Verbo to be

Verb To Be - Present O verbo “to be” significa ser ou estar em Inglês. É um dos primeiros verbos que aprendemos pois precisamos dele em grande parte das frases. Entretanto, é um verbo muito simples que não precisa de nenhum auxiliar para ficar nas formas negativas ou interrogativas, observe logo abaixo as formas do verbo to be no presente simples. Na 1ª coluna encontra-se a forma sem contração e na 2ª, mostramos a forma contraída. A forma interrogativa não possui contração:
1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM: Forma cheia | Forma Contraída | I am | I'm | You are | You're | He is | He's | She is | She's | It is | It's | We are | We're | You are | You're | They are | They're | I'm a waiter. | They are friends of mine.
She is in the kitchen.
We are having fun in this party.
2 - NEGATIVE FORM: Forma cheia | Forma Contraída | I am not | I´m not | You are not | You aren't | He is not | He isn't | She is not | She isn't | It is not | It isn't | We are not | We aren't | You are not | You aren't | They are not | They aren't | Mary is not happy.
It is not correct. 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM: Forma cheia | Forma Contraída | am I? | ---x--- | are you? | ---x--- | is he? | ---x--- | is she? | ---x--- | is it? | ---x--- | are we? | ---x--- | are you? | ---x--- | are they? | ---x--- | Am I being inopportune? Is he praying in his bedroom? | Is she a journalist? Short answers
Respostas curtas
As respostas curtas com verbo to be, são relativamente simples, são respostas dadas de acordo com a pessoa usada para perguntar:
Exemplo:
Pergunta: Is she at home? (Ela está em casa?)
Resposta: Yes, she is. (Sim, ela está)
Acima vimos respostas afirmativas, agora veja exemplos com respostas curtas negativas:
Is she at home?
No, she isn´t.