When talking about events that are not certain, European Portuguese offers several common expressions to convey probability or uncertainty. These expressions do not all behave the same…
Fill in the gaps with the missing verbs.
You will learn five practical expressions for talking about possibility in Portuguese and understand which grammatical structure follows each one in everyday, natural usage speech.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the Pretérito Perfeito or Pretérito Imperfeito.
When you want to describe something that is happening at this exact moment in European Portuguese, you use a very specific and consistent structure. This structure is…
Mark the sentences that emphasize that the action is taking place at the present moment.
In this lesson we look at the structure used in European Portuguese to describe actions in progress at the present moment, and how it differs from the form commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the Pretérito Perfeito or Pretérito Imperfeito.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs ‘poder’, ‘conseguir’, ‘saber’, and ‘conhecer’.
Fill in the blanks with the missing reflexive verbs.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the Pretérito Imperfeito.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the P. Perfeito or P. Imperfeito.
One of the most persistent difficulties for learners of Portuguese is knowing when to use the pretérito perfeito and when to use the pretérito imperfeito. Both are…
This lesson focuses on one of the most recurring topics in Portuguese grammar: the distinction between the "P. Perfeito" and the "P. Imperfeito", with direct explanations and illustrative examples.
Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Understanding the difference between ir and vir is essential for expressing movement accurately in European Portuguese. These two verbs are closely related, but they are not interchangeable.…
Fill in the blanks with the verb forms of ‘ir’ and ‘vir’.
In this lesson, we look at the difference between the Portuguese verbs ir and vir, two common movement verbs that often cause confusion for learners.
