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MTD HOUSE
UNIT ONE
Grammar
VERB TO BE
 Ser ou Estar
 To be (ser)
 I am – eu sou
 You are – tu es (singular)
 He / she / It is – ele/a e
 We are – nos somos
 You are – voces sao (plural)
 They are – eles/elas sao
PAST TENSE
 To be (ser)
 I was – eu era
 You were – tu eras (singular)
 He / she / It was - Ele/ Ela era
 We were – nos eramos
 You were – voces eram (plural)
 They were - eles/elas eram
VERB TO BE
 To be (estar)
 I am – eu estou
 You are – tu estas
 He / she / It is – Ele / Ela esta
 We are – nos estamos
 You are – voces estao
 They are – Eles / Elas estao
PAST TENSE
 To be (estar)
 I was – eu estava
 You were – tu estavas
 He / she / It was – Ele / Ela estava
 We were – nos estavamos
 You were – voces estavam
 They were - – Ele / Ela estavam
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
 I - Eu
 You (singular) – Tu, voce, o senhor, a senhora

 He - Ele

 She - Ela

 It – Ele, Ela, Isso

 We – nos

 They – Eles, elas

 You (plural) – Voces, vos, os senhores, as

senhoras
SUBJECT VS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
 I – My
 You – Your (singular)

 He – His

 She – Her

 It – Its

 We – Our

 They – Their

 You – Your (plural)

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
 Possessive = something that belongs to you (algo que
te pertence)
 My – meu, minha, meus, minhas
 Your (singular) – seu, sua

 His – Dele, seu, seus

 Her – Dela, sua, suas

 Our – nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas

 It – dele ou dela

 Their – deles, delas, seu, sua, seus, suas

 Your (plural) – seus, suas

Fluency
ALPHABET
NUMBERS
BASIC INFORMATION
 Name – nome
 Age – idade

 Address – morada

 Birthday – aniversario

 Status – estado civil

 Profession or work – profissao ou trabalho

 Spell – soletrar
 Can you spell …?
 Question – pergunta
 Answer – resposta
QUESTION WORDS
 “ wh” questions – looking for information
 What = information or reason
 When = time
 Where = place
 Who = person
 Why = reason
 Which = choice
 Whose = ownership or belong
 How = quantity or manner

 Need to answer (responder) with more

information than yes/no
POLITE LANGUAGE
 Please – por favor
 Thank you – obrigado ou obrigada

 Excuse me – com licenca

 I’m sorry - desculpa

 You’re welcome – de nada

 Pleasure - prazer
CONGRATULATIONS !
You have completed unit 1!