Well, the next usage for 'IT' that a lot of
students forget to use is when we don't have a subject/author in the
sentence in Portuguese.
Example: IT's raining.
Who or what is raining? Nobody! It's a natural phenomenon. It just happens!
Students tend to say..."Oh, is raining". DON'T FORGET THAT BASICALLY, ALL SENTENCES HAVE SUBJECTS IN ENGLISH.
So, when you don't have to say it in Portuguese, don't forget to add 'IT' in English.
Examples:
It's late. (Está tarde.)
It's 3 p.m. (São 3 horas da tarde)
It's dangerous to walk downtown late at night. (É perigoso andar no Centro tarde da noite.)
It's windy today. (Está ventoso hoje)
It's the first time it happened to me....(yeah right!) (É a primeira vez que isso me acontece)
There's an exception:
When you give commands, you don't use subjects, because you are commanding the person you're talking to.
Example:
SHUT UP!!
DON'T DO THAT!!
GIVE ME A BREAK!
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