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Verbscommon verbscompound tensesirregular verbs
The Verb Ter in Portuguese: Conjugation and Uses
See how to conjugate ter, then learn the uses that surprise English speakers: telling your age, saying you're hungry, and having to...
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Is Portuguese Hard to Learn? And How Long Does It Take?
Portuguese is one of the easier languages for English speakers, but the pronunciation takes work. Here's what makes it tricky and how...
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Verbsparticiplespassive voice
Passive Voice in Portuguese
Passive voice – as opposed to Active voice – highlights the recipient that is acted upon by the agent of the verb. Accordingly,…
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Portuguese Language Origins
Portuguese boasts over 220 million native speakers, ranking it the world’s sixth most-spoken language – impressive! But where did this language begin?…
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Verbscommon verbs
50 Most Common Verbs in Portuguese
Want to start speaking Portuguese as soon as possible? The key is to learn the words you’ll use most often! Here’s a…
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Other topicsfalse friends
Spanish-Portuguese False Friends to Keep an Eye Out For
Despite their shared Latin roots, Spanish and Portuguese aren’t perfect twins. Thousands of words appear similar, but some have diverged in meaning…
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Verbsauxiliary verbspresent continuousprogressive tenses
Present Continuous in Portuguese
In Portuguese, as in English, we use the present continuous to talk about ongoing actions. Note, however, that the present continuous in the…
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Learn Portuguese with Stories
Learning Portuguese doesn’t need to be tedious. If you don’t enjoy learning languages with textbooks or sitting in a classroom, there are…
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Verbsconditionalp. imperfeito
Conditional in Portuguese
In Portuguese, we use the Conditional tense to express desire, talk about unreal scenarios, or convey politeness. As you’ll soon see, however,…
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Verbsfuture tense
Future Tense in Portuguese
The Future Tense in Portuguese, like in English, is used to describe actions that haven’t happened yet. In this article, we’ll explore…
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Learn Portuguese with Subtitles: Best Practices
Once you’ve mastered Portuguese, you can enjoy watching TV shows or YouTube without subtitles or listening to radio and podcasts. That should…
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Verbspast tenseOther topicscompare
Portuguese Past Tenses Explained: A Clear Comparison with English
Understanding Portuguese past tenses can be challenging for English speakers. In this article, we’ll break down the Portuguese equivalents of the Past…
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Idioms
Portuguese Idioms with “Pé”
Getting acquainted with Portuguese idiomatic expressions is key to reaching language fluency and feeling at home with day-to-day lingo. Today, I am…
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Verbspresent continuouspresent tense
Portuguese Present Tense – Usage Rundown Anchored to English
This article concerns Portuguese equivalents to the English Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Present Perfect tenses. We will be mostly focusing on…
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Verbscommon verbsir
Portuguese Verbs “Ir” vs. “Andar” – Know When to Use Either
I’ve noticed that Portuguese language learners often use the verb Andar when they want to say Ir, and vice-versa. This happens almost…
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Verbsfuture subjunctivefuture tensesubjunctive
Portuguese Future Subjunctive
If you have been learning Portuguese long enough, you know that sooner or later you’ve got to come to grips with the…
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Idioms
Portuguese Idioms to Help You Sound More Natural
Portuguese idioms are at the heart of everyday life language. What’s special about such idiomatic expressions is that they transcend the literal…
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Verbsp. imperfeitop. perfeitopast tenseregular verbs
Portuguese Past Tense Conjugation: Regular Verbs
Portuguese has two main past tenses, the preterite and the imperfect. See how regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs change in each,...
