Verbs to be (ser, estar, ter idade) and to have (ter, possuir)

Affirmative form	Negative form	Interrogative form
I am = I’m = sou	I am not = I’m not	Am I ? = Estou ?
You are = You’re	You’re not = You aren’t	Are you ? = Você está?
He is = He’s = ele é	He’s not = He isn’t	Is he ? = Ele está?
She is = She’s = ela é	She’s not = She isn’t	Is she ? = Ela está ?
It is = It’s = ele é	It’s not = It isn’t	Is it ? = Ele/a está ?
We are = We’re = somos	We’re not = We aren’t	Are we ? = Estamos ?
You are = You’re = são	You’re not = You aren’t	Are you ? = Vocês estão ?
They are = They’re = são	They’re not = They aren’t	Are they ? = Ele(a)s estão ?
I have = eu tenho	I do not have	Do I have ?
You have = você tem	You don’t have	Do you have ?
He has = ele tem	He does not have	Does he have ?
She has = ela tem	She doesn’t have	Does she have ?
It has = ele tem	It doesn’t have	Does it have ?
We have = nos temos	We do not have	Do we have ?
You have = vocês têm	You don’t have	Do you have ?
They have = eles têm	They don’t have	Do they have ?
Interrogative form	Affirmative short answer	Negative short answer
Am I ?	Yes, you are.	No, you aren’t.
Are you ?	Yes, I am.	No, I’m not.
Is he ?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn’t.
Is she ?	Yes, she is.	No, she’s not.
Is it ?	Yes, it is.	No, it isn’t.
Are we ?	Yes, you are.	No, you’re not.
Are you ?	Yes, we are.	No, we aren’t.
Are they ?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren’t.
Do I have ?	Yes, you do.	No, you don’t.
Do you have ?	Yes, I do.	No, I do not.
Does he have ?	Yes, he does.	No, he doesn’t.
Does she have ?	Yes, she does.	No, she does not.
Does it have ?	Yes, it does.	No, it doesn’t.
Do we have ?	Yes, you do.	No, you do not.
Do you have ?	Yes, we do.	No, we don’t.
Do they have ?	Yes, they do.	No, they don’t.

  My family and I

Complete the text with the verb to be (am, is, are) or to have (have or has).

My name ____ Linda Phillips. I ____ from New York. I ____ thirty-seven years old. I ____ two children. My daughter ____ an architect student. She ____ eighteen years old. My son ____ still a student. He ____ fifteen. He wants to ____ an engineer. My children ____ very intelligent. They ____ just beginning their lives. I ____ a demanding and outgoing mother. My kids ____ visiting Europe next month. They ____ going on July 7^th, it ____ Monday. They ____ many friends there.  Their friends sometimes come here in their vacations.

My daughter’s name ____ Susan. She wants to study French in Nice. My son, Robert, wants to improve his Spanish in Madrid. He ____ speaking it quite well.

My children like sports. Robert ____ a swimmer and Susan ____ a basketball player. They ____ very good at them. I ____ happy with my family. Robert ____ a bike and Sue ____ a ball.

Their father ____  travelling around the United Sates because he ____ working for a theater company. His name ____ Roger Miller. He  ____ forty-four years old. He ____ shy and tall and blond. He  ____  a sister and two brothers. Their names ____ Diana, George and Ralph.

My children’s aunt ____ a lawyer. She ____  blonde, dynamic, smart and short. She ____ brown hair and eyes. She ____ working for a big company downtown. She ____ her own car. So, she goes to work by car. She ____ two kids. Their names ____ Kevin and Peter. They ____ seven and nine years old. They ____   curious and kind. They ____ their bikes. They go to school by bike. They ______ many toys at home. They play all day long.

Their uncles ____ sportsmen. George ____ a soccer player and Ralph ____ a basketball player. They ____ young and hardworking. George ____ twenty-nine and Ralph ____ twenty-two. They ____ pretty tall. Ralph ____ taller than George. George ____ blond and Ralph ____ brunet.

My parents ____ from England. They ____ retired now. My Mom was a teacher and my father was an accountant. Their names ____  Sandra and David Andrews. Dad ____ sixty-five and Mom ____ fifty-eight. They ____ coming to the USA next summer vacation. They ____ very nice people. They ____ their own airplane. They ____ very proud of us.

My husband, children and I ____ in New York now, but we ____ going to move in next month. I forgot to say that we ____ a dog. His name ____ Strong. He ____ so funny and charming.  He  ____ white with black spots. We ____ going to take him with us, of course. Thanks God, our family ____ always united and together.