ENTENDENDO pronomes equivalentes em Português e Inglês e sua SENTENÇA posicionamento

1.1.1 COMPREENDER OS EQUIVALENTES DOS PRONOMES PESSOAIS EM PORTUGUÊS E INGLÊS E A SUA COLOCAÇÃO NA FRASE.

Vamos começar por conhecer os equivalentes em inglês dos pronomes pessoais em português:

Eu I

Tu You Ele He Ela She Ele/ela (objecto) It Nós We Vós You Eles/elas They

PERSONAL PRONOUNS / PRONOMES PESSOAIS

A colocação dos pronomes pessoais na frase dá-se no início da mesma: I have a dog. Eu tenho um cão.

You are my brother. Tu és meu irmão.

O pronome pessoal tem que concordar com o verbo, apesar de os verbos ingleses, salvo os

auxiliares, não variarem, excepto na terceira pessoa do singular.

I eat oranges. Eu como laranjas.

You eat apples. Tu comes maçãs.

O pronome “it” (3a pessoal do singular) utiliza-se para objectos e também animais, embora com

estes últimos também se possa utilizar “he” (ele) ou “she” (ela).

I have a car. It is red. Eu tenho um carro. Ele é vermelho.

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1.1.2 COMPREENDER VOCABULÁRIO ACERCA DA FAMILIA

Pais - Parents Pai - Father Marido - Husband Irmão - Brother Filho - Son

Avô - Grandfather

Neto - Grandson

Tio - Uncle

Sogro - Father-in-law Genro - Son-in-law Cunhado - Brother-in-law Primo - Cousin

Sobrinho - Nephew

FAMÍLIA / FAMILY

Avós - Grandparents Mãe - Mother Esposa – Wife

Irmã - Sister

Filha - Daughter

Avó - Grandmother Neta - Granddaughter Tia - Aunt

Sogra - Mother-in-law Nora - Daughter-in-law Cunhada - Sister-in-law Prima - Cousin Sobrinha - Niece

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1.1.3 EXERCÍCIOS DE CONSOLIDAÇÃO

| Exercise 1

Fill in the correct personal pronoun into the gaps. The words in brackets tell you which you should use.

1. is reading a book. (Willy)

2. is green. (The blackboard)

3. are on the wall (The posters)

4. is running. (The dog)

5. are watching TV. (My mother and I)

6. are in the garden. (The flowers)

7. is riding his bike. (Tom)

8. are dirty. (Robin's shoes)

9. has got a brother. (Diana)

| Exercise 2

Substitute the underlined words with the correct personal pronoun.

1. The girl likes cats ______ likes cats

2. The tree is very tall ______ is very tall

3. She and I are eating an ice cream ______ are eating an ice cream

4. The children are happy

______ are happy.

Example:

___ often reads books. (Peter)

Answer:

He often reads books.

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5. The man was walking

_____ was walking.

5. My father and I are going to the park _________ are going to the park.

6. The woman is happy.

______ is happy.

7. The apples are nice.

______ are nice.

8. The car is beautiful.

_______ is beautiful.

9. My sister is 9 years old

______ is 9 years old.

10 The bicycle is red.

______ is red.

| Exercise 3

Members of a family (male / female). Write down the term for the opposite sex.

1. mother - ________

2. brother - _______

3. son - ________

4. uncle - _______

5. grandmother - _______

6. granddaughter - _______

7. nephew - _______

8. wife - _______

9. mother-in-law – _____

10. cousin - _____

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| Exercise 4

Scrambled letters: Find the correct words

Example: horadgmthner – grandmother 1. necul - ___________

2. nriachgdld - ________

3. agdtuerh - _______

4. rsesit - _________ 5. mroeht - _______ 6. nuta - _______

7. rotberh - _______ 8. osn - ______

l Exercise 5

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