
What’s up people? On today’s Dica we will talk about to be able to in Portuguese.
To be able to in Portuguese
The verbΒ ConseguirΒ can be replaced by the verbΒ PoderΒ when we talk about abilities. In Portuguese, both verbs are followed by infinitives. Let’s see the conjugation of the verbsΒ conseguirΒ andΒ poderΒ in Portuguese.
The Present tense
Now, let’s see some examples using to be able to in Portuguese. This way it is easy to understand how they are used:
Examples with the verbΒ Conseguir
Eu consigo falar AlemΓ£o.
I can speak German.
VocΓͺ consegue sambar?
Can you dance samba?
Ela nΓ£o consegue escrever a carta. Ela estΓ‘ nervosa.
She can not write the letter. She is nervous.
NΓ³s nΓ£o conseguimos falar com ele.
We can not talk to him.
VocΓͺs conseguem entender o que ele estΓ‘ falando?
Can you understand what he is saying?
Elas conseguem aprenderΒ PortuguΓͺs muito rΓ‘pido na Rio & Learn.
They can learn Portuguese very fast at Rio & Learn.
Examples with the verb Poder
Eu possoΒ falar AlemΓ£o.
I can speak German.
VocΓͺ podeΒ sambar?
Can you dance samba?
Ela nΓ£o podeΒ escrever a carta. Ela estΓ‘ nervosa.
She can not write the letter. She is nervous.
NΓ³s nΓ£o podemosΒ falar com ele.
We can not talk to him.
VocΓͺs podemΒ entender o que ele estΓ‘ falando?
Can you understand what he is saying?
Elas podemΒ aprender PortuguΓͺs muito rΓ‘pido na Rio & Learn.
They can learn Portuguese very fast at Rio & Learn.
The Past tense
Now, let’s study how can we use to be able to in Portuguese in the past.Β Let’s see the conjugation of the verbsΒ poder and conseguir in the simple past:
Examples with the verb Conseguir
NΓ³s conseguimos entender a matΓ©ria toda.
We could understand all of the subject.Β
Eu consegui chegar antes das 7:00.
I could arrive before 7:00.
Ele nΓ£o conseguiu fazer o exercΓcio.
He could not do the exercise.
Eles nΓ£o conseguiram comprar a casa.
They could not buy the house.
JΓ©ssica conseguiu preparar o jantar hoje.
JΓ©ssica could fix the dinner today.Β
Examples with the verb Poder
Eu pude chegar cedo hoje, porque acordei as 6:00.
I could arrive early today, because I woke up at 6:00.
NΓ³s pudemos ir Γ praia, porque estava quente.
We could go to the beach, because it was hot.Β
Alan nΓ£o pΓ΄de viajar, porque nΓ£o tinha dinheiro.
Alan could not travel because he had no money.
A rua estava silenciosa, entΓ£o eles puderam dormir.
The street was quiet, so they could sleep.Β
Mariza nΓ£o pΓ΄de acreditar que sua viagem foi cancelada.
MarizaΒ could not believe that her trip was cancelled.Β
Now it’s your turn!
- Eu _________ nadar muito rΓ‘pido.Β
- Quantas caipirinhas vocΓͺs ________ beber em uma noite?Β
- Ontem, nΓ³s nΓ£oΒ ________ andar muito rΓ‘pido.Β
- Ele tem menos de 18 anos, ele nΓ£o _________ beber.Β
- Maria nΓ£oΒ ________ ir ao PΓ£o de AΓ§ΓΊcar antes de voltar Γ Alemanha.Β
- Se vocΓͺ comer muito, vocΓͺ ______ acabar vomitando.Β
- Eu nΓ£o _______ ver nada! Estava muito nublado.
- NΓ³s nΓ£o _______ voltar muito tarde!Β
- VocΓͺ nΓ£o _______ levantar isso sozinho.Β
- Semana passada ela nΓ£oΒ ________ beber nem 3 cervejas.Β
- Se vocΓͺ nΓ£o levar um tΓͺnis, nΓ£o vai ______ subir a trilha.Β
- VocΓͺ dormiu tarde, por isso nΓ£oΒ ________ chegar na hora hoje.Β
- _______ te ligar mais tarde?Β
- NΓ³s nΓ£o ________ te esperar, estΓ‘vamos com muita fome.
- Onde _______ nos encontrar?Β
That’s all friends! Now you know how to use to be able to in Portuguese! You can alsoΒ write phrases with these verbs in Portuguese.Β Send them to ourΒ TwitterΒ and let’s see who can write the most phrases!
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Answers
- Consigo
- Conseguem
- Conseguimos
- Pode
- Conseguiu
- Pode
- Consegui
- Podemos
- Consegue
- Conseguiu
- Conseguir
- Conseguiu
- Posso
- Pudemos
- Podemos