Grammar prova #1 Flashcards
Difference between SER and ESTAR
ser: to be in a permanent way, an essential characteristic
estar: to be in a temporary, momentary, transitional way
Conjugation of SER
eu sou tu és você/ele/ela é nós somos vocês/eles/elas são
Conjugation of ESTAR
eu estou tu estás você/ele/ela está nós estamos vocês/eles/elas estão
make negative: eu sou rebelde.
Eu não sou rebelde.
Which adjectives don’t need to be accorded masculine/feminine
ones that describe a man or woman (impatiente, rebelde) work for both genders.
How do you ask about the location of a person or object
onde + está or onde + está + que está
When answering what time it is, when do you see é and when do you say são
é for um/uma
são for any other time of day
How do you express morning/afternoon/evening with no specific time.
de manhã
da tarda
da noite
What preposition is used to express a specific time?
ao/aos/à/às
When do you use “em” article
- to say where you are doing an activity
- when you do your activities (months/days of week/years but NOT times)
- indicate location
when do you use “a” article
- with the verb “chegar”
- to say the time of day you do activities
when do you use “de” article
- to express quality, type or belonging
- with verbs GOSTAR and PRECISAR
- parts of the day (de manha, de tarde, de noite)
what do you put before months of the year
just “em”
what do you put in front of a quality
just “de”
what are the endings for ER verbs
o es e emos eis em
