VERB TO BE

(SER / ESTAR)

PRESENT TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I (eu) am = I’mYou (vc/tu) are = You’reHe (ele) is = He’s

She (ela) is = She’s It (ele/a) is = It’s We (nós) are = We’reYou (vós) are = You’reThey (eles/as) are = They’re

NEGATIVE FORMI am not= I’m not You are not = You’re not (You aren’t)He is not = He’s not (He isn’t)She is not= She’s not (She isn’t)It is not= It’s not (It isn’t)We are not= We’re not (We aren’t)You are not = You’re not (You aren’t)They are not = They’re not (They aren’t)

INTERROGATIVE FORM

Am I? – Yes, you are / No, you aren’tAre you? - Yes, I am / No, I’m notIs he? - Yes, he is / No, he isn’tIs she? - Yes, she is / No, she isn’tIs it? - Yes, it is / No, it isn’t Are we? - Yes, we / you are / No, we / you aren’t Are you? - Yes, we are / No, we aren’tAre they? - Yes,they are / No, they aren’t

PAST TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I was (eu era/estava)You were He was She was It was

We wereYou wereThey were

NEGATIVE FORM I was not = I wasn’t

You were not = You weren’t He was not = He wasn’t

She was not = She wasn’t It was not = It wasn’t

We were not = We weren’t You were not = You weren’t

They were not = They weren’t

INTERROGATIVE FORM

Was I? – Yes, you were/No, you weren’tWere you? = Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t Was he? = Yes, he was/No, he wasn’t Was she? = Yes, she was/No, she wasn’t Was it? = Yes, it was/No, it wasn’t Were we? = Yes, we/you were / No, we/you weren’t Were you? = Yes, we were/ No, we weren’t Were they? = Yes,they were / No, they weren’t