Brazilian Portuguese - Verb Conjugations

Present Tense - Verbs ending in AR (Ex. Trabalhar)

Drop AR and add:

O for eu

A for você (singular) / ele / ela (gente tambén)

AMOS for nós

AM for vocês / eles, elas

Conjugate eu trabalhar (ar ending)

trabalho

conjugate ele, ela, você trabalhar

trabalha

conjugate nós trabalhar

trabalhamos

conjugate vocês, eles, elas, trabalhar

trabalham

Past Tense AR (Ex. morar)

Drop AR and add:

EI for eu

OU for você / ele / ela

AMOS for nós

leave ar and add AM for vocês, eles, elas

EXAMPLE: Morar

Morei

Morou

Moramos

Moraram

conjugate eu morar

morei

conjugate você, ele, ela morar

morou

conjugate nós morar

moramos

conjugate vocês, eles, elas morar

moraram

Present Tense - Verbs ending in ER (same as ar but with an e)

Drop ER and add:

O for eu

E for você / ele / ela

EMOS for nós

EM for você / eles, elas

EXAMPLE: comer

conjugate eu comer (present)

como

conjugate você, ele, ela comer (present)

come

conjugate nós comer (present)

comemos

conjugate vocês, eles, elas comer (present)

comem

Past Tense - 2nd Conjugation (ER)

Drop ER and add:

I for eu

EU for você, ele, ela

EMOS for nós

Leave ER and add AM for vocês, eles, elas

EXAMPLE: Beber

Bebi

Bebeu

Bebemos

Beberam

conjugate eu beber (past tense)

bebi

conjugate você, ele, ela beber

bebeu

conjugate nós beber (past tense)

beberam

conjugate vocês, eles, elas beber (past tense)

beberamos

Present Tense - Verbs ending in IR (3rd Conjugation)

Drop IR and add:

O for I

E for YOU (singular) / HE / SHE / IT

IMOS for WE

EM for YOU (plural) / THEY

EXAMPLE:

Partir:

Parto

Parte

Partimos

Partem

Past Tense - 3rd Conjugation (IR)

Drop IR and add:

I for I

IU for YOU (singular) / HE / SHE / IT

IMOS for WE

Leave IR and add:

AM for YOU (plural) / THEY

EXAMPLE:

Partir:

Parti

Partiu

Partimos

Partiram

To indicate future with go/going (i.e. I'm goin to..., You are going to..., etc.):

IR + Infinitive Verb (not conjugated)

EXAMPLE:

(i.e. vou estudar, vai trabalhar, vamos brincar, vão viajar, etc.)

Verbs ending in CER

Drop CER and add:

ÇO for I

CE for YOU (singular) / HE / SHE / IT

CEMOS for WE

CEM for YOU (plural) / THEY

EXAMPLE

Conhecer:

Conheço

Conhece

Conhecemos

Conhecem

Words ending in GER

Drop GER and add:

JO for I

GE for YOU (singular) / HE / SHE / IT

GEMOS for WE

GEM for YOU (plural) / THEY

EXAMPLE:

Proteger:

Protejo

Protege

Protegemos

Protegem

For 1st Conjugation:

In PAST PERFECT INDICATIVE or PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE tenses (3rd Person ONLY), when the word ends with CE, ÇE, or GE

(Present Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred.)

Change:

CE to QUE

ÇE to CE

GE to GUE

EXAMPLE:

Ficar in Você/Ele/Ela Form: Fique (instead of Fice)

Realçar in Você/Ele/Ela Form: Realce (instead of Realçe)

Chegar in Você/Ele/Ela Form: Chegue (instead of Chege)

For 2nd and 3rd Conjugation:

In PRESENT INDICATIVE OR PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE tenses (1st Person ONLY), when the word ends with CO, CA, GO, GA, GUO, or GUA

(Present Subjunctive forms of verbs are typically used to express various states of unreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, obligation, or action that has not yet occurred.)

Change:

CO to ÇO

CA to ÇA

GO to JO

GA to JA

GUO to GO

GUA to GA

EXAMPLE:

Vencer in Eu Form: Venço (instead of Venco)

Fugir in EU Form: Fujo (instead of Fugo)

Erguer in EU Form: Ergo (instead of Erguo)