(BE) ABLE TO

BE ABLE PRESENT(Affirmative form )

PAST (Affirmative form )

FUTURE (Affirmative form )

PRESENT PERFECT (Affirmative form )

Ser capaz am able to

is able toare able to

was able towere able to

will be able to has been able tohave been able to

Frases nos tempos verbais • PRESENT ( am , is , are ) + able to + verbo principal no infinitivo .

AFFIRMATIVE FORM :Ex : I am able to drive well.( Eu sou capaz de dirigir bem.)

NEGATIVE FORM :Ex : I am not able to drive well.( Eu não sou capaz de dirigir bem.)

INTERROGATIVE FORM :Ex : Am I able to drive well ? Are you able to drive well ?( Eu sou capaz de dirigir bem ? / Você é capaz de dirigir bem ? )

• PAST ( was , were ) + able to + verbo principal no infinitivo .

AFFIRMATIVE FORM : Ex : He was able to drive extremely well.( Ele era/foi capaz de dirigir extremamente bem.)

NEGATIVE FORM : Ex : He was not able to drive extremely well.( Ele não era/não foi capaz de dirigir extremamente bem.)

INTERROGATIVE FORM :Ex : Was I able to drive extremely well ? Were you able to drive

extremely well ?( Eu era/fui capaz de dirigir extremamente bem ? / Você era/ foi capaz

de dirigir extremamente bem ? )

• FUTURE ( will be ) + able to + verbo principal no infinitivo. AFFIRMATIVE FORM : Ex : He will be able to drive with a few more lessons . ( Ele será capaz de dirigir com mais algumas aulas. )

NEGATIVE FORM: Ex : I will not (won’t) be able to drive with a few more

lessons . ( Eu não serei capaz de dirigir com mais algumas aulas. )

INTERROGATIVE FORM : Ex : Will you be able to drive with a few more lessons ? (Você será capaz de dirigir com mais algumas aulas ? )

• PRESENT PERFECT ( has , have )+ been + able to + verbo principal no infinitivo.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM :Ex : He has been able to drive very well lately. ( Ele tem sido capaz de dirigir muito bem ultimamente.)

NEGATIVE FORM :Ex : I have not been able to drive very well lately. ( Eu não tenho sido capaz de dirigir muito bem ultimamente.)

INTERROGATIVE FORM : Ex : Have you been able to drive very well lately ? ( Você tem sido capaz de dirigir muito bem ultimamente ?)

SIMPLE FUTURE

USO :•Para expressar ação ou previsão quanto ao futuro. É usado com advérbios ou expressões que indiquem tempo futuro : tomorrow, next...

Exemplo de conjugação com o verbo WORK

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I will workYou will workHe will workShe will workIt will workWe will workYou will workThey will work

Forma contraída :

I’ll / You’ll / She’ll ...

I will not workYou will not workHe will not workShe will not workIt will not workWe will not workYou will not workThey will not work

Forma contraída :

Will not = won’t

Will I work ?Will you work ?Will he work ?Will she work ?Will it work ?Will we work ?Will you work ?Will they work ?

EXEMPLOS DE FRASES COM WILL• Affirmative form : Ex : We will study hard next year. ( Nós estudaremos muito no próximo ano.)

Negative form :• Thanks. I won’t play with you . ( Obrigado. Não jogarei com você .)

• Interrogative form : Ex : What will you be in the future ? ( O que você será no futuro ? )

THE FUTURE (I’M) GOING TO (DO)• USOS :

- Quando fazemos algo já planejado, já intencionado.

Ex.: I’m going to sell my car. ( Eu venderei meu carro. )

- Predizemos algo que está prestes a acontecer, devido a certeza que a situação apresenta.

- Ex.: Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain. ( Olhe para aquelas nuvens ! Vai chover. )

Exemplo de conjugação com o verbo WORK

AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORMI am going to workYou are going to workHe is going to workShe is going to workIt is going to workWe are going to workYou are going to workThey are going to work

gonna = going to

Ex : You’re gonna lose that girl.

I am not going to workYou are not going to workHe is not going to workShe is not going to workIt is not going to workWe are not going to workYou are not going to workThey are not going to work

Am I going to work ?Are you going to work ?Is he going to work ?Is she going to work ?Is it going to work ?Are we going to work ?Are you going to work ?Are they going to work ?

Construção de frases • Affirmative form : Ex.: I am going to do my homework. ( Eu farei meu dever de casa.)

• Negative form : Ex.: He is not going to eat fast food. He is going to drink water. ( Ele não comerá fast food. Ele tomará água .)

Fast food = comida rápida

• Interrogative form : Ex.: What are you going to do tomorrow morning ?( O que você fará amanhã de manhã ? )

Confusão com Will e (be) going to• Observe o diálogo abaixo :

Mary : Let’s have a party.Helen : That’s great idea. We’ll invite lots of people.

Neste exemplo, Will foi usado porque Helen decidiu fazer algo no momento da fala.

No dia seguinte, Helen encontra John...

Helen : Mary and I have decided to have a party. We’re going to

invite lots of people. John : That’s great !

Neste caso, (be) going to foi usado porque Helen já havia decidido anteriormente o que iria fazer.

Mais exemplos ...

• Tom will probably arrive at about 8 O’clock .• I feel terrible. I think ________be sick. I feel terrible. I think I’m going to be sick.• I think the weather ________ be nice later. I think the weather will be nice later. • Look at those black clouds. ___________ rain. Look at those black clouds. It’s going to rain.• I think John ______like the present we bought for him. I think John will like the present we bought for him.