Present indicative (present tense) in Portuguese

 

To inflect a Portuguese verb in the present tense, you have to know ...

  1. Which verb class does this verb belong to?
  2. How do I find the stem of this verb?

The following table illustrates how to build the verb form you need:

Present tense:
Which personal ending do I have to add?
ending -ar ending -er ending -ir
1st pers. sg. espero como permito eu
2nd pers. sg. esperas comes permites tu
3rd pers. sg. espera come permite ele/ela/vocĂȘ
1st pers. pl. esperamos comemos permitimos nĂłs
3rd pers. pl. esperam comem permitem eles/elas/vocĂȘs
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Three important, irregular verbs in the present tense

  • ter (to have, to hold to possess)
    tenho / tens / tem / temos /tĂȘm
  • fazer (to do)
    faço / fazes / faz / fazemos / fazem
  • ir (to go, to drive)
    vou / vais / vai / vamos / vĂŁo


 

➠ Present participle (gerĂșndio)


 

 

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