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Verb Conjugations
Portuguese verb conjugations are
structured very systematically, as they follow certain patterns much as in mathematics.
In this sense, once you remember the formula, you can almost always plug in the
correct tense for the right situation, and pronto, you will have the correct
response. This is not to say that Portuguese verb conjugations are not going to
give you problems, by no means. The possible exceptions to this system are the
irregular verbs, and are for good or bad, the most frequently used. First of
all, Portuguese verbs consist of three types: ar (most common), er (second most
common), and ir (the least used). If you serious about learning Portuguese, a
great investment would be Barron's 501 Portuguese Verbs.
Present tenses
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infinitive form |
I |
you or it |
we |
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them |
translation |
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achar |
acho |
acha |
achamos* |
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acham |
to find or think |
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beijar |
beijo |
beija |
beijamos* |
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beijam |
to kiss |
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cantar |
canto |
canta |
cantamos* |
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cantam |
to sing |
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correr |
corro |
corre |
corremos* |
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correm |
to run
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escrever |
escrevo |
escreva |
escrevemos* |
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escrevem |
to write |
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perceber
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percebo |
perceba |
percebemos* |
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percebem |
to perceive |
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atrair |
atraio |
atraia |
atraimos* |
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atraem |
to attract |
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exisitir |
existo |
exista |
existimos* |
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existem |
to exist |
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Past Preterite Tense
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adorar |
adorei |
adorou |
adoramos* |
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adoram |
to adore |
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cobrar |
cobrei |
cobrou |
cobramos* |
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cobram |
to collect |
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errar |
errei |
errou |
erramos* |
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erram |
to make mistake |
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bater |
bati |
bateu |
batemos* |
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batem |
to hit
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defender |
defendi |
defendeu |
defendemos* |
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defendem |
to defend |
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ofender |
ofendi |
ofendiu |
ofendemos* |
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ofendem |
to offend |
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ouvir |
ouvi |
ouviu |
ouvimos* |
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ouvem |
to hear |
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permitir |
permiti |
permitiu |
permitimos* |
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permitem |
to permit |
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Irregular verbs in present |
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estar* |
estou |
esta |
estamos |
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estam |
to be - temporary
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ser* |
sou |
e' |
somos |
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sao |
to be - permanent |
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ir
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vou |
vai |
vamos |
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vao |
to go |
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dar |
dou |
da |
damos |
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dao |
to give |
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dizer |
digo |
diga |
dizemos |
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dizem |
to say |
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ver |
vejo |
veja |
vemos |
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veram |
to see |
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vir |
venho |
venha |
vimos |
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vem |
to come |
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past preterit tense |
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estar* |
estive |
esteve |
estivemos |
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estiveram |
to be |
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ser* |
fui |
foi |
fomos |
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foram |
to be |
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ir |
fui |
foi |
fomos |
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foram |
to go |
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dar |
dei |
deu |
demos |
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deram |
to give |
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dizer |
diz |
diz |
dizemos |
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dizem |
to say |
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ver |
vi |
viu |
vemos |
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verem |
to see |
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vir |
vim |
veio |
vimos |
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vieram |
to come |
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present preterite tense |
for Ficar |
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ficar |
fico |
fica |
ficamos |
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ficam |
to stay or to be |
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past preterite tense |
fiquei |
ficou |
ficamos |
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ficaram |
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*The verbs estar and ser are both
irregular and mean to be. The distinction between the two is that estar is used
in temporary is conditional. Ser is used for permanent ones. This is a general
rule that applies with the majority only.
*Tenses in the we form generally do not
change for the past and present. You will find relative dialogue leading up to
that will indicate whether they speaker/writer in addressing the present or
past preterite.
*Ficar is a regular verb and used
quite
frequently, meaning to stay and to be in the temporary form. It has a similar
meaning as estar in this sense, except that it is used with specific examples.
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