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Power up the Portuguese verb TER

April 12, 2022July 22, 2023 By James Hall

Portuguese verb TER in the present tense is a huge enabler. Besides saying you have/ she has &ETC you can also express or ask if something EXISTS. We” present more examples of TER in action and how it expresses ‘to have to’ and ‘to be able to/have a way to.’

Other tenses of TER

December 2, 2019June 21, 2023 By James Hall

Ter in the Future Tense The common way is to use the verb ir as a helper verb (the future tense with ir) Eu vou ter mais tempo amanhã. > I’m going to have more time tomorrow. Ele vai ter que correr. > He’s going to have to run. Você vai ter uma namorada nova….