Olá pessoal! O Dia dos Namorados is coming up and perhaps some of you may be looking for ideas of what to do for that special someone. Here are some suggestions on what to do on the day in this Valentine’s Day command tense practice post. If you don’t have anyone or don’t celebrate this day, that’s absolutely fine. In any case, you can take the opportunity to get some Portuguese practice, specifically the command tense and maybe learn some new vocabulary. How to say I Love you in Portuguese.
Command Tense
First, let’s remind ourselves what this tense is. It’s called the imperativo and is used when you want to give someone an order, instructions or suggestions. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, it’s a great example of when this tense is used in Portuguese because there’s usually no shortage of suggestions of what to do to celebrate the day, be that online, in magazines, telly advertisements, or even in conversation if you’re asking someone for some ideas. So let’s get started!
- Surpreenda a sua cara-metade com um piquenique, mesmo sendo em casa! Surprise your other half with a pick-nick, even if it’s at home!
- Verb: surpreender = to surprise
- conjugation: surpreenda (você /o senhor / a senhora)
- Prepare uma refeição especial à luz das velas! | Prepare a special candlelit meal!
- Verb: preparar = to prepare
- conjugation: prepare (você / o senhor / a senhora)
- Tomem o pequeno-almoço na cama! | Have breakfast in bed!
- Verb: tomar = to take in the sense of ingest
- conjugation: tomem (vocês /os senhores / as senhoras)
- Escreva uma carta romântica! | Write a romantic letter!
- Verb: escrever = to write
- conjugation: escreva (você /o senhor / a senhora)
- Faça uma montagem de fotos! | Make a photo collage!
- Verb: fazer = to do / to
- conjugation: faça (você /o senhor / a senhora)
- Vejam um filme juntos! | Watch a film together!
- Verb: ver = to see /to watch / to view
- conjugation: vejam (vocês /os senhores / as senhoras)
Video Lesson
There you have it, 7 suggestions for what to do on Valentine’s Day and simple command tense practice in Portuguese!
Feliz Dia dos Namorados!
Related Posts for Further Reading
- Directions in Portuguese (practice command tense in another context)
- How to say I Love You in Portuguese
- The Origin of Valentine’s Day
- February in Portugal