{"id":201929,"date":"2026-03-29T22:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:29:08","slug":"truque-do-verbo-to-be-presente-e-passado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/truque-do-verbo-to-be-presente-e-passado\/","title":{"rendered":"Truque do Verbo TO BE | Presente e Passado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">O tal do\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE<\/strong>\u00a0n\u00e3o \u00e9 nenhuma m\u00e1gica, mas sim uma chave de ouro para destravar o ingl\u00eas b\u00e1sico. Basicamente, a grande sacada \u00e9 perceber que o <a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/verbo-to-be\/\">verbo TO BE<\/a> no presente (am, is, are) muda de cara no passado (was, were), mas segue uma l\u00f3gica simples: tudo que est\u00e1 no singular (I, he, she, it) vira\u00a0<em>was<\/em>, e tudo que est\u00e1 no plural (we, you, they) vira\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/was-e-were\/\"><em>were<\/em><\/a>. Pronto, esse \u00e9 o truque. S\u00f3 que tem uns detalhes que pegam, n\u00e9? Pois \u00e9, ao longo deste artigo, vou mostrar exatamente como aplicar isso no dia a dia, sem sofrimento. Vamos ver quando usar cada forma, os erros mais comuns, como formar perguntas e negativas, e ainda vou jogar uns exemplos bem pr\u00e1ticos para voc\u00ea nunca mais travar na hora de falar do presente ou do passado.<\/p>\n<h2>O que \u00e9, afinal, o tal do Truque do Verbo TO BE no Presente e Passado?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Olha, se voc\u00ea j\u00e1 tentou aprender ingl\u00eas sozinho, deve ter se deparado com aquela tabelona gigante: I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we are, they are. A\u00ed, do nada, no passado, vira I was, you were, he was, she was, it was, we were, they were. Parece que muda tudo, mas a verdade \u00e9 que o\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE<\/strong>\u00a0est\u00e1 em associar cada sujeito a uma forma espec\u00edfica, sem tentar entender o porqu\u00ea. \u00c9 decoreba? Um pouco, mas com l\u00f3gica. No presente, o\u00a0<em>am<\/em>\u00a0s\u00f3 anda com o\u00a0<em>I<\/em>. O\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0\u00e9 exclusivo para ele, ela e isso (he, she, it). J\u00e1 o\u00a0<em>are<\/em>\u00a0vem com voc\u00ea, n\u00f3s e eles (you, we, they). No passado, o\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0assume o lugar do\u00a0<em>am<\/em>\u00a0e do\u00a0<em>is<\/em>, ou seja, I, he, she, it. O\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0entra no lugar do\u00a0<em>are<\/em>, pegando you, we, they. Simples assim. O segredo \u00e9 n\u00e3o misturar os times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Exemplos de uso:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>I am a teacher.<\/em>\u00a0(Eu sou um professor.) \u2013 presente com\u00a0<em>am<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>She is happy.<\/em>\u00a0(Ela est\u00e1 feliz.) \u2013 presente com\u00a0<em>is<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>We are friends.<\/em>\u00a0(N\u00f3s somos amigos.) \u2013 presente com\u00a0<em>are<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>They were late yesterday.<\/em>\u00a0(Eles estavam atrasados ontem.) \u2013 passado com\u00a0<em>were<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Traduzindo para o portugu\u00eas, a gente percebe que o verbo \u201cser\u201d e \u201cestar\u201d viram a mesma coisa em ingl\u00eas. Por isso o\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE | Presente e Passado<\/strong>\u00a0\u00e9 t\u00e3o \u00fatil: ele resolve essa ambiguidade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #28a745; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 10px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; animation: pulsar 1.8s infinite;\" href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/cursos\/ingles\/\">Conhecer curso de Ingl\u00eas<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Por que a gente confunde tanto o presente e o passado do TO BE?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Poxa, essa \u00e9 cl\u00e1ssica! A confus\u00e3o acontece porque no portugu\u00eas, o passado do verbo \u201cser\u201d e \u201cestar\u201d tem v\u00e1rias formas: eu fui, eu estava, ele era, ele esteve. Em ingl\u00eas, o TO BE no passado s\u00f3 tem duas op\u00e7\u00f5es:\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0ou\u00a0<em>were<\/em>. A\u00ed o c\u00e9rebro buga. Outro motivo \u00e9 que o presente \u00e9 mais usado no dia a dia. Voc\u00ea fala \u201cI am hungry\u201d o tempo todo. J\u00e1 o passado, como \u201cI was hungry\u201d, exige que voc\u00ea lembre de mudar o verbo. Sem o tal do truque, a gente acaba falando \u201cI am hungry yesterday\u201d, o que \u00e9 um erro feio. O segredo \u00e9 treinar pares: presente e passado lado a lado. Por exemplo,\u00a0<em>I am at home now<\/em>\u00a0(agora) vs.\u00a0<em>I was at home last night<\/em>\u00a0(ontem \u00e0 noite). Viu como muda?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Exemplos de uso:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>He is at work right now.<\/em>\u00a0(Ele est\u00e1 no trabalho agora.)<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-201929-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/He-is-at-work-right-now.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/He-is-at-work-right-now.mp3\">https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/He-is-at-work-right-now.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>He was at work yesterday.<\/em>\u00a0(Ele estava no trabalho ontem.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>You are my best friend.<\/em>\u00a0(Voc\u00ea \u00e9 meu melhor amigo.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>You were my best friend in school.<\/em>\u00a0(Voc\u00ea era meu melhor amigo na escola.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Note que a mesma pessoa (you) usa\u00a0<em>are<\/em>\u00a0no presente e\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0no passado. Esse \u00e9 o cora\u00e7\u00e3o do\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE | Presente e Passado<\/strong>: o tempo verbal manda no verbo, n\u00e3o o sujeito sozinho.<\/p>\n<h2>Como aplicar o truque do TO BE nas perguntas sem se enrolar?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Ah, as perguntas! \u00c9 onde a maioria desiste. Mas calma, tem um padr\u00e3ozinho. No presente, para fazer uma pergunta com o TO BE, voc\u00ea simplesmente inverte o sujeito com o verbo.\u00a0<em>You are tired<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>Are you tired?<\/em>. No passado, a mesma l\u00f3gica:\u00a0<em>She was sick<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>Was she sick?<\/em>. O\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE | Presente e Passado<\/strong>\u00a0nas perguntas \u00e9 lembrar que o verbo vai para a frente, e o sujeito para tr\u00e1s. S\u00f3 que aten\u00e7\u00e3o: nas perguntas com \u201cwas\u201d e \u201cwere\u201d, voc\u00ea n\u00e3o precisa de nenhum verbo auxiliar extra. Diferente de outros verbos em ingl\u00eas que pedem \u201cdid\u201d, o TO BE \u00e9 independente. Por exemplo, voc\u00ea pergunta\u00a0<em>Were they at the party?<\/em>\u00a0(Eles estavam na festa?) e n\u00e3o\u00a0<em>Did they be at the party?<\/em>\u00a0(errado, feio, n\u00e3o fale assim). Praticar perguntas no espelho ajuda muito.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Exemplos de uso:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>Am I late?<\/em>\u00a0(Estou atrasado?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>Is she a doctor?<\/em>\u00a0(Ela \u00e9 m\u00e9dica?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>Are we ready?<\/em>\u00a0(Estamos prontos?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>Were you at home last night?<\/em>\u00a0(Voc\u00ea estava em casa ontem \u00e0 noite?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Perceba que a estrutura \u00e9 sempre [verbo TO BE] + [sujeito] + [resto]. Isso vale tanto para o presente quanto para o passado. Basta trocar\u00a0<em>am\/is\/are<\/em>\u00a0por\u00a0<em>was\/were<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #28a745; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 10px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; animation: pulsar 1.8s infinite;\" href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/cursos\/ingles\/\">Conhecer curso de Ingl\u00eas<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Quais s\u00e3o os erros mais com\u00edveis (e evit\u00e1veis) com esse truque?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Olha, errar \u00e9 humano, mas repetir erro \u00e9 falta de aten\u00e7\u00e3o. O erro n\u00famero 1 \u00e9 usar\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0com\u00a0<em>you<\/em>. \u201cYou was\u201d d\u00f3i nos ouvidos de quem sabe ingl\u00eas. O certo \u00e9\u00a0<em>you were<\/em>, tanto no presente (em alguns contextos subjuntivos) quanto no passado. Erro n\u00famero 2: usar\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0com\u00a0<em>he\/she\/it<\/em>\u00a0no passado afirmativo. \u201cShe were tired\u201d est\u00e1 errado; o correto \u00e9 \u201cShe was tired\u201d. Outro erro cl\u00e1ssico \u00e9 esquecer que o TO BE no passado tamb\u00e9m serve para expressar localiza\u00e7\u00e3o no tempo. Por exemplo,\u00a0<em>The books were on the table<\/em>\u00a0(Os livros estavam na mesa). A\u00ed a gente, sem o\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE<\/strong>, fala \u201cThe books was on the table\u201d porque \u201cbooks\u201d parece singular, mas \u00e9 plural. E o \u00faltimo erro: nas negativas, o povo esquece de colocar o\u00a0<em>not<\/em>. No passado,\u00a0<em>was not<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>wasn\u2019t<\/em>, e\u00a0<em>were not<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>weren\u2019t<\/em>. Nada de inventar \u201cwasn\u2019t were\u201d ou coisa assim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Exemplos de uso:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>You were not (weren\u2019t) there.<\/em>\u00a0(Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o estava l\u00e1.) \u2013 corrigindo \u201cyou was\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>He was not (wasn\u2019t) happy.<\/em>\u00a0(Ele n\u00e3o estava feliz.) \u2013 corrigindo \u201che were\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>We were not (weren\u2019t) at school.<\/em>\u00a0(N\u00f3s n\u00e3o est\u00e1vamos na escola.) \u2013 aten\u00e7\u00e3o ao plural<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>It was not (wasn\u2019t) my fault.<\/em>\u00a0(N\u00e3o foi minha culpa.) \u2013 singular com\u00a0<em>was<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-201929-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/It-was-not-wasnt-my-fault.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/It-was-not-wasnt-my-fault.mp3\">https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/It-was-not-wasnt-my-fault.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Veja como a negativa \u00e9 simples: basta enfiar o\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0depois do verbo. No presente,\u00a0<em>am not<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>\u2019m not<\/em>\u00a0(sem contra\u00e7\u00e3o\u00a0<em>amn\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0em ingl\u00eas padr\u00e3o),\u00a0<em>is not<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>isn\u2019t<\/em>,\u00a0<em>are not<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>aren\u2019t<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Onde \u00e9 que esse tal de truque falha? (ou quase nunca)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Pois \u00e9, nenhum truque \u00e9 perfeito, n\u00e9? Mas com o TO BE, as exce\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o poucas. A primeira \u00e9 que o\u00a0<em>am<\/em>\u00a0no passado vira\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0sempre. N\u00e3o tem \u201cam was\u201d ou coisa do tipo. Outra situa\u00e7\u00e3o que confunde \u00e9 o uso do\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0com\u00a0<em>I<\/em>\u00a0em frases condicionais ou de desejo, tipo\u00a0<em>If I were rich<\/em>\u00a0(Se eu fosse rico). Isso n\u00e3o \u00e9 passado do presente, \u00e9 um modo subjuntivo. Mas no dia a dia, para contar hist\u00f3rias no passado, o\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE<\/strong>\u00a0funciona 99% das vezes. A \u00fanica falha real \u00e9 quando voc\u00ea precisa do passado do TO BE em frases que indicam costume ou a\u00e7\u00e3o repetida no passado, a\u00ed \u00e0s vezes se usa\u00a0<em>used to be<\/em>, mas isso \u00e9 outro papo. Ent\u00e3o, fique tranquilo: para falar \u201ceu estava\u201d, \u201cela era\u201d, \u201cn\u00f3s fomos\u201d, o truque \u00e9 bala de prata.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Exemplos de uso:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>If I were you, I would go.<\/em>\u00a0(Se eu fosse voc\u00ea, eu iria.) \u2013 exce\u00e7\u00e3o com\u00a0<em>I were<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>I wish it were summer.<\/em>\u00a0(Quem dera fosse ver\u00e3o.) \u2013 subjuntivo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>He was always late.<\/em>\u00a0(Ele sempre se atrasava.) \u2013 passado normal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>They were happy.<\/em>\u00a0(Eles estavam felizes.) \u2013 regra geral<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Note que no exemplo 1 e 2, usamos\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0com\u00a0<em>I<\/em>\u00a0e\u00a0<em>it<\/em>, que normalmente pediriam\u00a0<em>was<\/em>. Mas isso \u00e9 s\u00f3 em contextos irreais, hipot\u00e9ticos. No passado verdadeiro,\u00a0<em>I was<\/em>\u00a0e\u00a0<em>it was<\/em>\u00a0continuam valendo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #28a745; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 10px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; animation: pulsar 1.8s infinite;\" href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/cursos\/ingles\/\">Conhecer curso de Ingl\u00eas<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Como treinar o truque do TO BE no presente e passado at\u00e9 virar autom\u00e1tico?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Ah, essa \u00e9 a pergunta de 1 milh\u00e3o de d\u00f3lares! Primeiro, pare de tentar traduzir mentalmente do portugu\u00eas. Segundo, crie pares m\u00ednimos. Pegue uma frase no presente e passe para o passado. Por exemplo:\u00a0<em>I am tired<\/em>\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<em>I was tired<\/em>.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/blog\/pronomes-em-ingles\/\">She<\/a> is a lawyer<\/em>\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<em>She was a lawyer<\/em>.\u00a0<em>They are busy<\/em>\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<em>They were busy<\/em>. Fa\u00e7a isso com todos os pronomes. Outra dica de ouro: use m\u00fasicas. A can\u00e7\u00e3o \u201cYesterday\u201d dos Beatles tem \u201cI was half the man I used to be\u201d \u2013 ali est\u00e1 o\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0no passado. E \u201cWe are the champions\u201d do Queen tem o\u00a0<em>are<\/em>\u00a0no presente. O\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE<\/strong>\u00a0fica na ponta da l\u00edngua quando voc\u00ea associa cada forma a um gancho emocional. Por fim, grave voc\u00ea mesmo falando frases no presente e no passado e ou\u00e7a depois. O c\u00e9rebro aprende com repeti\u00e7\u00e3o espa\u00e7ada, n\u00e3o com martelada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Exemplos de uso:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>I am a student now. I was a student last year.<\/em>\u00a0(Eu sou estudante agora. Eu era estudante ano passado.)<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-201929-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/I-am-a-student-now.-I-was-a-student-last-year.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/I-am-a-student-now.-I-was-a-student-last-year.mp3\">https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/I-am-a-student-now.-I-was-a-student-last-year.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>She is excited today. She was excited yesterday.<\/em>\u00a0(Ela est\u00e1 animada hoje. Ela estava animada ontem.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>We are at the mall. We were at the mall an hour ago.<\/em>\u00a0(N\u00f3s estamos no shopping. N\u00f3s est\u00e1vamos no shopping uma hora atr\u00e1s.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>It is cold outside. It was cold this morning.<\/em>\u00a0(Est\u00e1 frio l\u00e1 fora. Estava frio esta manh\u00e3.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Repare como o tempo (now, today, yesterday, this morning) \u00e9 quem dica qual forma usar. Sempre olhe para o contexto temporal.<\/p>\n<h2>Perguntas Frequentes (FAQ):<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>1. O tal do Truque do Verbo TO BE no presente e passado funciona sempre?<\/strong><br \/>\nSim, para frases afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas no passado simples e presente simples. S\u00f3 n\u00e3o funciona em tempos compostos como passado cont\u00ednuo (a\u00ed voc\u00ea precisa do\u00a0<em>was\/were + ing<\/em>, mas o truque inicial ainda vale).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>2. Posso usar \u201cwere\u201d com \u201cI\u201d no passado normal?<\/strong><br \/>\nN\u00e3o, nunca.\u00a0<em>I were<\/em>\u00a0s\u00f3 em situa\u00e7\u00f5es hipot\u00e9ticas (If I were&#8230;). No passado verdadeiro, use\u00a0<em>I was<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>3. Qual a diferen\u00e7a de \u201cwas\u201d e \u201cwere\u201d na pr\u00e1tica?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Was<\/em>\u00a0\u00e9 para singular (I, he, she, it).\u00a0<em>Were<\/em>\u00a0\u00e9 para plural (we, you, they) e tamb\u00e9m para o\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0no singular, porque em ingl\u00eas\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0sempre pede\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0no passado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>4. Como fa\u00e7o para n\u00e3o esquecer de mudar o verbo quando falo do passado?<\/strong><br \/>\nTreine com marcadores de tempo:\u00a0<em>yesterday, last night, last week, in 2010, when I was a child<\/em>. Toda vez que vier uma dessas express\u00f5es, ative o\u00a0<em>was\/were<\/em>\u00a0na cabe\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>5. O truque do TO BE serve para o portugu\u00eas tamb\u00e9m?<\/strong><br \/>\nN\u00e3o diretamente, mas a l\u00f3gica de associar sujeito e verbo ajuda em qualquer idioma. \u00c9 mais uma ferramenta mental.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclus\u00e3o<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Chegamos ao fim, e a\u00ed, pegou o jeito? O\u00a0<strong>Truque do Verbo TO BE<\/strong>\u00a0\u00e9 simplesmente isso: no presente,\u00a0<em>am\/is\/are<\/em>; no passado,\u00a0<em>was\/were<\/em>. O\u00a0<em>am<\/em>\u00a0e o\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0viram\u00a0<em>was<\/em>, e o\u00a0<em>are<\/em>\u00a0vira\u00a0<em>were<\/em>. S\u00f3 n\u00e3o pode esquecer que\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0sempre pede\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0no passado, e\u00a0<em>I<\/em>\u00a0pede\u00a0<em>was<\/em>. Praticar com perguntas e negativas ajuda a fixar. Os exemplos que demos mostram que o contexto temporal \u00e9 o rei: se \u00e9 agora, presente; se foi ontem, passado. Nada de complica\u00e7\u00e3o. Agora \u00e9 com voc\u00ea. Pegue uma folha de papel, escreva dez frases no presente sobre o seu dia, e depois passe todas para o passado. Depois, leia em voz alta. Em uma semana, o truque vira autom\u00e1tico.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9 exatamente isso que voc\u00ea encontra no\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/cursos\/ingles\/\">curso de ingl\u00eas<\/a> da fluency academy<\/strong>, um m\u00e9todo direto, sem enrola\u00e7\u00e3o e focado no que funciona. D\u00e1 s\u00f3 uma olhada l\u00e1 e continue destravando o ingl\u00eas no seu ritmo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #28a745; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 10px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; animation: pulsar 1.8s infinite;\" href=\"https:\/\/fluency.io\/br\/cursos\/ingles\/\">Conhecer curso de Ingl\u00eas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O tal do\u00a0Truque do Verbo TO BE\u00a0n\u00e3o \u00e9 nenhuma m\u00e1gica, mas sim uma chave de ouro para destravar o ingl\u00eas b\u00e1sico. 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