Portuguese: Model Verbs

Learn Portuguese: Model Verbs – Present & Past Tense

Model verbs have there own special formations and thus have their own special site.

Learn Portuguese: Present Tense Model Verbs

All the model verbs follow the same formation.

Model verb + infinitive of helping verb.

Eu posso cantar — I can sing. Eu quero dancar — I want to dance. Tens que visitar Portugal — You have to visit Portugal.

Can (to be able) — poder:

I can — eu posso,

you can — tu podes (informal portugal),

voce pode — you can (formal, Brazil),

he can — ele pode,

she can — ela pode,

we can — nos podemos,

voces podem — you guys can,

they can (masculine) — eles podem,

they can feminine — elas podem.

 

To Want — Querer:

Eu quero — I want,

tu quers — you want,

voce quer — you want,

ele quer — he wants,

ela quer — she wants,

nos queremos — we want,

voces querem — you guys want,

eles querem — they want (masculine),

elas querem — they want (feminine)

 

Should — dever,

I should – Eu devo,

You Should (informal) – tu deves,

You Should (formal) – voce deve,

He should – ele deve,

She Should – ela deve,

We should – nos devemos,

You guys (plural) should – voces devem,

They Should (male/mixed) – eles devem,

They Should (females only) – elas devem,

 

Have to — ter que,

I have to – Eu tenho que,

You Have to – tu tens que, voce tem que,

He Has to – ele tem que,

She has to – ela tem que,

We have to – nos temos que,

You guys (plural) – voces tem que,

They have to – eles tem que, elas tem que

 

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Learn Portuguese: Past Tense Model Verbs

Portuguese 101: Learn Portuguese Past Tense Model Verbs in Lisbon, Portugal The video will help students of Portuguese learn the basics of three irregular verbs in the past tense. The verbs featured in this video are Model Verbs that use other words, such as “to want” “to be able to” and “Have to” This will help in Brazil, Portugal, Angola and any other country where they speak Portugues

 

Querer – to Want

Quis – I wanted

Quiseste/Quis – You wanted (informal/formal)

Quis – he/she wanted

Quisemos – we wanted

Quieseram – you guys/they wanted

 

Poder – to Be Able to (can)

Pude – I could

Pudeste/pode – you wanted (informal/formal)

Pode – he/she wanted

Pudemos – we could

Puderam – they/you guys could

Ter Que – to Have to

Tive que – I have to;

Tiveste/teve que – you have to (informal/formal)

teve que – he/she had to

nos tivemos que – we had to

tiveram que – you guys/they had to

Filmed in Lisbon in Estrela District.

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