Question-tags

Are you Portuguese?

You are Portuguese, aren’t you?

You aren’t American, are you?

John eats meat.

John doesn’t eat meat.

John eats meat, doesn’t he?

Sara studies French.

Sara doesn’t study French.

Sara studies French, doesn’t she?

Personal Pronouns

I – eu

You – tu

He – ele / She – ela / It – “a coisa” (objetos e animais)

We – nós

You – vós

They – eles/elas

You are my friend.

You aren’t my friend.

You are my friend, aren’t you?

The TV is small.

The TV isn’t small.

The TV is small, isn’t it?

Mary isn’t coming home today.

Mary is coming home today.

Mary isn’t coming home today, is she?

Mark comes home on Fridays.

Mark doesn’t come home on Fridays.

Mark comes home on Fridays, doesn’t he?

John has got a dog.

John hasn’t got a dog.

John has got a dog, hasn’t he?

Question tags – verbo “to be” e “to have got” são autónomos, não precisam de um verbo
auxiliary. Os restantes verbos, utilizam o verbo auxiliar “to do”.

Matthew went to Germany.

Matthew didn’t go to Germany.

Matthew went to Germany, didn’t he?

Marta will go to Paris next week. Will + not = won’t

Marta won’t go to Paris next week.

Marta will go to Paris next week, won’t she?

 To be – ser / estar

Present simple

Affirmative Long Form Affirmative Short Negative Long Negative Short Form Interrogative
Form Form
I am I’m I am not I’m not Am I…?
You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you…?
He/she/it is He/she/it ‘s He/she/it is not He/she/it isn’t Is he/she/it…?
We are We’re We are not We aren’t Are we….?
You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you…?
They are They’re They are not They aren’t Are they…?

Sara is your sister.

Sara isn’t your sister.

We are Finnish.

We aren’t Finnish.

“To have got”

Affirmative Long Form Affirmative Short Negative Long Form Negative Short Form Interrogative
Form
I have got I’ve got I have not got I haven’t got Have I got…?
You have got You’ve got You have not got You haven’t got Have you got…?
He/she/it has got He/she/it ‘s got He/she/it has not got He/she/it hasn’t got Has he/she/it got…?
We have got We’ve got We have not got We haven’t got Have we got…?
You have got You’ve got You have not got You haven’t got Have you got…?
They have got They’ve got They have not got They haven’t got Have they got…?

I have got a dog. - I haven’t got a dog

I have a dog. – I don’t have a dog.

To play – brincar, jogar, tocar

Affirmative Long Form Negative Long Form Negative Short Form Interrogative
I play I do not play I don’t play Do I play…?
You play You do not play You don’t play Do you play…?
He/she/it plays He/she/it does not play He/she/it doesn’t play Does he/she/it play…?
We play We do not play We don’t play Do we play…?
You play You do not play You don’t play Do you play…?
They play They do not play They don’t play Do they play…?