ACTIVITY IDEAS ABOUT THE VERB SER

Verbs are very important in learning the Portuguese language. Therefore, we selected the verb Ser for some exercise examples. So, teachers can take the activities about the verb Ser and apply them in the classroom. Take advantage of each of the ideas and show the importance of learning to students.

Why is air invisible?
It's because the gases in our atmosphere are colorless! In other words, we would only see the gas if it was composed of chemical elements that absorb light and then “spread” the remaining colors, giving color to the environment. As not all rays that make up light are visible and as the atmosphere is composed of 99% nitrogen and oxygen, air is invisible. It doesn't absorb visible colors that we can see. The colors we see pass through the air and are not absorbed by it. If the atmosphere were iodine vapor, for example, the air would be violet.

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Question 1 – Identify the purpose of the text read:

Question 2 – Check the sentence that presents the use of one of the inflections of the verb “to be”:

a) "It's because the gases in our atmosphere are colorless!"

b) "In other words, we would only see the gas [...]"

c) “[…] the colors that are left over, giving color to the environment.”

d) "It does not absorb visible colors that we can see."

Question 3 – In the passage “If the atmosphere were iodine vapor, for example […]”, the verb “to be” was used in the mood:

a) subjunctive

b) affirmative imperative

c) indicative

d) negative imperative

Question 4 – In the excerpt “[…] the air would be violet.”, the underlined verb indicates a process:

a) unfinished

b) completed

c) apparent

d) hypothetical

Question 5 – Transcribe the period of the text in which the presence of two inflections of the verb “to be” is registered: one in the singular and the other in the plural. Then, mark them: