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Perguntas e frases negativas in English Posted by on Nov 12, 2015 in Intermediário

Hello to you all! I hope you have been well.

Para muitos brasileiros, entender e usar a gramática do Inglês no dia a dia se torna um desafio quando tentamos nos comunicar com certa fluência. É bom lembrar: ser fluente não tem nada a ver com falar rápido, ter a ver com falar corretamente sem ter que parar toda hora para tentar lembrar a palavra ou frase que você deseja usar.

Uma das questões gramaticais as quais os brasileiros mais têm dificuldade seria fazer perguntas e frases negativas de forma correta sem ter que parar para pensar e sem alterar, assim, a fluência. Isso deve-se ao fato da existência de auxiliares na língua inglesa.

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Existem regras bem simples para se fazer perguntas e frases negativas em Inglês que quase nenhum professor ensina em sala de aula, deixando os alunos confusos e tentando memorizar todos os auxiliares quando na verdade eles já estão na frase, com exceção do auxiliar DO, como vocês verão abaixo:

  1. Se a frase contêm apenas o verbo BE em qualquer de suas formas, usaremos sempre o verbo BE para fazer perguntas e negativas:
  • I am twenty-seven years old.

Interrogative: Am I twenty-seven years old?

Negative: I am not twenty-seven years old.

  • Kendra was a friend of mine.

Interrogative: Was I fine?

Negative: I was not fine.

 

  1. Se existe algo entre o sujeito e o verbo, usamos este algo para fazer perguntas e negativas:

OBS.: Caso exista mais de um “algo” entre o sujeito e o verbo, usando sempre a primeira palavra.

  • Karla is studying now.

Interrogative: Is Karla studying now?

Negative: Karla is not studying now.

  • I am going to be a scientist when I grow up.

Interrogative: Am I going to be a scientist when I grow up?

Negative: I am not going to be a scientist when I grow up.

  • Shane was traveling last month.

Interrogative: Was I traveling last month?

Negative: I was not traveling last month.

  • Carol will send that letter today.

Interrogative: Will Carol send that letter today?

Negative: Carol will not send that letter today.

  • Fred will be moving to another city this time tomorrow.

Interrogative: Will Fred be moving to another city this time tomorrow?

Negative: Fred will not be moving to another city this time tomorrow.

  • You will have received this email by tomorrow afternoon.

Interrogative: Will you have received this email by tomorrow afternoon?

Negative: You will not have received this email by tomorrow afternoon.

  • I have met him before.

Interrogative: Have I met him before?

Negative: I have not met him before.

  • Gabriel has been talking on the phone for hours!

Interrogative: Has Gabriel been talking on the phone for hours!

Negative: Gabriel has not been talking on the phone for hours!

  • He had been watching TV for 3 hours when I told him to turn it off.

Interrogative: Had he been watching TV for three hours when I told him to turn it off?

Negative: He had not been watching TV for three hours when I told him to turn it off.

 

  1. Se a frase não possui nada entre o sujeito e o verbo, usaremos o auxiliar DO em qualquer de suas formas (DO, DOES, DID):

OBS.: Lembre-se de que o verbo sempre volta a sua forma original nesse caso!

  • This company donates money to charity.

Interrogative: Does this company donate money to charity?

Negative: This company does not donate money to charity.

  • Lia went to the cinema with my cousin.

Interrogative: Did Lia go to the cinema with my cousin?

Negative: Lia did not go to the cinema with my cousin.

 

Viram como não é tão complicado assim? O único auxiliar que não está na frase original é o DO!

E prestem bastante atenção com o DO, pois muitos brasileiros, mesmo sabendo as regras se enrolam na hora de falar e esquecem que com o DO, o verbo volta à sua forma original.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a nice week everyone!

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