the Preterit Indicative of irregular verbs
When I last posted about the Preterit Indicative, it was all about regular verbs. Now let’s look at the most common IRREGULARs in this
Read more...When I last posted about the Preterit Indicative, it was all about regular verbs. Now let’s look at the most common IRREGULARs in this
Read more...I couldn’t believe how hard it was to say, “I just got home” or, “They just arrived” — I tried to use só or,
Read more...I got really curious about the use of por in Portuguese. Her’s how Google Translates por: por = by, for, per, in, of, to,
Read more...When do you use POR and when is it best to use PARA to say, FOR? You’ll soon learn that Portuguese has different words
Read more...The first thing that struck me as wrong with the use of o and a for THE. One letter? I really wanted at least
Read more...The Preterit Indicative is “the simple past tense” Ready to move on the past tenses? Start here, with the Preterit Indicative. I call it
Read more...In English, the infinitive form is just to + the verb: to dance, to kiss, to spend… I’m just going to sit here until
Read more...GOSTAR (complete conjugation) is one of those verbs that you will use all the time. Unless you don’t like anything 🙁 But then you
Read more...There are 4 important Portuguese contractions that you need to know. This is one of the hardest things for beginners to get the hang
Read more...Mine, Yours, His & Hers The words that we use to convey POSSESSION are pretty simple because all objects are treated as gender-neutral. In
Read more...The future subjunctive is used to talk about things that are uncertain to occur in the future. %%sep%% The words IF and WHEN usually
Read more...Using the Present Subjunctive Portuguese uses the Subjunctive mood to indicate something is uncertain to happen or to have occurred. There are 3 different
Read more...You use the Portuguese Reflexive when you want to be clear that you’re talking about yourself or, herself, themselves etc. When we say The
Read more...Saying CAN in Portuguese can be confusing. Using PODER will take you far, but to really communicate you need CONSEGUIR plus some other useful
Read more...In Portuguese, there are several ways to refer to something that happened in the past, each with varying shades of meaning. Verb tenses! The Past
Read more...por acaso » by chance Simônimos » inesperadamente, acidentalmente, casualmente, aleatoriamente, arbitrariamente Exemplo: Encontrei meus primos no festival por acaso. Não tínhamos combinado nada.
Read more...IR has to be one of the most satisfying verbs to speak in the past (preterit) tense. SAY IT: eu fui (FOO-EY), você foi
Read more...To say “without stopping” it’s just sem – without- plus the verb (almost any verb) in it’s infinitive form. You can use this format
Read more...Brazilians are very curious about foreigners in their country. They will surely ask you: De onde você é? : of where you are (literally
Read more...What is the Portuguese JEITO? It’s just an expression: JEITO = way, as in: let’s find a way. It’s somewhat notorious because Brazil has
Read more...In the previous post we talked about this verb tense — the imperfect subjunctive, as well. So many of you have asked to see
Read more...The subjunctive mood has been known to break students. Every serious Portuguese student runs straight into it. Some get hurt. Some get scared. But
Read more...Assim is the 90th most used word in the Portuguese language! Assim has two main meanings: Assim in Portuguese = like this, like that
Read more...I’m old enough to remember the lan house. And in Brazil – especially the favelas you can still (it’s 2020) find them! In my
Read more...How do Brazilians use FALAR and DIZER? Is there really a difference?
Read more...We’ve written about ACABAR de before — because it’s such a useful combination. When you place a de after acabar, it takes on the
Read more...Using the Imperfect Subjunctive Portuguese uses the Subjunctive mood to indicate something is uncertain to happen or to have occurred. There are 3 different
Read more...Ter in the Future Tense The common way is to use the verb ir as a helper verb (the future tense with ir) Eu
Read more...I think this is the best example. It’s so natural. From the new Novela (o Retorno) The scene: Lucas has to spend the night
Read more...Prerequisite Reading: Portuguese verb TER. Superpowers? Sim, TER has superpowers. Though these are considered advanced-level, any ambitious learner can start using them now! Just
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