Three regular present patterns
Regular verbs have three infinitive endings: -ar, -er, -ir. Present endings are -o/-as/-a/-amos/-am/-am, -o/-es/-e/-emos/-em/-em, and -o/-es/-e/-imos/-em/-em. Full examples: ; ; .
plus an infinitive describes an action in progress in European Portuguese: . Compare (we help) and (we are helping now). is a useful waiting expression.
| Infinitive | Meaning | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| speak | ||||||
| speak | ||||||
| eat | ||||||
| eat | ||||||
| open | ||||||
| open | ||||||
Eu falo português.I speak Portuguese.
Tu comes pão.You eat bread.
Ela abre a porta.She opens the door.
Nós comemos pão.We eat bread.
Vocês abrem a porta.You open the door, plural.
Eles falam português.They speak Portuguese.
Sou novo aqui. Vocês abrem a porta.I am new here. You open the door, plural.
Sou nova aqui. Vocês abrem a porta.I am new here. You open the door, plural.
Sou novo aqui. Eles falam português.I am new here. They speak Portuguese.
Sou nova aqui. Eles falam português.I am new here. They speak Portuguese.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I speak Portuguese.
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You eat bread.
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She opens the door.
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We eat bread.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Eu português.
I speak Portuguese.
Tu pão.
You eat bread.
Ela a porta.
She opens the door.
Nós pão.
We eat bread.
Vocês a porta.
You open the door, plural.
Eles português.
They speak Portuguese.
Sou novo aqui. Vocês a porta.
I am new here. You open the door, plural.
Sou nova aqui. Vocês a porta.
I am new here. You open the door, plural.
Sou novo aqui. Eles português.
I am new here. They speak Portuguese.
Sou nova aqui. Eles português.
I am new here. They speak Portuguese.
Tu português.
You (familiar singular) speak Portuguese.
Ele português.
He speaks Portuguese.
Choose the form 2
Choose the right word for the gap.
Nós português.
We speak Portuguese.
Vocês português.
You (plural) speak Portuguese.
Eu pão.
I eat bread.
Ele pão.
He eats bread.
Vocês pão.
You (plural) eat bread.
Eu a porta.
I open the door.
Tu a porta.
You (familiar singular) open the door.
Ele a porta.
He opens the door.
Nós a porta.
We open the door.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Use the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Eu português.
I speak Portuguese.
Tu pão.
You eat bread.
Ela a porta.
She opens the door.
Nós pão.
We eat bread.
Vocês a porta.
You open the door, plural.
Eles português.
They speak Portuguese.
Sou novo aqui. Vocês a porta.
I am new here. You open the door, plural.
Sou nova aqui. Vocês a porta.
I am new here. You open the door, plural.
Sou novo aqui. Eles português.
I am new here. They speak Portuguese.
Sou nova aqui. Eles português.
I am new here. They speak Portuguese.
Tu português.
You (familiar singular) speak Portuguese.
Ele português.
He speaks Portuguese.
Use the form 2
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Nós português.
We speak Portuguese.
Vocês português.
You (plural) speak Portuguese.
Eu pão.
I eat bread.
Ele pão.
He eats bread.
Vocês pão.
You (plural) eat bread.
Eu a porta.
I open the door.
Tu a porta.
You (familiar singular) open the door.
Ele a porta.
He opens the door.
Nós a porta.
We open the door.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I speak Portuguese.
You eat bread.
She opens the door.
We eat bread.
You open the door, plural.
They speak Portuguese.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I speak Portuguese.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
I speak Portuguese.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
You eat bread.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
You eat bread.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
She opens the door.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
She opens the door.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
We eat bread.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
We eat bread.
You say:
Use the meaning and Portuguese pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
