The document discusses the verb "to be" in English and its conjugations and uses in the present, present continuous, past continuous, and immediate future tenses. It provides examples of affirmative and negative sentence structures using "to be" in each tense, including the subject, verb form of "to be", main verb or complement, and time expressions where applicable. Key uses and forms of "to be" are explained for the present, present continuous, past continuous, and immediate future tenses.

1. VERB TO BE Muito bem... Agora vamos falar um pouquinho sobre o MONSTRO que assusta a todos... O VERBO TO BE... “ To be ” significa: ser ou estar e possui conjugação própria tanto no Presente quanto no Passado simples. Estas formas também ajudam na formação dos tempos contínuos. Conjugações do Verbo To be weren’t, were aren’t are WE YOU THEY wasn’t was isn’t is HE SHE IT weren’t, were aren’t are YOU wasn’t was am not am I Main verb + ing Working Playing Watching Eating Studying Reading Writing Cutting negative affirmative negative affirmative Subject Continuous Past Present

2. VERB TO BE – Present Tense - Sentences Affirmative Structure: subject + [verb to be] + complement. Negative Structure: subject + [verb to be + not] + complement. I am a student. You are a beautiful girl. Hes is my friend. She is my sister. You are tired today. We are good teachers. They are in London now. I’m not a dentist. You aren’t sad today. He isn’t in the Mall. She isn’t a tall girl. We aren’t good drivers. You aren’t the English students. They aren’t at school today.

3. VERB TO BE – Present Tense - Questions Interrogative Affirmative: [verb to be] + subject + complement + ? Interrogative Negative: [verb to be + not] + subject + complement ? Am I a student? Are you a beautiful girl? Is hes my friend? Is she my sister? Are we good teachers? Are you tired? Are they in London now? Am I not a dentist? aren’t You sad today? isn’t He in the Mall? isn’t She a tall girl? aren’t We good drivers? aren’t You the English students? aren’t They at school today?

4. VERB TO BE – Present Tense - Answers Aff.: I am a very good student. Q.: Am I a very good student? Click here to practice! Ex. 1 http://a4esl.org/q/j/jb/mc-be.html Ex. 2 http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/waswere.html No, I’m not. No, you aren’t. No, she isn’t. No, he isn’t. No, we aren’t. No, you aren’t. No, they aren’t. Yes, I am. Yes, you are. Yes, she is. Yes, he is. Yes, we are. Yes, you are. Yes, they are. NO, SUBJECT + [To be + NOT] . YES, SUBJECT + To be. Negative Affirmative

5. VERB TO BE – Present Continuous Tense “ Present Continuous Tense” : indica uma ação em andamento no Presente. Para isso, utilizamos o vebo “ To be ” no presente seguido do verbo principal acrescido de “ ing ”.(gerúndio) Affirmative: subject + [to be] + [main verb + ing] + complement. I am STUDYING math. I am not PLAYING the guitar. You are PLAYING soccer with Yuri. You’re not LISTENING to me. Hes is TALKING to Marry now. He isn’t CALLING the manager. She is DANCING a lot. She isn’t DRIVING downtown. You are WATCHING TV. You aren’t SPEAKING Spanish. We are HAVING lunch. We aren’t READING a magazine. They are LIVING in London now. They aren’t WRITING a love letter. Present Continuous Present Past... ...Future

6. VERB TO BE – Past Continuous Tense “ Present Continuous Tense” : indica uma ação em andamento no Passado. Para isso, utilizamos o vebo “ To be ” no passado seguido do verbo principal acrescido de “ ing ”.(gerúndio) Affirmative: subject + [to be] + [main verb + ing] + complement. I was STUDYING math. I wasn’t PLAYING the guitar. You were PLAYING soccer with Yuri. You weren’t LISTENING to me. Hes was TALKING to Marry yesterday. He wasn’t CALLING the manager. She was DANCING a lot. She wasn’t DRIVING downtown. You were WATCHING TV last night. You weren’t SPEAKING Spanish. We were HAVING lunch. We weren’t READING a magazine. They were LIVING in London last year. They weren’t WRITING a love letter. Past Continuous ...Present Past

7. VERB TO BE – Immediate Future “ Immediate Future Tense” : indica uma ação que acontecerá em um futuro próximo. Este sempre vem acompanhado de um indicador de tempo. Pode Ser tanto no modo afirmativo quanto no modo negativo. Structure: To be + going to or subject + [to be] or [to be + not] + [main verb + ing] + complement + TIME. I am STUDYING math tonight. I ’m not going to PLAY the guitar tonight. You are PLAYING soccer with Yuri at 2 pm. You aren’t LISTENING to me at night. Hes is TALKING to Marry later. He isn’t going to CALL Marry this morning. She isn’t GOING TO DANCE a lot tonight. She is DRIVING downtown in the afternoon. You are GOING TO WATCH TV last night. You are SPEAKING Spanish untill december. We are HAVING lunch at 7 pm. We aren’t GOING TO READ a magazine later. They are MOVING to London next year. They aren’t WRITING a love letter next month. ...Present Immediate Future Tense: sentença dita no presente que indica uma ação futura. They are MOVING to London next year . ...Future (onde a ação irá acontecer)

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