Conjugating Regular
Verbs
Verbs in Portuguese end in -ar, -er or -ir. Before a verb is conjugated,
it is called the infinitive. Removing the last two letters gives you the
stem of the verb (cantar is to sing, cant- is the stem.) To
conjugate regular verbs in the present tense, add these endings to the stems:
| -ar | -er | -ir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o | amos | o | emos | o | imos | ||
| a | am | e | em | e | em | ||
Remember that verbs do not require the subject pronouns, so just
canto means I sing. Here are some more regular verbs:
| -ar verbs | -er verbs | -ir verbs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dançar | to dance | aprender | to learn | convir | to convey | ||
| desejar | to want | comer | to eat | partir | to leave | ||
| escutar | to listen | correr | to run | compartir | to share | ||
| estudar | to study | ler | to read | imprimir | to print | ||
| falar | to speak | vender | to sell | ||||
| praticar | to practice | beber | to drink | ||||
| tomar | to take | compreender | to understand | ||||
| viajar | to travel | ||||||
To make sentences negative, simply put não in front of
the verb.
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