verbs

desistir ➜ to desist, give up

present indicative
desistir
to give up
eudesisto
você, ele, eladesiste
nósdesistimos
vocês, eles, elasdesistem

Complete conjugation.

DESISTIR is usually followed by a de. That’s because when you give up, you usually give up on/of something.

Você desistiu do apartamento? You gave up on the apartment?

Eu desisti da ideia. I gave up on the idea.

Não desista! Don't give up.

dever ➜ must, ought

present indicative
dever
to owe, must
eudevo
você, ele, eladeve
nósdevemos
vocês, eles, elasdevem

Complete conjugation.

DEVER usually gets combined with another verb immediately following it to form powerful expressions.

dever + ser Ela deve sera apaixonada. She must be in love.

dever + ir Você deve ir. You should go.

dever + ter Deve ter sido amor. Must have been love.

dever + voltar Você deve voltar logo. You should return soon.

deveria Eu deveria ter ficado. I ought to have stayed.

esquecer ➜ to forget

present indicative
esquecer
to forget
euesqueço
você, ele, elaesquece
nósesquecemos
vocês, eles, elasesquecem

Complete conjugation.

ESQUECER is usually followed by a de. That’s because when you forget, you usually forget about/of something.

Esqueceu de mim? You forgot about me?

Esqueci desse restaurante. I forgot about this restaurant.

Ela esqueceu como dançar. She forgot how to dance.

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