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1. Present Simple
I dig a hole
I don't dig a hole
Do I dig a hole?
Eu cavo um buraco
Arthur digs deep
Arthur doesn't dig deep
Does Arthur dig deep?
Arthur cava fundo
The workers dig fast
They don't dig fast
Do they dig fast?
Os trabalhadores cavam rápido
2. Present Continuous
I am digging now
I am not digging
Am I digging?
Eu estou cavando agora
The garden is digging
It isn't digging yet
Is the garden digging?
O jardim está sendo cavado (uso contextual)
Dogs are digging
Dogs aren't digging
Are dogs digging?
Os cães estão cavando
3. Present Perfect
I have dug enough
I haven't dug enough
Have I dug enough?
Eu cavei o suficiente (Dug é o past participle)
Arthur has dug here
Arthur hasn't dug
Has Arthur dug?
Arthur cavou aqui
They have dug a well
They haven't dug it
Have they dug it?
Eles cavaram um poço
4. Present Perfect Continuous
I have been digging
I haven't been...
Have I been...?
Eu tenho estado a cavar
The machine has been...
It hasn't been...
Has it been...?
A máquina tem estado a cavar
Archaeologists have been...
They haven't been...
Have they been...?
Arqueólogos têm estado a cavar
5. Past Simple
I dug the sand
I didn't dig it
Did I dig the sand?
Eu cavei a areia
Sarah dug a grave
Sarah didn't dig it
Did Sarah dig it?
Sarah cavou uma cova
The men dug there
The men didn't dig
Did the men dig?
Os homens cavaram lá
6. Past Continuous
I was digging all day
I wasn't digging
Was I digging?
Eu estava cavando o dia todo
The dog was digging
The dog wasn't...
Was the dog digging?
O cão estava cavando
Teams were digging
Teams weren't...
Were teams digging?
As equipes estavam cavando
7. Past Perfect
I had dug the pit
I hadn't dug it yet
Had I dug the pit?
Eu tinha cavado o fosso
John had dug deep
John hadn't dug deep
Had John dug deep?
John tinha cavado fundo
Firms had dug tunnels
They hadn't dug...
Had they dug...?
Empresas tinham cavado túneis
8. Past Perfect Continuous
I had been digging
I hadn't been...
Had I been...?
Eu estivera a cavar
The farm had been...
It hadn't been...
Had it been...?
A fazenda estivera a cavar
Miners had been...
They hadn't been...
Had they been...?
Mineiros estiveram a cavar
9. Future Simple
I will dig tomorrow
I won't dig tomorrow
Will I dig tomorrow?
Eu vou cavar amanhã
The city will dig
The city won't dig
Will the city dig?
A cidade vai cavar
Boys will dig here
Boys won't dig here
Will boys dig here?
Os meninos vão cavar aqui
10. Future Continuous
I will be digging
I won't be digging
Will I be digging?
Eu estarei cavando
Peter will be digging
Peter won't be...
Will Peter be...?
Peter estará cavando
Units will be digging
Units won't be...
Will units be...?
Unidades estarão cavando
11. Future Perfect
I will have dug it
I won't have dug it
Will I have dug it?
Eu terei cavado isso
Sarah will have dug
Sarah won't have...
Will Sarah have...?
Sarah terá cavado
They will have dug
They won't have...
Will they have...?
Eles terão cavado
12. Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been...
I won't have been...
Will I have been...?
Eu terei estado a cavar
The car will have been...
It won't have been...
Will it have been...?
O carro terá estado a cavar (tecnicamente)
Teams will have been...
Teams won't have...
Will teams have...?
Equipes terão estado a cavar
13. Going To
I am going to dig
I am not going to...
Am I going to dig?
Eu vou cavar
The kid is going to dig
The kid isn't going...
Is the kid going to?
A criança vai cavar
Men are going to dig
Men aren't going to...
Are men going to?
Homens vão cavar
14. Can
I can dig this hole
I can't dig this hole
Can I dig this hole?
Eu consigo cavar este buraco
Arthur can dig fast
Arthur can't dig fast
Can Arthur dig fast?
Arthur consegue cavar rápido
Staff can dig today
Staff can't dig today
Can staff dig?
Funcionários podem cavar hoje
15. Could
I could dig better
I couldn't dig better
Could I dig better?
Eu podia cavar melhor
The excav could dig
It couldn't dig
Could it dig?
A escavadora podia cavar
People could dig
People couldn't dig
Could people dig?
Pessoas podiam cavar
16. May
I may dig later
I may not dig later
May I dig later?
Eu talvez cave mais tarde
The bot may dig
The bot may not dig
May the bot dig?
O robô talvez cave
Miners may dig now
Miners may not dig
May miners dig?
Mineiros talvez cavem agora
17. Might
I might dig deep
I might not dig deep
Might I dig deep?
Eu poderia cavar fundo
The drill might dig
The drill might not...
Might it dig?
A broca poderia cavar
Teams might dig here
Teams might not dig
Might they dig?
Equipes poderiam cavar aqui
18. Should
I should dig more
I shouldn't dig more
Should I dig more?
Eu deveria cavar mais
Bob should dig now
Bob shouldn't dig
Should Bob dig?
Bob deveria cavar agora
Crews should dig
Crews shouldn't dig
Should crews dig?
Equipes deveriam cavar
19. Must
I must dig today
I must not dig today
Must I dig today?
Eu devo cavar hoje
The hand must dig
The hand must not dig
Must it dig?
A mão deve cavar
Groups must dig
Groups must not dig
Must groups dig?
Grupos devem cavar
20. Ought to
I ought to dig
I ought not to dig
Ought I to dig?
Eu precisaria cavar
The car ought to dig
It ought not to...
Ought it to dig?
O carro precisaria cavar
Men ought to dig
Men ought not to...
Ought men to dig?
Homens precisariam cavar
21. Would
I would dig a hole
I wouldn't dig a hole
Would I dig a hole?
Eu cavaria um buraco
The machine would dig
It wouldn't dig
Would it dig?
A máquina cavaria
Teams would dig
Teams wouldn't dig
Would teams dig?
As equipes cavariam
22. Passive Voice (Present)
A hole is dug
A hole isn't dug
Is a hole dug?
Um buraco é cavado
The garden is dug
It isn't dug
Is the garden dug?
O jardim é cavado
Trenches are dug
They aren't dug
Are trenches dug?
Trincheiras são cavadas
23. Passive Voice (Past)
The well was dug
The well wasn't dug
Was the well dug?
O poço foi cavado
The area was dug
It wasn't dug
Was the area dug?
A área foi cavada
Tunnels were dug
They weren't dug
Were tunnels dug?
Túneis foram cavados
24. Passive Voice (Future)
It will be dug soon
It won't be dug
Will it be dug?
Será cavado logo
The site will be dug
It won't be dug
Will it be dug?
O local será cavado
Paths will be dug
They won't be dug
Will they be dug?
Caminhos serão cavados
25. Imperative
Dig the hole now!
Don't dig the hole!
Must you dig?
Cave o buraco agora!
Dig it fast, Bob!
Don't dig it, Bob!
Can Bob dig?
Cave rápido, Bob!
Dig with care!
Don't dig here!
Will you dig?
Cavem com cuidado!
26. Conditional
If I dug, I'd find
If I didn't dig...
If I dug, would I?
Se eu cavasse, encontraria
If the bot dug...
If it didn't dig...
Would it dig?
Se o robô cavasse...
If they dug...
If they didn't...
Would they find?
Se eles cavassem...
27. Gerund
Digging is hard
Not digging is fine
Is digging fun?
Cavar é difícil
Bob's digging was...
His not digging...
Was it good?
A escavação do Bob foi...
Their digging is slow
Not digging is...
Is it slow?
A escavação deles é lenta
28. Infinitive
To dig is required
To not dig is okay
Is it to dig?
Cavar é obrigatório
The car needs to dig
It doesn't need to...
Does it need to?
O carro precisa cavar (contexto técnico)
Men love to dig
Men hate to dig
Do they love it?
Homens amam cavar