Portuguese verb TER in the present tense is a huge enabler. Besides saying you have/ she has &ETC you can also express or ask if something EXISTS. We” present more examples of TER in action and how it expresses ‘to have to’ and ‘to be able to/have a way to.’
Read more...When TER is combined with como it takes on the meaning, to be able to, to have a way to. *Other ways to express this include PODER, TER jeito and CONSEGUIR. TER can be conjugated as needed to express this in different moods.
Você tem certeza… ? Brazilians love a sure thing. They are a positive people. To be sure about something is instrinsically optimistic and Brazilians love it. Let’s learn the every-day phrases that they use to talk about sureness and certainty.
Read more...Ter in the Future Tense The common way is to use the verb ir as a helper verb (the future tense with ir) Eu vou ter mais tempo amanhã. > I’m going to have more time tomorrow. Ele vai ter que correr. > He’s going to have to run. Você vai ter uma namorada nova….
Read more...Prerequisite Reading: Portuguese verb TER. Superpowers? Sim, TER has superpowers. Though these are considered advanced-level, any ambitious learner can start using them now! Just keep in mind that the conjugation of TER is very irregular. Let’s start with the most used: The Imperative of Ter You will hear these all_the_time: Tenha um bom dia! >…
Read more...present indicativeter to haveeutenhovocê, ele, elatemnóstemosvocês, eles, elastêm Complete conjugation.
Some popular irregular verbs in the simple past tense. preterit indicativeter to haveeutivevocê, ele, elatevenóstivemosvocês, eles, elastiveram preterit indicativedizer to say, telleudissevocê, ele, eladissemosnósvocês, eles, elasdisseram preterit indicativefazer to do, makeeufizvocê, ele, elafeznósfizemosvocês, eles, elasfizeram * More correctly called, the preterit indicative tense.
To have to or, must. Ter que literally means to have that.
You have to do this, you have to do that. This is a must-know! The good news: It’s easy to express to have to in Portuguese. The key is knowing how to conjugate the verb TER. ter to have I have eu tenh o you/he/she has você/ele/ela tem In Portuguese, you add a que to…
Read more...If you’re just starting to put together your first sentences you need to get the verb TER down pretty well. It’s fundamental. TER is super flexible and you can build lots of really useful sentences around it. Try these out for size: Tenho um problema! * You can skip the “EU” — it’s already clear…
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