Modos Verbais
 

*Verb to be

 

Affirmative

Singular:                             Plural:

-          I am                    - we are  

-          You are               - you are

-          He is                   - they are

-          She is

-   It is

 

Negative

Singular:                                          Plural:

-          I am not                          -We are not  

-          You am not                    - You are not 

-          He is not                         - they are not  

-          She is not

-          It is not 

 

Interrogative

Singular:                                        Plural:

-          Am I ?                           - Are we?

-          Are you?                       -  Are you?

-          Is he?                             -  Are they?

-          Is she?

Example                            

Affirmative                                                Negative                                    

 

I am Rodrigo                                          He is not tall

She is Cassandra                                    She is not from Minas Gerais

He is Pedro                                             I am not good singer

They are very happy                              We are not the champion 

We are a good soccer player                  They are not riches

 

 

 

Interrogative

 

How are you?

Who is he?

Who is she?

Who is a good man?

Who is the tall?

 

 

Present Continuous tense

Affirmative

 

-          I am  + verb+ ing                  

-          You are  + verb+ ing            

-          He is + verb+ ing                 

-          She is + verb+ ing

-   It is + verb+ ing

-          we are + verb+ ing

 - you are + verb+ ing

-          they are + verb+ ing

 

Negative

-          I am not + verb+ ing              

-          You am not + verb+ ing        

-          He is not + verb+ ing            

-          She is not + verb+ ing

-          It is not  + verb+ ing

     - We are not   + verb+ ing

     - You are not  + verb+ ing

-          they are not   + verb+ ing

 

Interrogative

- Am + verb+ ing I ?                 

- Are + verb+ ing you?             

- Is + verb+ ing he?                    

- Is  + verb+ ing she?

-  Is + verb+ ing it?

- Are + verb+ ing you?

-          Are  + verb+ ing they?

 

Example

Affirmative

I am sleeping

You are cooking

They are visiting

We are walking

You is playing baseball

 

Negative

I am not helping

He is not cooking

She is not visiting

They are not studying

We are not fining

 

Interrogative

Are you reading letter?

Is he a good cooking?

Is she good singer?

Are we tall?

Are they beautiful woman?

 

 

*Simple past

Affirmative

 

-          I was                   

-          You were

-          He was

-          She was

-          It were

-          We were

-          You were

-          They were

 

Negative

-          I was not

-          You were not

-          He was not

-          She was not

-          It were not

-          We were not

-          You were not

-          They were not

 

Interrogative

 

-          Was I?

-          Were you?

-          Was she?

-          Was he?

-          Was it?

-          Were we?

-          Were you?

-          Were they?

 

Example

 

Affirmative

 

I was one

She was marking reports

She was busy the police station

It was awful

School was out earlier today

 

 

 

 

Negative

 

I was not a gardener

My brothers where not a plumber

Those boys were not painters

She was not a nurse

She was not a bus driver

 

Interrogative

 

When was the girl at the park?

Where were the two friends last Sunday?

Who was at home last night?

When were the girls in Paris?

Who was at school yesterday?

 

*Past Continues tense

 

Affirmative

 

-          I was  + verb + ing    

-          You were + verb + ing    

-          He was + verb + ing    

-          She was + verb + ing    

-          It were + verb + ing    

-          We were + verb + ing    

-          You were + verb + ing    

-          They were + verb + ing    

 

Negative

 

-          I was not + verb + ing    

-          You were not + verb + ing    

-          He was not + verb + ing    

-          She was not verb + ing    

-          It were not  + verb + ing    

-          We were not + verb + ing    

-          You were not + verb + ing    

-          They were not + verb + ing    

 

Interrogative

-          Was + verb + ing  I?

-          Were + verb + ing  you?

-          Was + verb + ing  she?

-          Was + verb + ing  he?

-          Was + verb + ing  it?

-          Were + verb + ing  we?

-          Were + verb + ing  you?

-          Were + verb + ing  they?

 

Example

 

Affirmative

I was playing soccer

He was reading a book

They were swimming

He was sleeping

They were helping mom

 

Negative

I was not cooking

He was not dancing

She was not eating

We were not playing basketball

They were not talking on telephone

 

Interrogative

Was the girl writing yesterday?

Was the boy sleeping?

Were the girls studying?

Was Simon singing at 10 o’clock?

Was Sandra teaching Portuguese?

 

*Simple future

 

Affirmative

-          I Will

-          You Will

-          He will

-          She will

-          It will

-          We will

-          You will

-          They will

 

Negative

-          I will not

-          You will not

-          He will not

-          She will not

-          It will not

-          We will not

-          You will not

-          They will not

 

 

 

 

Interrogative

-          Will I?

-          Will you?

-          Will he?

-          Will she?

-          Will it?

-          Will we?

-          Will you?

-          Will they?

 

Example

Affirmative

 

     I will buy a bike

     She will go to beach

     He will go tomorrow

     He will go to garage

     We will ho next week

 

Negative

 

     I will not a operator

     She will not a cashier

     He will not a librarian

     We will not an electrician

     They will not watch TV

 

Interrogative

 

      Where will they play tennis?

      Where will she go?

When will he go?

Where will Sonia go?

Where will Richard go?

 

Simple present tense

 

Affirmative

 

Example

Affirmative

I am boy

You are a girl

She is a woman

He is a man

It is a dog

 

Negative

I am not happy

He is not beautiful

She is not style

We are not good

They are not bad

 

Interrogative

Is it a dog?

Is she not style?

Are we not good singer?

Is He a man?

Is she a beautiful girl?

 

OBS: Verbos com terminações especiais

-          To do – does

-          To wash – washes

-          To kiss – kisses

-          To watch – watches

-          To box – boxes

-          To play – plays

-          To study – studies

 

Example

Does he like potato?

He washes his car.

She kisses my brother and me.

He put pens in boxes.

She plays tennis.

They studies math.

 

 

*Simple Past

 

Affirmative

-          I did +irregular verb                     

-          You did +irregular verb                                    

-          He did +irregular verb                                       

-          She did +irregular verb                     

-    It did +irregular verb                     

      -    We did +irregular verb                        

-    You did +irregular verb                     

-          They did +irregular verb                     

 

Negative

 

-    I did not +irregular verb

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