This document provides a review of the verb "to be" in English. It discusses the importance of the verb and its uses for indicating names, professions, nationalities, age, feelings, and marital status. Examples are given for common phrases using the verb "to be". The document also covers the question word "what", possessive adjectives, and conjugations of the verb "to be" in questions and sentences. Exercises are included for students to practice using the correct form of "to be".

1. Review of Verb to be
Teacher: Allana de Melo
Student: Maurício Coelho
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARÁ
FACULDADE DE LETRAS ESTRANGEIRAS MODERNAS
LICENCIATURA EM LETRAS COM HABILITAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA

2. Importance and use
• To be is the most important verb.
• Talk about:
– Names
– Professions
– Nationalities
– Age
– Feelings
– Marital status
EXAMPLES
•My name is _____
•I am a student
•He is from Brazil
•Lisa is young. She is 10 years old
•They are sad
•You are single
EXAMPLES
•My name is _____
•I am a student
•He is from Brazil
•Lisa is young. She is 10 years old
•They are sad
•You are single

4. To be
Question word: what
• What is your name?
– What’s = What is
• What time is it?
Possessive adjectives
My, your, his, her
• My name is John
• Your name is Lisa
• His name is Peter
• Her name is Jane

5. Example: listen and repeat
• Hi, my name is Tyler. I'm tall, I'm funny, and I'm really
happy. I'm a teacher and web designer. My friend's
name is Sylvia, she's very cute, tall, and kind. She's a
teacher, too. She's also really smart. It's nice to meet
you!

6. What they are doing?
1. I John. I
watching TV. Mary
listening to music. We
happy.
2. John’s cat on the
sofa. Mary’s cat on
the floor. They
sleeping.
3. The dog eating
sandwich.
4. Daddy and Mommy reading
papers. They relaxing.
Am, is or are?
amam amam
isis
areare
isis
isis
areare
isis
areare
areare

7. Write in the correct verb to be
• Cindy not my best friend.
• Peter and Kate classmates.
• John not my brother.
• We in the classroom.
• It an apple.
isis
areare
isis
areare
isis

8. Original: Translators have helped substantially to shape the languages
into which they have translated.
Tradução do Google Tradutor: Tradutores têm ajudado
substancialmente para moldar as línguas para as quais eles têm
traduzido.
Tradução mais adequada: Os tradutores têm ajudado
substancialmente a moldar as línguas para as quais eles traduzem.

9. • Original: He put the notebook away and stood up.
Tradução do Google Tradutor: Ele colocou o notebook longe e se
levantou.
Tradução mais adequada: Ele guardou o notebook e se levantou.
• Original: I had to look the word up in a dictionary.
Tradução do Google Tradutor: Eu tive que olhar a palavra em um
dicionário.
Tradução mais adequada: Eu tive que procurar a palavra em um
dicionário.

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