Verb Endings and Water Crisis

• Verbs can be classified by their ending, which is determined by how the verb ends in a particular tense, person, number, and voice.

• Verbs that end in -ar, -er, or -ir are considered regular verbs.

• Verbs that end in -ear and -iar are irregular verbs, but they have the same conjugation.

• Verbs that end in -er and -ir are irregular, but they have different conjugation patterns.

• Verbs that end in -er are defective, but they are abundant.

• Verbs that end in -ar, -er, or -ir are regular, but they are defective in -ir.

• Verbs that end in -ear and -iar are regular, but they are defective in -er.

• All verbs in the second conjugation are regular, but some have lost their vowel sound.

• The verb pôr is in the second conjugation, but it has lost its vowel sound.

• A water crisis is looming in 2050 if people continue to overuse water.

• If someone exceeds their water ration, their water will be cut off.

• In 2012, the largest producer of grains in Latin America, the Central-West region of Brazil, ran out of water.

• Without water, crops like rice, beans, and soy would not be able to be grown.

• In Brazil, 70% of the country's agriculture and agro-industrial uses water.

• Without water, many other things would not be possible, like meat production.

• 43,000 liters of water are needed to produce 1 kg of meat.

• Without water, the Central-West region of Brazil would not be able to produce crops.

Test your knowledge on verb classifications based on their endings and learn about the looming water crisis through a series of related facts and statements.