
Portuguese Gerúndio
To talk about actions in progress, Portuguese relies on the Gerúndio—its version of the English present participle.

To talk about actions in progress, Portuguese relies on the Gerúndio—its version of the English present participle.

The Portuguese equivalent of the English Past Continuous is analogous to the Present Continuous Equivalent in Portuguese. The only difference is that the auxiliary verb Estar must…

To express ongoing past actions in Portuguese, simply take the Present Continuous formula and shift estar into the past tense.

The Portuguese Gerund (Gerúndio) is used to form progressive tenses (like the Present Continuous) and corresponds to the English present participle – the –ing form of verbs.…

Portuguese verbs can be tricky, especially with their many conjugations and tenses. If you’re not familiar with Romance languages, they might seem overwhelming. Memorizing verb forms is…