Hello, dear students! Today you’re going to practice the conjugation of the 50 most used verbs in Portuguese. Our focus today will be the conjugation of verbs in the present tense. If you’d like to test your knowledge, I recommend watching the video first and taking the test before reading this blog post. If you’re not yet familiar with how to conjugate verbs in the present tense in Portuguese, you’ll find the conjugation of regular verbs and some irregular verbs below.
👉 This lesson includes a free PDF with exercises and a verb chart featuring regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. Click here to download your worksheet.
Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
In Portuguese, there are three types of regular verbs: those ending in -AR, -ER, or -IR. Around 75% of the verbs used in Portuguese are regular verbs ending in -AR. There’s a much smaller number of verbs ending in -ER, and an even smaller number ending in -IR. All verbs ending in -AR follow one pattern, those ending in -ER follow another, and those ending in -IR follow yet another. This means that if you learn to conjugate one regular verb of each type, you’ll be able to conjugate hundreds of other regular verbs in Portuguese. See one example of each type below. Estudar Eu estudo (I study) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela estuda (You/ we study; he/she studies) Nós estudamos (we study) Vocês/eles/elas estudam (You all/they study) Escrever Eu escrevo (I write) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela escreve (You/ we write; he/she writes) Nós escrevemos (We write) Vocês/eles/elas escrevem (You all/they write) Assistir Eu assisto (I watch) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela assiste (You/ we watch; he/she watches) Nós assistimos (We watch) Vocês/eles/elas assistem (You all/they watch)
Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
Irregular verbs don’t follow a pattern, so you need to learn them one by one. There are hundreds of irregular verbs in Portuguese, but only a small number are actually used in daily life. See the conjugation of the 5 most commonly used irregular verbs in Portuguese below. Ter Eu tenho (I have) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela tem (You/ we have; he/she has) Nós temos (We have) Vocês/eles/elas têm (You all/they have) Ir Eu vou (I go) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela vai (You/ we go; he/she goes) Nós vamos (We go) Vocês/eles/elas vão (You all/they go) Vir Eu venho (I come) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela vem (You/ we come; he/she comes) Nós vimos (We come) Vocês/eles/elas vêm (You all/they come) Poder Eu posso (I can) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela pode (You/ we can; he/she can) Nós podemos (We can) Vocês/eles/elas podem (You all/they can) Fazer Eu faço (I do/make) Você/ a gente/ ele/ela faz (You/ we do/make; he/she does/makes) Nós fazemos (We do/make) Vocês/eles/elas fazem (You all/they do/make) Visit the website conjugacao.com.br for full charts of verb conjugations in Brazilian Portuguese.
Free PDF!
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