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Verbs & Present Tense
Regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs, common irregulars and reflexive verbs
Verbos -ar: falar → falo
to speak: I speak
FAH-lu
falo, falas/fala, fala, falamos, falam
Verbos -er: comer → como
to eat: I eat
KO-mu
como, comes/come, come, comemos, comem
Verbos -ir: partir → parto
to leave: I leave
PAR-tu
parto, partes/parte, parte, partimos, partem
Ser e estar: irregulares
ser and estar: irregular
ser/estar irregular
Most important irregular verbs
Ter: tenho, tens/tem, tem
to have: I have, you have, he has
TAYN-yu, tẽyz/tẽ, tẽ
Ter is irregular: tenho/tens/tem/temos/têm
Ir: vou, vais/vai, vai
to go: I go, you go, he goes
vow, vays/vay, vay
Ir is irregular: vou/vais/vai/vamos/vão
Querer: quero, quer, quer
to want: I want, you want, he wants
KER-u, ker, ker
Very common irregular -er verb
Poder: posso, pode, pode
to be able: I can, you can, he can
POS-u, POD-e, POD-e
Stem change: posso/podes/pode
Verbos reflexivos: chamar-se
reflexive verbs: to call oneself
reflexive
me chamo, se chama — reflexive pronoun varies
Gostar de — to like
gostar de — to like
gos-TAR ji
Gosto de música = I like music (+ de)