The Most Important Verbs in Brazilian Portuguese

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Brazilian Portuguese, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Brazilian Portuguese verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

First think of the solution. Then click the buttons to reveal the answers.

1
to have	ter
I have	eu tenho
you have	você tem
he has	ele tem
we have	nós temos
you have	vocês tem
they have	eles têm

2
to be	ser
I am	eu sou
you are	você é
he is	ele é
we are	nós somos
you are	vocês são
they are	eles são

3
to be (estar)	estar
I am (estar)	eu estou
you are (estar)	tu estás
he is (estar)	ele está
we are (estar)	nós estamos
you are (estar)	vocês estão
they are (estar)	eles estão

4
to go	ir
I go	eu vou
you go	você vai
he goes	ele vai
we go	nós vamos
you go	vocês vão
they go	eles vão

5
can	poder
I can	eu posso
you can	você pode
he can	ele pode
we can	nós podemos
you can	vocês podem
they can	eles podem
you can (formal)	você pode

6
to do	fazer
I do	eu faço
you do	você faz
he does	ele faz
we do	nós fazemos
you do	vocês fazem
they do	eles fazem

7
I have had	eu tive
you have had	você teve
he has had	ele teve
we have had	nós tivemos
you have had	vocês tiveram
they have had	eles tiveram

8
I have been	eu fui
you have been	você foi
he has been	ele foi
we have been	nós fomos
you have been	vocês foram
they have been	eles foram

9
I have gone	eu fui
you have gone	você foi
he has gone	ele foi
we have gone	nós fomos
you have gone	vocês foram
they have gone	eles foram

10
I have done	eu fiz
you have done	você fez
he has done	ele fez
we have done	nós fizemos
you have done	vocês fizeram
they have done	eles fizeram

11
I will have	eu terei
you will have	você terá
he will have	ele terá
we will have	nós teremos
you will have	vocês terão
they will have	eles terão

12
I will be	eu serei
you will be	você será
he will be	ele será
we will be	nós seremos
you will be	vocês serão
they will be	eles serão

13
I will go	eu irei
you will go	você irá
he will go	ele irá
we will go	nós iremos
you will go	vocês irão
they will go	eles irão

14
I will do	eu farei
you will do	você fará
he will do	ele fará
we will do	nós faremos
you will do	vocês farão
they will do	eles farão

15
Is there ... ?	Há ...?
May I ... ?	Posso ...?
I need ...	Eu preciso ...
Where is ... ?	Onde é ...?
What is ... ?	O que é ...?
How much is ... ?	Quanto custa ...?
I would like to have ...	Eu gostaria ...
Can you ... ?	Você pode ...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	O senhor / a senhora pode ...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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