O verbo to be (ser/estar): presente simples na forma negativa em inglês

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O verbo to be (ser/estar): presente simples na forma negativa

Lembrete: o verbo to be (ser/estar) é irregular. To be, present simple tense

O hotel é velho.

Nós somos de Manchester.

Para deixar o verbo to be (ser/estar) na forma negativa, adicione not após a forma conjugada.

A refeição não é cara.

Magda e Timmy não são americanos.

Nota: as formas contraídas (isn't, aren't To be, present simple, negative, short) são frequentemente usadas, especialmente na fala e em situações informais.

O ingresso não é caro.

Timmy e Roger não são mexicanos.

Exercício 1

Drag and drop the tiles in the correct order to make these sentences negative.

I am in Leeds → I in Leeds.We are young → We young.Magda is a receptionist → Magda a receptionist.

Drag and drop the tiles in the correct order to make these sentences negative.

I am in Leeds → I am not 1 in Leeds.We are young → We are not 2 young.Magda is a receptionist → Magda is not 3 a receptionist.
1 am not:

I am not in Leeds. To create the negative form, place not after the verb to be (here am). Example: I am not hungry.

2 are not:

We are not young. To create the negative form, follow the structure: subject (here we) + verb to be (here are) + not. Example: we are not tall. Note: in informal situations, you could also say we aren't young. To be, present simple, negative, short 

3 is not:

Magda is not a receptionist. Add not after the verb to be (here is) to create its negative form. Example: Luke is not Spanish.

Exercício 2

Fill the blanks by dragging and dropping the negative form of the verb to be that corresponds to each subject. Press the “Help me” button if you need a hand.

You a lawyer.

Magda tall.

I a tourist.

You are not a lawyer.

Magda is not tall.

I am not a tourist.

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Fill the blanks by dragging and dropping the negative form of the verb to be that corresponds to each subject. Press the “Help me” button if you need a hand.

You are not 1 a lawyer.

Magda is not 2 tall.

I am not 3 a tourist.

1 are not:

You are not a lawyer. After the subject you, use are + not to create the negative form. Example: you are not 20 years old.

2 is not:

Magda is not tall. Is not is the negative form of the verb to be for subjects like Magda (=she). Example: Anna is not a plumber. Note: in informal situations, you could also use the short form and say Magda isn't tall. To be, present simple, negative, short 

3 am not:

I am not a tourist. After I, the negative form of the verb to be is am not. Example: I am not a politician.

Exercício 3

Drag and drop the correct options to transform the following sentences from affirmative to negative. Pro tip: you don’t need to use all the words!

He is happy → He happy.They are British → They British.You are in the city → You in the city.

Drag and drop the correct options to transform the following sentences from affirmative to negative. Pro tip: you don’t need to use all the words!

He is happy → He is not 1 happy.They are British → They are not 2 British.You are in the city → You are not 3 in the city.
1 is not:

He is not happy. Use the verb to be (here is) + not to create the negative form with subjects like he/she/it. Examples: he is not Brad Pitt; it is not fair.

2 are not:

They are not British. Place not after the verb to be (here are) to create the negative form. Example: they are not honest.

3 are not:

You are not in the city. The negative form of the verb to be that corresponds to the subject you is are not. Example: you are not from Belgium.


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