Portuguese Verb Conjugation

Verb Conjugation

• Portuguese verbs change depending on tense, mood, voice, person, and number.
• There are three types of verb conjugations:
  1. -ar verbs (e.g., falar - to speak)
  2. -er verbs (e.g., comer - to eat)
  3. -ir verbs (e.g., partir - to leave)
• Verb conjugation patterns are similar for regular verbs, but irregular verbs have unique conjugations.

Tenses

• Present Tense: used to describe actions that happen regularly or are true in general.
• Preterite Tense: used to describe completed actions in the past.
• ** Imperfect Tense**: used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.
• Future Tense: used to describe actions that will happen in the future.
• Conditional Tense: used to describe hypothetical or uncertain situations.

Personal Pronouns

• Eu (I)
• Tu (you, informal)
• Ele/Ela/Você (he/she/you, formal)
• Nós (we)
• Vós (you, plural, informal)
• Eles/Elas (they)

Agreement

• Adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender and number.
• Masculine and Feminine forms are used for singular nouns.
• Plural forms are used for plural nouns.

Sentence Structure

• Portuguese typically follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) sentence structure.
• Word order can change for emphasis or in informal speech.

Other Grammar Points

• Ser and Estar are both translated as "to be," but have different uses:
  • Ser is used to describe permanent or inherent qualities.
  • Estar is used to describe temporary or changing situations.
• Por and Para are both translated as "for," but have different uses:
  • Por indicates the means by which something is done.
  • Para indicates the purpose or destination of an action.

Verb Conjugation

• Portuguese verbs change depending on tense, mood, voice, person, and number.
• There are three main types of verb conjugations: -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, with similar patterns for regular verbs and unique conjugations for irregular verbs.

Tenses

• Present Tense: describes actions that happen regularly or are true in general.
• Preterite Tense: describes completed actions in the past.
• ** Imperfect Tense**: describes ongoing or repeated actions in the past.
• Future Tense: describes actions that will happen in the future.
• Conditional Tense: describes hypothetical or uncertain situations.

Personal Pronouns

• Eu: I
• Tu: you (informal)
• Ele/Ela/Você: he/she/you (formal)
• Nós: we
• Vós: you (plural, informal)
• Eles/Elas: they

Agreement

• Adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).
• Masculine and Feminine forms are used for singular nouns.
• Plural forms are used for plural nouns.

Sentence Structure

• Portuguese typically follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) sentence structure.
• Word order can change for emphasis or in informal speech.

Other Grammar Points

• Ser and Estar: both translated as "to be", but with different uses:
  • Ser: describes permanent or inherent qualities.
  • Estar: describes temporary or changing situations.
• Por and Para: both translated as "for", but with different uses:
  • Por: indicates the means by which something is done.
  • Para: indicates the purpose or destination of an action.