Greetings ( Saudações)

From the very beginning! (Do começo!)
Para aqueles que estão se aventurando agora no inglês, aqui temos algumas saudações (Greetings):
GOOD MORNING!   = bom dia!
GOOD AFTERNOON!  = boa tarde!
GOOD EVENING! = Boa noite! (Usa-se ao encontrar uma pessoa à noite)
GOOD NIGHT! = Boa noite! (Usa-se ao despedir-se de alguém à noite)
SO LONG! = Até logo!
GOOD BYE! =  Tchau!
WELCOME! = Bem-vindo!
SEE YOU TOMORROW! = Até amanhã!
SEE YOU LATER! = Até mais tarde!
HI! = Oi!
HELLO! = Olá, alô!

By the way, see you soon!
(Por falar nisto, até breve!)
:)

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Demonstrative Pronouns - Plural form (Pronomes Demonstrativos - Forma Plural)

Os pronomes demonstrativos, na sua forma plural, apresentam os mesmos significados que os do singular.
Assim:
THESE = estes, estas.
THOSE = aqueles, aquelas.

These é usado para pessoas/objetos que estão perto do falante.
Those é usado para pessoas/objetos que estão longe do falante.

Observe o exemplo:
These are beautiful girls. (Estas são meninas bonitas.)
Temos meninas (plural) e estão próximas de quem fala.

Those are beautiful girls. (Aquelas são meninas bonitas.)
Temos meninas (plural) e estão distantes de quem fala.

Resumindo os pronomes demonstrativos:
Singular                              Plural
THIS                                  THESE     = PERTO
THAT                                 THOSE    = LONGE

Use-os com atenção.

Bye! ;)

Demonstrative Pronouns - Singular Form (Pronomes Demonstrativos - Forma Singular)

Vamos ver agora os Pronomes Demonstrativos ou Demonstrative Pronouns, na sua forma singular.
Temos: THIS e THAT
THIS = Este, esta, isto.
THAT = Aquele, aquela, aquilo.

Ambos são usados para se referir a coisas/pessoas no singular, sendo que THIS para aqueles que estão perto, e THAT para aqueles que estão longe.

Veja o exemplo:
This car is yellow. (Este carro é amarelo.)
Temos um carro (singular) e ele está próximo do falante.

That car is blue. (Aquele carro é azul.)
Aqui temos um carro (singular) e ele está distante do falante.

É fácil de usar. Basta ter em mente se é singular e se está distante ou próximo.

See you!

Are you superstitious?

There are many facts happening in our everyday lives. For some people, they are just simple happenings, but for a certain part of the population they aren't. Those are the superstitious.

A superstitious person believes that there is a signal or a special meaning in gestures or actions that occur around him or her or even a certain number, which can be his lucky number, has a meaning. So, those people are always trying to do things related to that number. For instance, if they bet on a lottery they combine numbers or choose the exact number they believe that brings good luck. If they see that number in a license plate they believe they have a positive answer to a doubt.

On the other hand, there are people that think they are not superstitious, but indeed they are because they didn't realize they believe in some rituals such as: wearing white clothes or eating lentil during New Year's eve.

So, almost everyone has a little belief in something, has a bit of superstitious.
By Carine 

Motivation in our lives

To the majority of people there are always different kinds of reasons to do or learn something.

Studying for a test, learning how to play a musical instrument, no matter what you intend to do.

There is always an intrinsic or maybe extrinsic motivation that helps you to achieve your objectives.

Everybody, as a human beings, has desires or has his own and main basic needs and if this is something you want a lot it can be done easily if you are really motivated.

Motivation is a feeling that helps the human being, that makes he or she to do his or her best in order to acquire knowledge or dominate something.

The intrinsic motivation is that one which comes, we can dare to say, from the heart. It is something you love and then everything you do is with pleasure, being this way easy to learn or get it.

Although extrinsic motivation doesn't come from the heart, it also helps people to accomplish something; but those who are moved by it, sometimes can find troubles on difficulties because they have to face and convice themselves they need to learn or do such a thing because theirs jobs are going to be better then, for example. They have to put many efforts on it.

Thus, it could be better for everybody if they could find exactly what they intend to do, so everything would be easy, grateful and life would be happier.
By Carine 

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Verb to be - Past Tense (Verbo ser/estar - Tempo Passado)

Bem, já havia postado este verbo no tempo presente. Agora, colocarei-o no passado simples.
Ele apresenta dois significados: ser/estar e duas formas de escrevê-lo em inglês: was e were.

Verb to be - Past Tense
Affirmative form (Forma afirmativa)
I (eu) was (Eu era/estava)
you (tu) were (Tu eras/estavas)
He (ele) was (Ele era/estava)
She (ela) was (Ela era/estava)
It (ele/ela) was (Ele/ela era/estava)
We (nós) were (Nós éramos/estávamos)
You (vós) were (Vós éreis/estáveis)
They (eles/elas) were (Eles/elas eram/estavam)

Na forma negativa, a estrutura acima é a mesma, porém acrescenta-se o "not" após o verbo. Temos a "full form" (forma completa) e a "contract form" (forma abreviada). Observe:

Verb to be - Past Tense
Affirmative form (Forma afirmativa)I (eu) was not /(wasn't)
you (tu) were not / (weren't)
He (ele) was not / (wasn't)
She (ela) was not / (wasn't)
It (ele/ela) was not / (wasn't)
We (nós) were not / (weren't)
You (vós) were not / (weren't)They (eles/elas) were not (weren't)
* Wasn't e weren't contract form de was not e were not, respectivamente, e significam: não era, não estava, etc.

Por exemplo: He wasn't here yesterday. (Ele não estava aqui ontem.)
He was not here yesterday. (Ele não estava aqui ontem.)

They weren't my friends. (Elas não eram minhas amigas.)
They were not my friends. (Elas não eram minhas amigas.)

Temos, também a forma interrogativa deste verbo, a qual dá-se pela inversão de was e de were, colocando-se antes do personal pronoun (pronome pessoal). Acompanhe:

Verb to be - Past Tense
Interrogative form (Forma interrogativa)
Was I...?
Were you...?
Was he...?
Was she...?
Was it...?
Were we...?
Were you...?
Were they...?

Por exemplo: He was here yesterday. (Ele estava aqui ontem.) (Forma afirmativa)
Was he here yesterday? (Ele estava aqui ontem?) (Forma interrogativa)

They were my friends. (Elas eram minhas amigas.) (Forma afirmativa)
Were they my friends? (Elas eram minhas amigas?) (Forma interrogativa)

Any doubt? (Dúvidas?)