Respostas
Observe a tabela seguinte com o verb to be na forma afirmativa, no presente, no passado e no futuro:
Affirmative
To be late for work = estar atrasado para o trabalho
Present
Past
Future
I
am
was
will be
late for work.
You
are
were
He, she, it
is
was
We
are
were
You
are
were
They
are
were
Na forma afirmativa, pode-se usar a forma contraída apenas no presente e no futuro: I’m, he’s, she’s, it’s, we’re, you’re, they’re, I’ll be, he’ll be, she’ll be, it’ll be, we’ll be, you’ll be e they’ll be.
Forma negativa
Negative
To be late for work = estar atrasado para o trabalho
Present
Past
Future
I
am not
was not
will not be
late for work.
You
are not
were not
He, she, it
is not
was not
We
are not
were not
You
are not
were not
They
are not
were not
Lembre-se de que, na forma negativa, pode-se utilizar a forma contraída: aren’t, isn’t, wasn’t, weren’t, won’t be.
Para fazer uma pergunta com o verbo to be, é necessário inverter a ordem da frase afirmativa, ou seja, o verbo vem antes do sujeito.
Interrogativa
To be late for work = estar atrasado para o trabalho
Present
Past
Future
Am I late for work?
Was I late for work?
Will I be late for work?
Will you be late for work?
Will he/she/it be late for work?
Will we be late for work?
Will you be late for work?
Will they be late for work?
Are you late for work?
Were you late for work?
Is he/she/it late for work?
Was he/she/it late for work?
Are we late for work?
Were we late for work?
Are you late for work?
Were you late for work?
Are they late for work?
Were they late for work?
Are we at home? / Nós estamos em casa?
Is it a dog? / É um cachorro?
Are you very shy? / Você é muito tímido?
Were you very shy? / Você era muito tímido.
Will I be a vet? / Eu serei uma veterinária?
♦ Não se esqueça de que podemos usar as respostas curtas (short answers):
Are you comfortable? Yes, I am. / Você está confortável? Sim, eu estou.
Were you busy yesterday? No, I weren’t. / Você estava ocupado ontem? Não, eu não estava.
Will they be nice to her? Yes, they will. / Eles serão legais com ela? Sim, eles serão.