Hey! We’ve already seen a lot about Portuguese Verb Conjugation, right? We should do a little recap just to make sure you’ve got them all! It’s always good to remind ourselves of the regular and irregular Portuguese verbs conjugation, right? Here you’ll see a Brazilian Portuguese verb list and a chart with verb endings for each of the tenses. Also, we have a special gift for you at the end! Take a look.
Portuguese Verb Conjugation is divided into three conjugations: First, Second and Third. But how do I know which is which? Stay here and you’ll learn!
Brazilian Portuguese Verb Conjugation
It’s really simple! It’s all about the last two letters in a verb. The verbs from different conjugation can be verified by just looking at the last two letters. All verbs in the infinitive form finish with a vowel followed by the consonant R. Regular verbs can be classified into the First Conjugation (ending in -AR), Second Conjugation (ending in -ER or -OR) and Third Conjugation (ending in -IR).
There are also some subcategories like verbs ending in -Air, for example. These verbs can be seen together as a new verb conjugation because their termination are the same.
Regular Verbs in Portuguese
When you see a Brazilian Portuguese verb conjugation chart most of the time you are looking to a Portuguese regular verb because their root doesn’t change and the endings maintain a standard pattern when conjugated.
Let’s take a look at them!
| First Conjugation (-AR) | Second Conjugation (-ER/-OR) | Third Conjugation (-IR) |
| Morar (To live) | Comer (To eat) | Discutir (To discuss, to argue) |
| Falar (To speak, to say) | Dever (To be in debt, should) | Assistir (To watch) |
| Começar (To start, to begin) | Entender (To understand) | Abrir (To open) |
| Comprar (To buy) | Receber (To receive) | Desistir (To give up) |
| Precisar (To need) | Beber (To drink) | |
| Deixar (To leave, to let) | Viver (To live) | |
| Usar (To use) | Correr (To run) | |
| Ficar (To stay, to be) | ||
| Tomar (To take) | ||
| Gostar (To like, to enjoy) | ||
| Cantar (To sing) | ||
| Estudar (To study) |
How to conjugate Portuguese Regular Verbs
One thing we need to understand the verb conjugation in Portuguese is to learn the endings (or terminations) for regular verbs in each tense and person of speech, right? To make that clear for you, we prepared a Brazilian Portuguese conjugation chart with the verb endings. Take a look at the conjugation for all Portuguese verb tenses in the Indicative.
First Conjugation (-AR)
| Present | Past Simple | Imperfect Past | Pluperfect | Future Simple | Future of the Past | |
| Eu | -o | -ei | -ava | -ara | -arei | -aria |
| Você | -a | -ou | -ava | -ara | -ará | -aria |
| Ele / Ela | -a | -ou | -ava | -ara | -ará | -aria |
| Nós | -amos | -amos | -ávamos | -áramos | -aremos | -aríamos |
| Vocês | -am | -aram | -áveis | -aram | -arão | -ariam |
| Eles / Elas | -am | -aram | -avam | -aram | -arão | -ariam |
Second Conjugation (-ER/-OR)
| Present | Past Simple | Imperfect Past | Pluperfect | Future Simple | Future of the Past | |
| Eu | -o | -i | -ia | -era | -erei | -eria |
| Você | -e | -eu | -ia | -era | -erá | -eria |
| Ele / Ela | -e | -eu | -ia | -era | -erá | -eria |
| Nós | -emos | -emos | -íamos | -êramos | -eremos | -eríamos |
| Vocês | -em | -eram | -iam | -eram | -erão | -eriam |
| Eles / Elas | -em | -eram | -iam | -eram | -erão | -eriam |
Third Conjugation (-IR)
| Present | Past Simple | Imperfect Past | Pluperfect | Future Simple | Future of the Past | |
| Eu | -o | -i | -ia | -ira | -irei | -iria |
| Você | -e | -iu | -ia | -ira | -irá | -iria |
| Ele / Ela | -e | -iu | -ia | -ira | -irá | -iria |
| Nós | -imos | -imos | -íamos | -íramos | -iremos | -íamos |
| Vocês | -em | -iram | -iam | -iram | -irão | -iriam |
| Eles / Elas | -em | -iram | -iam | -iram | -irão | -iriam |
What do you think? Now it’s way easier to remember, right?
Irregular Verbs in Portuguese
But we won’t stop there! There’s another group of verbs to take a look at: The Irregular Verbs in Portuguese.
The Portuguese irregular verbs will have some variations of their root and their ending when conjugated. It’s necessary to pay attention to these verbs because you’ll have to memorize them! But don’t worry, you can count on Rio & Learn to practice them and make sure you know how to use them correctly.
How to conjugate Irregular Verbs
See here a list of some of the most used irregular verbs in Brazilian Portuguese and you can follow the link to a Dica that gives an explanation of with conjugation charts!
| First Conjugation (-AR) | Second Conjugation (-ER/-OR) | Third Conjugation (-IR) |
| Dar (To give) | Fazer (To do, make) | Ouvir (To listen, hear) |
| Estar (To be) | Ler (To read) | Ir (To go) |
| Odiar (To hate) | Trazer (To bring) | Vir (To go) |
| Dizer (To say, talk) | Construir (To build, construct) | |
| Poder (To be able, can) | Seguir (To follow) | |
| Querer (To want) | Subir (To climb, rise) | |
| Ter (To have, possess) | Cobrir (To cover) | |
| Ser (To be) | Vestir (To wear) | |
| Ver (To see, watch) | Mentir (To lie) | |
| Saber (to know) | Pedir (To ask) | |
| Caber (to fit) | Sentir (To feel) | |
| Haver (to exist, be) | Dormir (To sleep) | |
| Perder (To lose) | Preferir (to prefer) | |
| Pôr (to put) |
Lots of verbs for you, guys!
Because we want to make the Portuguese conjugation more accessible to foreigners, we’ll give you exclusive material our school has made with love for our special students. Here you have a list of the most common Brazilian Portuguese verb conjugation charts.
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Reflexive Verbs in Portuguese
Verbs Ending in -AR
Verbs Ending in -IR
Verbs Ending in -ER
