Inglês – 5.

º ano
Present simple: to be
 Relembra…
Em inglês, usa-se o verbo to be (“ser” ou “estar”) para dizer o nome, a idade e a nacionalidade, por
exemplo.
This is Anne. (Esta é a Ana.)
I am ten years old. (Eu tenho dez anos.)
We are Portuguese. (Nós somos portugueses.)

Nas frases interrogativas, com o verbo to be, coloca-se o verbo antes do sujeito.

Exemplo:

Are you American? (És americano?)

Yes, I am (sim, eu sou) / No, I’m not (Não, não sou).

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1. Circle the correct personal pronoun.
Circunda o pronome pessoal correto.
a. I / We am Julie.
b. He / You are Portuguese.
c. She / They is Paula.
d. They / I are from England.

2. Circle the correct form of the verb to be.

Circunda a forma correta do verbo to be.
a. Peter am / is a student.
b. I ‘m / ‘re a teacher.
c. You is / are happy.
d. This is / am Sarah.
e. Peter and Sarah are / is students.
f. You ‘m / ‘re teachers.
g. We is / are twelve.
h. They is / are friends.
i. Joana is / are from Brazil.
j. Shin is / are Chinese.
k. They is / are nine years old.
l. You is / are 11 years old.

3. Complete with am, is or are. Follow the example.

Completa com am, is ou are. Segue o exemplo.
a. You are at school.
b. He _________ my friend.
c. This _________ Tony.
d. I _________ a student.
e. His surname _________ Jordan.
f. You _________ a nice person.
g. You _________ eleven.
h. They _________ at home.
i. This _________ Peter.
j. We _________ at school.
k. My surname _________ Spencer.
l. I _________ a schoolgirl.
m. They _________ actors.
n. I _________ a girl.
o. It _________ a cat.
p. Peter _________ at school.
q. We _________ at home.

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4. Complete with the verb to be.
Completa com o verbo to be.
a. Hi, my name _________ Sofia.
b. We _________ from Portugal.
c. She _________ my best friend.
d. My name _________ Rick.
e. I _________ from London.
f. We _________ the authors of this book.
g. They _________ friendly boys.
h. This _________ my friend Ana.
i. Ana _________ from Braga.
j. Ana and I _________ at the cinema.
k. The film _________ very good.
l. David and Carl _________ my favourite cartoon characters.
4.1. Put the previous sentences in the negative form.
Coloca as frases anteriores na negativa.
a. _______________________________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________________
f. _______________________________________________________________________________
g. _______________________________________________________________________________
h. _______________________________________________________________________________
i. _______________________________________________________________________________
j. _______________________________________________________________________________
k. _______________________________________________________________________________
l. _______________________________________________________________________________

5. Write the sentences in the negative form.

Escreve as frases na forma negativa.
a. John is Portuguese. __________________________________________________________
b. Carol is eleven. __________________________________________________________
c. I am from Japan. __________________________________________________________
d. Your name is Diogo. __________________________________________________________
e. They are English. __________________________________________________________
f. It is a flag. __________________________________________________________

6. Underline the correct form. Follow the example.

Sublinha a forma correta. Segue o exemplo.
I’m Tânia. I aren’t / ‘m not from Spain.
a. Victoria and David Beckham aren’t / isn’t from the USA.
b. Usain Bolt ‘m not / isn’t from Portugal.
c. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie aren’t / isn’t from England.

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7. Write negative sentences. Use isn’t / aren’t.
Escreve frases negativas. Usa isn’t/aren’t.
a. Mike and Jane / Australian. ___________________________________________________
b. This house / small. ___________________________________________________
c. The kitten / white. ___________________________________________________
d. My brother and I / twins. ___________________________________________________
e. You / late for school. ___________________________________________________
f. Berlin / in Italy. ___________________________________________________

8. Complete the sentences. Follow the example.

Completa as frases. Segue o exemplo.
Usain Bolt isn’t from Germany. He’s from Jamaica.
a. Victoria and David Beckham _________ from Canada. They _________ from England.
b. Salvador Sobral _________ from Brazil. He _________ from Portugal.
c. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt _________ from Australia. They _________ from the USA.
d. I live in Paris. I_________ French. I_________ Canadian.
e. He lives in Coimbra. He _________ Portuguese. He _________ Spanish.
f. Jim and Kate are from Britain. They_________ British. They _________ American.

9. Make questions with Is or Are.

Faz perguntas com Is ou Are.
a. _________ Edgar from Wales?
b. _________ Ewab McGregor from the UK?
c. _________ Enrique Iglesias and Penélope Cruz from Madrid?
d. _________ Kournikova from Moscow?

10. Write questions.

Escreve perguntas.
Exemplo: It is red.
a. They are English.
b. You are from Australia.
c. She is American.
d. He is from Portugal.
e. Nadia is nine years old.
f. You are American.
g. She is Spanish.
 Is it red?
 ___________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________
 ___________________________________________________

11. Write the sentences in the correct order.

Escreve as frases na ordem correta.
a. is / a student / Tom / . _________________________________________________________
b. I / a teacher / am / . _________________________________________________________
c. they / ten / are / years old / . ________________________________________________________
d. Susan / is / name / her / . _________________________________________________________
e. is / this / my friend / Helen / . ________________________________________________________
f. my / Maria / name / is / . __________________________________________________________
g. is / this / Jim / my friend / . __________________________________________________________
h. we / nine / are / years old / . ___________________________________________________
i. are / we / school / at / . ___________________________________________________

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12. Write sentences.
Escreve frases.
a. am / I / Brazilian / . _________________________________________________________
b. from / I / China / am / . __________________________________________________________
c. Japanese / are / We / . __________________________________________________________
d. are / you / Where / from / ? _________________________________________________________
e. they / Jack and Jill / are / ? __________________________________________________________

13. Complete. Use am, is, are.

Completa. Usa am, is, are.
My name _________ Greg and I _________ ten years old. I _________ Australian. I _________ a
student.
Today _________ my birthday. My best friends _________ Jane and John. They _________
students like me.

13.1. Fill in your personal card. Write two paragraphs about you as in exercise 13.
Preenche o teu cartão pessoal. Escreve dois parágrafos sobre ti como no exercício 13.

Personal card
Name: _______________________________
Age: _________________________________
Nationality: ___________________________
Occupation: ___________________________
Birthday: _____________________________
Best friends: __________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________
___________________________________________

14. Answer these questions. Follow the example.

Responde a estas perguntas. Segue o exemplo.
Exemplo: Are they Paul and Jane?
a. Is Thomas ten years old?
b. Is Rita French?
c. Are Rita and Cláudia 4 years old?
d. Is Nicole nine?
e. Is Thomas Portuguese?
f. Are you from Portugal?
g. Are you ten?
() Yes, they are.
(X) __________________________________________
(X) __________________________________________
() __________________________________________
() __________________________________________
(x)___________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

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15. Match. Liga.
Are you Portuguese? • • Yes, he is.
Is Enrique Iglesias Spanish? • • Yes, she is.
Is Cristiano Ronaldo Brazilian? • • Yes, I am.
Is Cláudia Vieira Portuguese? • • Yes, they are.
Are Luísa and Salvador Sobral
• • No, he isn’t.
Portuguese?

16. Complete the sentences about Tom and Linda. Follow the example.
Completa as frases sobre o Tom e a Linda. Segue o exemplo.
a. The boy is Tom. He’s British.
b. The girl _________ Linda. _________ British too.
c. Tom and Linda are brother and sister. _________ eight years old.
d. Tom and Linda _________ twins. Today _________ their birthday.

17. Complete the dialogue. Use the verb to be.

Completa o diálogo. Usa o verbo to be.
Linda: _________ you a tourist?
Rick: Yes, I _________.
Linda: _________ you Spanish?
Rick: No, I _________. I_________ English.
Linda: _________ your friend English too?
Rick: No, he _________. He _________ Portuguese.
Linda: Nice to meet you. Welcome to Ireland!
Rick: Nice to meet you too.

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 Correção
1.
a. I
b. You
c. She
d. They
2.
a. is
b. ‘m
c. are
d. is
e. are
f. ‘re
g. are
h. are
i. is
j. is
k. are
l. are
3.
a. You are at school.
b. is
c. is
d. am
e. is
f. are
g. are
h. are
i. is
j. are
k. is
l. am
m. are
n. am
o. is
p. is
q. are
4.
a. is
b. are
c. is
d. is
e. am
f. are
g. are
h. is
i. is
j. are

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 k. is
l. are
4.1.
a. Hi, my name isn’t Sofia.
b. We aren’t from Portugal.
c. She isn’t my best friend.
d. My name isn’t Rick.
e. I am not from London.
f. We aren’t the authors of this book.
g. They aren’t friendly boys.
h. This isn’t my friend Ana.
i. Ana isn’t from Braga.
j. Ana and I aren’t at the cinema.
k. The film isn’t very good.
l. David and Carl aren’t my favourite cartoon characters.
5.
a. John isn’t Portuguese.
b. Carol isn’t eleven.
c. I am not from Japan.
d. Your name isn’t Diogo.
e. They aren’t English.
f. It isn’t a flag.
6.
a. aren't
b. isn’t
c. aren’t
7.
a. Mike and Jane aren’t Australian.
b. This house isn’t small.
c. The kitten isn’t white.
d. My brother and I aren’t twins.
e. You aren’t late for school.
f. Berlin isn’t in Italy.
8.
a. Victoria and David Beckham aren’t from Canada. They are from England.
b. Salvador Sobral isn’t from Brazil. He is from Portugal.
c. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt aren’t from Australia. They are from the USA.
d. I live in Paris. I am French. I am not Canadian.
e. He lives in Coimbra. He is Portuguese. He isn’t Spanish.
f. Jim and Kate are from Britain. They are British. They aren’t American.
9.
a. Is
b. Is
c. Are
d. Is
10.
a. Are they English?
b. Are you from Australia?

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 c. Is she American?
d. Is he from Portugal?
e. Is Nadia nine years old?
f. Are you American?
g. Is she Spanish?
11.
a. Tom is a student.
b. I am a teacher.
c. They are ten years old.
d. Her name is Susan.
e. This is my friend Helen.
f. My name is Maria.
g. This is my friend Jim.
h. Are nine years old.
i. We are at school.
12.
a. I am Brazilian.
b. I am from China.
c. We are Japanese.
d. Where are you from?
e. Are they Jack and Jill?
13. My name is Greg and I am ten years old. I am Australian. I am a student.
Today is my birthday. My best friends are Jane and John. They are students like me.
13.1. Respostas diversas.
14.
a. No, he isn’t.
b. No, she isn’t.
c. Yes, they are.
d. Yes, she is.
e. No, he isn’t.
f. Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
g. Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
15.
Are you Portuguese? • • Yes, he is.
Is Enrique Iglesias Spanish? • • Yes, she is.
Is Cristiano Ronaldo Brazilian? • • Yes, I am.
Is Cláudia Vieira Portuguese? • • Yes, they are.
Are Luísa and Salvador Sobral
• • No, he isn’t.
Portuguese?
16.
a. The boy is Tom. He’s British.
b. The girl is Linda. She is British too.
c. Tom and Linda are brother and sister. They are eight years old.
d. Tom and Linda are twins. Today is their birthday.
17. Linda: Are you a tourist?
Rick: Yes, I am.
Linda: Are you Spanish?
Rick: No, I am not. I am English.

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 Linda: Is your friend English too?
Rick: No, he isn’t. He is Portuguese.

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