Verbo TO BE

CONJUGAÇÃO DO VERBO “TO BE” NO PRESENTE

I am = Eu sou; Eu estou
You are = Você é; Você está
He is = Ele é; Ele está
She is = Ela é; Ela está
It is = Ele/Ela é; Ele/Ela está (para coisas ou animais)
We are = Nós somos; Nós estamos
You are = Vós sois; Vós estais
They are = Eles/Elas são; Eles/Elas estão

FORMA INTERROGATIVA (SEM CONTRAÇÃO)

Para formar frases interrogativas, basta colocar o verbo antes do sujeito:

Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

FORMA NEGATIVA (SEM CONTRAÇÃO)

Para formar frases negativas, basta inserir “not” antes do verbo:

I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not

FORMAS CONTRAÍDAS

Na conversação, é comum usar as formas contraídas. Veja:

I´m not
You´re not ou You aren´t
He´s not  ou  He isn´t
She´s not  ou  She isn´t
It´s not  ou It isn´t
We´re not  ou  We aren´t
You´re not  ou  You aren´t
They´re not  ou  They aren´t

 EXEMPLOS

Are you my classmate? (Você é meu colega de classe.)
Is he your brother? (Ele é seu irmão?)
We are not nurses. (Nós não somos enfermeiras.)
We aren’t nurses. (Nós não somos enfermeiras.)
We are friends. (Nós somos amigos.)
Are we friends? (Nós somos amigos?)
We aren’t friends. (Nós não somos amigos.)

CONTEXTUALIZAÇÃO

Perceba que, dependendo do contexto, o verbo pode assumir significados distintos. Compare os exemplos:

I am tired. (Eu estou cansada.)
I am a teacher. (Eu sou uma professora.)
She is at home. (Ela está em casa.)

CONJUGAÇÃO COMPLETA DO VERBO “TO BE”

PRESENT

I am
you are
he/she/it is
we are
you are
they are

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am being
you are being
he/she/it is being
we are being
you are being
they are being

SIMPLE PAST

I was
you were
he/she/it was
we were
you were
they were

PAST CONTINUOS

I was being
you were being
he/she/it was being
we were being
you were being
they were being

PRESENT PERFECT

I have been
you have been
he/she/it has been
we have been
you have been
they have been

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been being
you have been being
he/she/it has been being
we have been being
you have been being
they have been being

PAST PERFECT

I had been
you had been
he/she/it had been
we had been
you had been
they had been

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been being
you had been being
he/she/it had been being
we had been being
you had been being
they had been being

FUTURE

I will be
you will be
he/she/it will be
we will be
you will be
they will be

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be being
you will be being
he/she/it will be being
we will be being
you will be being
they will be being

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have been
you will have been
he/she/it will have been
we will have been
you will have been
they will have been

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been being
you will have been being
he/she/it will have been being
we will have been being
you will have been being
they will have been being

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would be
you would be
he/she/it would be
we would be
you would be
they would be

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have been
you would have been
he/she/it would have been
we would have been
you would have been
they would have been

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be being
you would be being
he/she/it would be being
we would be being
you would be being
they would be being

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been being
you would have been being
he/she/it would have been being
we would have been being
you would have been being
they would have been being

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

I be
you be; beest
he/she/it be
we be
you be
they be

PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

I were
you were; wert
he/she/it were
we were
you were
they were

PAST PERFECT SUBJUNTIVE

I had been
you had been
he/she/it had been
we had been
you had been
they had been

FUTURE SUBJUNCTIVE

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IMPERATIVE

you be
we Let´s be
you be

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

being

PAST PARTICIPLE

been