Hello everybody! By this time you already know about principles of verb conjugation in Portuguese... good... good... Well, as you speak English, you know that life isn't only made of regular verbs. So let's see basic topics about Portuguese verb conjugation for some irregular verbs.
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As the name suggests, irregular verbs don't follow those rules that we discussed in the previous articles of this series. Remember them? They are pretty simple and if you want a review just click this link: Portuguese Regular Verbs (Present Tense) - Part II
Well, I have good and bad news for you. The bad one is that besides having the most complex conjugation "rules" irregular verbs are the most common, so you can't get rid of them. The good one is that you will master them really fast as you already have mastered the regular conjugation! Let's see some examples:
| Rebels of first conjugation: ESTAR [to be], DAR [to give] | |
|---|---|
| ESTAR | DAR |
|
Eu estou Tu estás [Você está] Ele está Nós estamos Vós estais Eles estão |
Eu dou Tu dás [Você dá] Ele dá Nós damos Vós dais Eles dão |
Please give me some examples of phrases using these verbs and pronouns:
NOTE 1: If you want to review subject pronouns concepts, click this link: Portuguese subject pronouns
| Rebels of second conjugation: SER [to be], TER [to have] | |
|---|---|
| SER | TER |
|
Eu sou Tu és [Você é] Ele é Nós somos Vós sois Eles são |
Eu tenho Tu tens [Você tem] Ele tem Nós temos Vós tendes Eles têm |
Now give me more examples:
NOTE2: If you need information about the difference between "Ser" and "Estar", click this link: The Verbs "Ser" and "Estar" in Portuguese
| Rebels of third conjugation: IR [to go], PÔR [to put] | |
|---|---|
| IR | PÔR |
|
Eu vou Tu vais [Você vai] Ele vai Nós vamos Vós ides Eles vão |
Eu ponho Tu pões [Você põe] Ele põe Nós pomos Vós pondes Eles põem |
Can you give me more examples?
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