Verb To Be (ser ou estar)
The verb " To Be " is one of the most important verbs in English.
It is used to describe the identity, qualities, or state of a
subject.
Here are its forms:
Present tense
I am.
Eu sou ou eu estou.
// I am student. ( eu sou estudante) /
// I am in London ( eu estou em Londres) /
you are.
tu es ou tu estas.
(he,/she/it) is,
( ele, ela, coisa ou animal )
e ou esta,
we are,
Nos somos, nos estamos.
you are.
voces sao, voces estao.
they are
eles sao, eles estao.
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Interrogative and Negative form
Am I...? I am not...
Am I in
London? I am not
in London
Are you ...? You are not...
Is (he,/she/it)...? (He,/she/it) is not...
Are we ...? We are not
...
Are
you...? You are not...
Are
they...? They are not...
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Past:
I was
eu fui, eu estive
I was student. ( eu fui estudante)
I was in London ( eu estive em Londres)
you were
tu foste, tu estiveste
(he/she/it) was
( ele, ela, coisa ou animal )
foi ou esteve
you were
vos foste, vos estiveram
they were
eles
foram ou estiveram
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Interrogative and Negative form
Was I...? I was not...
Was I in London? I was not in London
Were you ...? You were not...
Was (he,/she/it)...? (He,/she/it) was not...
Were we ...? We were not ...
Were you...? You were not...
Were they...? They were not...
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Future:
(I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they)
will be
(Eu, tu ,ele, nos, vos, eles)
I wil be in London
Eu irei a Londres ou eu estarei em Londres
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Interrogative and Negative form
(I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they)
Will ( I )be in London...?
( I ) will not be in London!
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