Pesquisar
to be
01
ser, estar
used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations
Linking Verb: to be [adj] | to be sb/sth | to be to do sth
1.1
ser
used for saying what something is made of
1.2
ser, constituir
to express equality between things
1.4
ser
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
1.5
ser, importar
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
02
ocorrer, ter lugar
to happen or take place
Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time
03
ser
to have an existence
Linking Verb: to be sb/sth
04
ser
used for talking about time
Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]
05
ser, estar
used for talking about the weather
Linking Verb: to be [adj]
06
ser
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
Intransitive: to be somewhere
6.1
ter ido, ter vindo
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
07
ela disse, ela expressou
used to express what someone has said
08
estar
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
8.1
ser, estar
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
be
v
Exemplo
The dog's name is Max.
My grandmother was 90.
This cake is delicious.
My favorite color is blue.
This plant is a sunflower.
