Lessons and examples of the indicative mood in European Portuguese, used to talk about facts, routines, past events and real situations.
As a learner, you’ve probably tried to say something like “I have done the shopping” only to be told that “tenho feito as compras” is wrong. Or perhaps you’re working yourself through a B1/B2 Portuguese course and come across sentences like: Tenho estudado muito ultimamente.Temos saído com os amigos aos fins de semana.Tens dormido bem? … Read more
As we saw in the present tense, some verbs don’t follow regular patterns. It’s the same for this tense too. Here are a few you’ll use frequently. 1. Ser / Ir (to be / to go) Yes, these two completely different verbs have the same conjugation in the Pretérito Perfeito! How you’ll know the difference … Read more
The Pretérito Perfeito is used to talk about actions that started and finished in the past. These actions are complete and often happened at a specific moment. Common time expressions include: Examples: Regular Verbs Endings in the Pretérito Perfeito Regular verbs in the Pretérito Perfeito follow predictable patterns based on their infinitive endings: -AR, -ER, … Read more
Welcome to the Present Tense in Portuguese – Part 2! When learning Portuguese, one of the trickiest things to grasp is irregular verbs. Unlike regular verbs that follow predictable patterns, irregular verbs change their stems or endings in unexpected ways. But don’t worry – you don’t need to memorise them all at once! In this … Read more
Welcome to the Present Tense in Portuguese – Part 3! As we saw in the first lesson here, the verbs in Portuguese can be cumbersome to learn, for those who don’t have this in their native language – like in English for instance. The reason for this part 3 is that there are a few … Read more
Congratulations on reaching the past imperfect in Portuguese! This tense will open up many more sentences and allow you to express many more ideas and tell stories. This tense will allow you to say things like “I used to” or “When we were kids, we would…” The best way to learn this tense is to … Read more
If you’ve heard that learning the verbs in Portuguese can be a nightmare for some learners, you’ve heard right! Will they be a nightmare for you? Maybe, but only if you let them. It’s no secret that the verbs in Latin-based languages can be cumbersome to learn. This is especially more challenging if, in your … Read more