Learn how the subjunctive (conjuntivo) works in European Portuguese, including when to use it for doubt, possibility, emotions and hypothetical situations.
To refer to a past within the past present or future we can use Pretérito Perfeito Composto do Conjuntivo. What that means is that this tense is used to express the anteriority of action in relation to another action either: in the past; that is ongoing at the moment; that will happen in the future; … Read more
In complex sentences, we use the Conjuntivo mood in Portuguese to refer to uncertain or doubtful facts, possibilities, hypothetical scenarios or desires. And this is also usually done through certain “trigger words”. This mood comprises three main tenses having both a simple and compound form. So that’s 6 tenses in total: Presente do Conjuntivo, Pretérito … Read more
The Present Subjunctive in Portuguese (Presente do Conjuntivo) is used in complex sentences and after the linking word “que”* and is dependent on the main clause. This main clause will always express a wish, doubt, emotion, uncertainty or belief. *(there is a handful that doesn’t use “que“) Lesson How to Conjugate the Present Subjunctive in … Read more
What are the impersonal expressions in Portuguese? If you’re learning the language and have progressed beyond the beginner stages, you’ve no doubt come across this term already. These are the expressions used with some of the subjunctive tenses and the personal infinitive tenses. They are easy to spot because they start off the sentence with … Read more