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Grammar rules

O verbo *to be* (ser/estar) no presente

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O verbo to be significa ser e estar. Tem três formas no presente:

PronomeFormaExemplo
IamI am happy.
you / we / theyareYou are late.
he / she / itisShe is a teacher.

Formas curtas: I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're.

Present Simple — afirmativa

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Usamos o Present Simple para hábitos e fatos.

  • Com I / you / we / they: usamos o verbo normal.
    • I work. They live here.
  • Com he / she / it: acrescentamos -s no final.
    • He works. She lives here.

Verbos terminados em -o, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x recebem -es: go → goes, watch → watches.

Present Simple — negativa e perguntas com *do/does*

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Para negar e perguntar usamos do / does (com he/she/it).

Negativa:

  • I/you/we/they: I don't like coffee.
  • he/she/it: She doesn't like coffee.

Pergunta:

  • Do you speak English?
  • Does he work here?

Atenção: depois de does e doesn't, o verbo volta à forma sem -s.

Artigos *a / an / the*

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  • a / an = um/uma (algo não específico, só no singular).
    • a antes de som de consoante: a book, a car.
    • an antes de som de vogal: an apple, an hour.
  • the = o/a/os/as (algo específico ou já conhecido).
    • I have a dog. The dog is small.

Plural dos substantivos

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Para formar o plural, geralmente acrescentamos -s:

  • book → books, car → cars

Regras especiais:

  • Terminados em -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x → -es: bus → buses, box → boxes.
  • Terminados em consoante + y → -ies: city → cities.

Alguns são irregulares: man → men, woman → women, child → children.

Vocabulary

EnglishPortuguesePart of speech
the familya famílianoun
the housea casanoun
the friendo amigo / a amiganoun
the watera águanoun
the fooda comidanoun
the morninga manhãnoun
to worktrabalharverb
to likegostar (de)verb
to haveterverb
to wantquererverb
happyfeliz / contenteadjective
biggrandeadjective
nowagoraadverb
every daytodos os diasphrase
thank youobrigado / obrigadaphrase

Example sentences

  • My name is Anna and I am from Brazil.

    Meu nome é Anna e eu sou do Brasil.

  • I have a big family.

    Eu tenho uma família grande.

  • We live in a small house.

    Nós moramos em uma casa pequena.

  • She works every day.

    Ela trabalha todos os dias.

  • Do you like coffee?

    Você gosta de café?

  • He doesn't drink water now.

    Ele não bebe água agora.

  • I want to go home.

    Eu quero ir para casa.

  • They are my friends.

    Eles são meus amigos.

  • The food is very good.

    A comida está muito boa.

  • Thank you, I am happy.

    Obrigado, eu estou feliz.

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