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Portuguese Gerund: Progressive Tenses and Beyond
The Portuguese gerund (gerúndio) is used to build progressive tenses such as the present continuous – it is the equivalent of the English present participle, that is, the -ing verb form. To form the Portuguese gerund you only need to…
Portuguese Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns
Reflexive verbs are abundant in Portuguese and many of them are frequently used in everyday life. It is very easy for language learners – especially those without any previous acquaintance with Romance languages – to leave out the reflexive pronoun…
The Portuguese Verb Ficar – Conjugation and Usage
Ficar is a high-frequency, versatile verb. Learning to use it to its full potential will surely add to your language fluency. Depending on the context, the Portuguese verb ficar may correspond to stay, get, or become. Additionally, ficar is often…
Portuguese Perfect vs. Imperfect Tense: Know When to Use Which
The Portuguese perfect and imperfect past tenses (pretérito perfeito and pretérito imperfeito in Portuguese) are often a headache for English native speakers and other language learners whose native tongue doesn’t make this distinction. Briefly, the Portuguese perfect and imperfect past…
Verb ‘Haver’ in Portuguese
If you’ve been learning Portuguese for a while, you’ve probably noticed that little word “há” – it literally pops up everywhere, doesn’t it? As a matter of fact, há is a verb form of the frequently used verb haver. The…
Portuguese Modal Verbs
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that allow us to express things like necessity, possibility, certainty, doubt, and ability. We use them all the time. You’d agree that the sentences you must study more and you should study more have distinct…
Portuguese Verb “Dar”: An Idiomatic Gem
If you ask me what are the most frequently used Portuguese verbs, I’d certainly include dar on that list – this verb is an idiomatic gem. Dar means give in English. However, given the great number of set phrases and…
Portuguese Verb Tenses and Moods Explained: A Usage Rundown Anchored to English
Portuguese verbs are infamously known to be highly inflected, which of course is a hard-to-chew bit for anyone learning the language (especially if you are not acquainted with any Romance language from before). Now, it is one thing to keep…
The Portuguese Verb Fazer (and All the Things You Say with It)
The Portuguese verb fazer is extensively used in everyday life and means different things depending on the context. Often, the English equivalent of fazer is either the verb make, do, or take. Additionally, fazer appears in countless Portuguese idioms and…