural )
They eles, elas They are students.

Vamos ver a tradução dos sujeitos usando o verbo “to be” no presente.

Exemplos com o verbo “to be” no presente simples ( usado para profissões )

To be = ser , estar
I want to be a singer.
Eu quero ser um cantor.

You want to be a pilot.

Eu quero ser um piloto.

No inglês, temos que usar a preposição “to” diante de todos os verbos para indicar que estes
estão no presente infinitivo.

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Os verbos no presente simples no português possuem a terminação “-ir, -er, -ar...”

To be = ser, estar
To walk = andar
To eat = comer
To drive = dirigir

No português, quando os verbos estão no presente infinitivo, ou seja, ainda não conjugados, as
terminações são:

-ar = andar
-er = comer
-ir = dirigir

Algumas frases com o verbo “to be” no presente.

To Be
I am a student. ( singular )
IS
You are a student. ( singular )

He is a student. ( singular )

She is a student. ( singular )

IS
It is a car. ( singular )

We are students. ( plural )

You are students. ( plural )

ARE
They are students. ( plural )

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Afirmações / Interrogações / Negações

He is a doctor. Ele é um medico.

Is he a doctor ? Ele é um medico?
Yes, he is. / No, he isn´t. Sim, ele é. / Não, ele não é.

They are doctors. Eles são médicos.

Are they doctors ? Eles são médicos?
Yes, they are. Sim, eles são.
No, they are not ( aren’t ). Não, eles não são.

He is a painter. Ele é um pintor. ( sujeito: he = ele )

Is he a painter ? Ele é um pintor ?
yes, he is. Sim, ele é.
No, he is not ( isn´t ). Não, ele não é.

The painter is good. O pintor é bom. (sujeito: pintor = he = ele )

Is the painter good? O pintor é bom?
Yes, he is. Sim, ele é.
No, he isn´t. Não, ele não é.

The painters are good. Os pintores são bons. (sujeito: pintores = they = eles )
Are the painters good ? Os pintores são bons?
Yes, they are. Sim, eles são.
No, they aren´t. Não, eles não são.

The cat is White. O gato é branco.

(sujeito: the cat = it = ele, ela ( neutro - animal), he, she )
Is the cat white? O gato é branco?
Yes, it is. / No, it isn´t. Sim, ele é. / Não, ele não é.
It is White. Ele é branco.
(sujeito: it = ele ( o gato - animal ) )
Is it white ? Ele é branco.
Yes, it is. / No, it isn´t. Sim, ele é. / Não, ele não é.

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The cars are near the house. Os carros estão perto da casa.
(sujeito: the cars = they = eles )
They are near the house. Eles estão perto de casa.

Are they near the house ? Eles estão perto da casa?

Yes, they are. Não, eles não estão.
No, they aren’t. Sim, eles estão.

The students are thin. Os alunos são magros.

(sujeito: the students = they = eles )
They are thin. Eles são magros.

Termos interrogativos são usados no início da pergunta, antes de um sujeito.

Termos interrogativos:

Why = Por que

Who = Quem
What = O que, qual
Which = Qual
Where = Onde
How = Como

Why is she at home now? Por que ela esta em casa agora ?
Is she at home now ? Ela está em casa agora ?

Who is Peter? Quem é Peter?

What is his name? Qual o nome dele?

Where is Peter now ? Onde está o Peter agora?

How are you? Como vai você?

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TO BE – Past
O que é um verbo irregular ?
Os verbos irregulares são escritos e pronunciados de formas diferentes nos 3 tempos.

Present Past Past Participle

To be was / were been
Singular / Pural

was
Sujeitos
To Be were

I eu I was a student.
You você , tu You were a student. ( singular )
He ele He was a student.
She ela She was a student’’
It ele , ela ( objetos e animais ) It was a car / cat
We nós we were students.
You vocês, vós You were students. ( plural )
They eles, elas They were students.

Vamos ver a tradução dos sujeitos usando o verbo “to be” no presente.

To be – Past
Was = foi, era, estava, fosse, estivesse ( singular ) - he, she, it

Were = era, estava, fosse, estivesse ( singular ) - you, we, they

Were = eram, estavam, fossem, estivessem ( plural )

Suj. Verbo Tradução 1 Tradução 2

I was eu era eu estava ( singular )

You were você era você estava ( singular )

He was ele era ele estava ( singular )

She was ela era ela estava ( singular )
It was ele, ela era ele, ela estava ( objetos e animais )

We were nós éramos nós estávamos ( plural )

You were vocês, vós eram vocês, vós estavam ( plural )
They were eles, elas eram eles, elas estavam ( plural )

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Exemplos com o verbo “to be” no passado simples.

To Be
I was a student. ( singular )
was
You were a student. ( singular )

He was a student. ( singular )

She was a student. ( singular )

was
It was a car. ( singular )

We were students. ( plural )

You were students. ( plural ) were

They were students. ( plural ) e

Were = uêr

Where = uér = onde

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Afirmações / Interrogações / Negações

He was a doctor. Ele era um médico.

Was he a doctor ? Ele era um medico?
Yes, he was. Sim, ele era.
No, he wasn´t. Não, ele não era.

We were doctors. Nós eramos medicos.

They were doctors.

Move on … go ahed… let’s move on…

He was a painter. Ele era um pintor.

( sujeito: he = ele )
Was he a painter ? Ele era um pintor?
Yes, he was. Sim, ele era.
No, he was not ( wasn’ t ). Não, ele não era.

The painter was good. O pintor era bom.

(sujeito: pintor = he = ele )
Was the painter good ? O pintor era bom.
Yes, he was. Sim, ele era.
No, he wasn´t. Não, ele não era.

The painters were good. Os pintores eram bons.

(sujeito: pintores = they = eles )
Were the painters good ? Os pintores eram bons?

The cat was White. O gato era branco.

(sujeito: the cat = it = ele, ela ( neutro ) )
It was White. Ele era branco.
(sujeito: it = ele ( o gato ) )

The cars were near the house. Os carros estavam perto da casa.
(sujeito: the cars = they = eles )

They were near the house. Eles estavam perto de casa.

The students were thin. Os alunos eram magros.

(sujeito: the students = they = eles )

Were the students thin? Os alunos eram magros?

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Were they thin ? Eles eram magros?
Yes, they were. Sim, eles eram?
No, they weren´t. Não, eles não eram.

Se houver termos interrogativos nas perguntas, estes virão por primeiro.

Termos interrogativos:

Why = Por que

Who = Quem
What = O que, qual
Which = Qual
Where = Onde
How = Como

Why was she at home now? Por que ela estava em casa agora?
Was she at home now ? Ela estava em casa agora ?

Where was Peter? Onde estava o Peter?

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 To be > Is - are – was - were

Am I

is he, she , it ( é, está )

To be ( present )

are you , we , you , they ( é, está, são, estão )

was I, he, she, it ( era, estava, fosse, estivesse, foi )

To be ( past )

were you, we, you, they ( eram, estavam, fossem, estivessem )

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Present = He is a painter. Ele é um pintor.

Past = He was a painter. Ele era um pintor.

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Present = Peter is a painter. Peter é um pintor.

Past = Peter was a painter. Ele era um pintor.

Past = Was Peter a painter? Peter era um pintor.

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Present = Peter and Mary are a painters. Peter e Mary são pintores.

Past = Peter and Mary were painters. Eles eram pintores.

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Suj. Present Past Translation

I am was eu eu sou, estou  eu era , estava
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 You are were tu, você você é, está  você era, estava

He Is was ele ele é, está  ele era, estava

She Is was ela ela é, está  ela era, estava
It Is was ele, ela ele, ela é, está  ele, ela era, estava

We are were nós nós somos, estamos  nós éramos, estávamos

You are were vocês, vós vocês são, estão  nós eram, estavam
They are were eles, elas Eles, elas são, estão  nós éramos, estávamos

To be Present – Professions

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-to-be.html
https://agendaweb.org/verbs/tobe/index.html

To be – Present - Countries

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be-present.html
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/present-simple.htm
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be.htm
https://www.english-room.com/grammar/isamare_1.htm

To be – Present - Questions

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/questions-1.htm
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/questions-write-1.htm

To be – Questions – Question words

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/questions-write-2.htm

To be – Present – Short Answers

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/short-answers-write.html

To be – Past – Short Answers

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/past-simple-test-1.html
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/past-simple-forms.html
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/past-simple-forms-2.html
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/past-simple-write-1.htm
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/past-simple-yes-no-questions.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/to-be/past-simple-test-2.html
https://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-was-were-simple-past-exercises.html

Mix – to be, is, are, do, does

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/do-does-am-is-are-exercise-1.html
https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/tenses/present-simple-questions-with-do-does-am-is-are-exercise-1/
https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/tenses/present-simple-questions-with-do-does-am-is-are-exercise-2/ - continue
https://www.inglesonline.com.br/exercicios-de-ingles/exercicio-presente-simples-do-does-is-are-1/
https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/tenses/am-is-are-was-were-exercise-1/

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https://www.inglesonline.com.br/exercicios-de-ingles/exercicio-presente-simples-e-passado-simples-verbo-to-be/

She is happy. / She’s happy.

Affirmative

Question

Am I a doctor ? Yes, I am. I’m a doctor.

Are you a doctor ? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

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Is he a painter ? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

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Where is she from?
Where’s she from ?
Is she from China?
Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t. ( is not )
She is from China.

Notes

I was at school.

No condicional usar “were” após o sujeito “I”

If I were you, I should ask him.

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