Regular verbs ending in – ER (7)

(Os verbos regulares – ER)

 

In Portuguese there are 3 different classes of regular verbs: ending in |ar|, verbs ending in |er|, verbs ending in |ir|. Each class of regular verbs has its own pattern of termination when conjugated. When conjugating regular verbs ending in |ER| you just have to preserve the root of the verb and substitute |ER| for the following bold terminations: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -em.

 

Afirmative

ESCREVER (To Write)
eu (I) escrev|o (write)
tu (you) escrev|es (write)
ele (he)
ela (she)
você (you – formal)
escrev|e (writes)
nós (we) escrev|emos (write)
vocês (you – plural) escrev|em (sing)
eles (they – masc.)
elas (they – fem.)
escrev|em (write)

 

Negative

ESCREVER (To Write)
eu (I) não escrev|o (don’t write)
tu (you) não escrev|es (don’t write)
ele (he)
ela (she)
você (you – formal)
não escrev|e (doesn’t write)
nós (we) não escrev|emos (don’t write)
vocês (you – plural) não escrev|em (don’t sing)
eles (they – masc.)
elas (they – fem.)
não escrev|em (don’t write)

 

Examples:

Eu escrevo cartas todos os dias. > I write letters every day.
Tu bebes cerveja no bar da praia. > You drink beer at the bar on the beach.
Ele come carne uma vez por semana no restaurante do Sr. José. > He eats meat once a week at Mr. Jose’s restaurant.
Vocè vive no Algarve? > Do you (formal) live in the Algarve?
Nós não comemos carne. Somos vegetarianos. > We don’t eat meat. We are vegetarians.
Eles aprendem português na casa ao lado do Jardim municipal. > They learn Portuguese in the house next to the municipal garden.
Eles comem peixe e bebem vinho tinto no terraço. > They eat fish and drink red wine on the terrace.
Nos não batemos no cão. > We don’t hit the dog.
Agradecemos a sua ajuda. > We are thankful for your help.
Adormecem muito cedo. > They fall asleep very early.

 

Verbs ending in -er vocabulary

beber to drink
comer to eat
viver to live
conviver to live together / to relate
bater to hit
aprender to learn
* conhecer to know
* adoecer to get sick
* arrefecer to cool down
* agradecer to thank
* descer to go down
* esquecer to forgot
* adormecer to fall asleep
* pertencer to belong
* parecer to seam / to look like
** eleger to choose from
*** erguer to lift / to raise

 

* The verbs ending in |-cer| like parecer, descer, conhecer must add cedilha (ç) – a mark under the letter c, to the |c| before the letter |o| to maintain the sound in the first person.

Examples:

Eu conheço a amiga do João. > I know John’s girlfriend.
Eu arrefeço a sopa. > I cool down the soup.
Eu agradeço a tua ajuda. > I thank you for you help.

 

** The verbs ending in |-ger| like abranger, eleger, change the |g| into |j| before the letter |o| to maintain the sound in the first person.

Examples:

Eu elejo o restaurante. > I choose the restaurant.

 

*** The verbs ending in |-uer| like erger, loose the |u| before the |o|, because it is not necessary to maintain the sound in the first person.

Examples:

Eu ergo a bandeira. > I raise the flag.

 

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