Basic English Grammar
Subject Pronouns: Pronomes Pessoais I > Eu You > Você He > Ele She > Ela It > Ele(a) neutro We > Nós They > Eles(as)
Articles: Artigos Indefinite: A / AN = Um(a) Examples: a ball (uma bola) a car (um carro) an apple (uma maçã) an aunt (uma tia) Definite: The = O / A / Os / As Examples: the teacher (o professor) the moon (a lua) The schools (as escolas) - the computers (os computadores)
Demonstratives: Demonstrativos Near (perto) : This: Este(a) - These Estes(as) Examples: This is my best friend. (Este é o meu melhor amigo). These are my books. (Estes são meus livros). Far (longe) : That: Aquele(a) Those: Aqueles (as) Examples: That is my car. (Aquele é o meu carro). Those are my cell phones. (Aqueles são meus celulares).
Demonstratives: Demonstrativos This is my father. > Affirmative. Is this your father? > Interrogative. This isn t my father. > Negative. That s my mother. > Affirmative. Is that your mother? > Interrogative. That isn t my mother. > Negative. These are my laptops. > Affirmative. Are these your laptops? > Interrogative. These aren t my laptops. > Negative. Those are my pens. > Affirmative. Are those your pens? > Interrogative. Those aren t my pens. > Negative.
Verb to be: Ser / Estar I am a teacher. (Sou professor(a) You are my best friend. (Você é o meu melhor amigo / minha melhor amiga). He is a good professional. (Ele é um bom profissional). She is my mother. (Ela é a minha mãe). It is a cat. (Ele é um gato). We are the champions. (Nós somos os campeões / as campeãs). You are my brothers. (Vocês são meus irmãos). They are the best students. (Eles(as) são os/as melhores estudantes).
Verb to be: Ser / Estar Questions? Am I a teacher? (Sou professor(a)? Are you my best friend? (Você é o meu melhor amigo / minha melhor amiga)? Is he a good professional? (Ele é um bom profissional)? Is she my mother? (Ela é a minha mãe)? Is it a cat? (Ele é um gato)? Are we the champions? (Nós somos os campeões / as campeãs)? Are you my brothers? (Vocês são meus irmãos)? Are they the best students? (Eles(as) são os/as melhores estudantes)?
Verb to be: Ser / Estar Questions? I m not teacher. (Não sou professor(a). You aren t my best friend. (Você não é o meu melhor amigo / minha melhor amiga). He isn t a good professional. (Ele não é um bom profissional). She isn t my mother. (Ela não é a minha mãe). It isn t a cat. (Ele não é um gato). We aren t the champions. (Nós não somos os campeões / as campeãs). You aren t my brothers. (Vocês não são meus irmãos). They aren t the best students. (Eles(as) não são os/as melhores estudantes).
English Plural. I am a teacher. > We are teachers. You are a good learner. > You are good learners. He is a soccer player. > They are soccer players. She is the best. > They are the best. It is a dog. > They are dogs. This is my watch. > These are my watches. That is a fox. > Those are foxes. I have one tomato. > We have three tomatoes. It is my bus. > They are my buses. This is my wish. > These are my wishes.
English Plural. It is my family. > they are my families. She is my great secretary. > They are my great secretaries. It is a wolf. > They are wolves. I have one life. > The cat has seven lives. ;-)
English Plural. a piece of: information / equipment / news / music / furniture / advice. Examples: two pieces of information three pieces of equipment four pieces of news five pieces of music six pieces of furniture seven pieces of advice. a pair of: jeans / pants / scissors / shoes / tennis shoes / boots / high heels / earrings / glasses. Examples: two pairs of jeans scissors. - three pairs of pants four pairs of
English Plural - Adjectives. I have a beautiful house. > We have two beautiful houses. She has a nice car. > They have two nice cars. He s a good boy. > They re good boys. It s a fat dog. > They re fat dogs. You have a great English material. > You have great English materials.
English Quantities. Many / a lot of / lots of: muitos(as) Much / a lot of / lots of: muito(a) > incontável. Several: Vários(as) Some: Alguns / Algumas A Few: poucos(as) I have many friends. You have much money. He has some books. We have a few pairs of shoes.
Verb have: verbo ter I have: Eu tenho. You have: Você tem. He has: Ele tem She has: Ela tem. It has: Ele(a) tem (neutro) We have: Nós temos They have: Eles(as) têm. I don t have: Eu não tenho. You don t have: Você não tem. He doesn t have: Ele não tem. She doesn t have: Ela não tem. It doesn t have > Ele(a) não tem (neutro). We don t have: Nós não temos. They don t have: Eles(as) têm. Do I have? : Eu tenho? Do you have? : Você tem? Does he have: Ele tem? Does she have?: Ela tem? Does it have?: Ele(a) tem (neutro)? Do we have? Nós temos? Do they have?: Eles(as) têm?