< Portuguese Grammar

Present Indicative tense

The present tense (the present indicative) is formed depending on the verb endings ~ar verbs, ~er verbs and ~ir verbs. Follow these examples to understand the patterns.

falar
to speak, talk
eufalo
você, ele, elafala
nósfalamos
vocês, eles, elasfalam

entender
to understand
euentendo
você, ele, elaentende
nósentendemos
vocês, eles, elasentendem

partir
to leave, depart
euparto
você, ele, elaparte
nóspartimos
vocês, eles, elaspartem

The most common irregulars are: ser, estar, ter, ir

Other common irregulars include: fazer, dizer, poder, querer, saber, ver, trazer