Regular verbs ending in – IR (8)
(Os verbos regulares – IR)
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. In the regular verbs ending in |IR|, we have to preserve the root exactly like in verbs endings in -er, except in WE instead of |emos| is |imos|.
Afirmative
| ABRIR (To Open) | ||
| eu (I) | abr|o (open) | |
| tu (you) | abr|es (open) | |
| ele (he) ela (she) você (you – formal) |
abr|e (opens) | |
| nós (we) | abr|imos (open) | |
| vocês (you – plural) | abr|em (open) | |
| eles (they – masc.) elas (they – fem.) |
abr|em (open) | |
Negative
| ABRIR (To Open) | ||
| eu (I) | não abr|o (don’t open) | |
| tu (you) | não abr|es (don’t open) | |
| ele (he) ela (she) você (you – formal) |
não abr|e (doesn’t open) | |
| nós (we) | não abr|imos (don’t open) | |
| vocês (you – plural) | não abr|em (don’t open) | |
| eles (they – masc.) elas (they – fem.) |
não abr|em (don’t open) | |
Examples:
| Você parte a madeira. > You break the wood. Nós abrimos a loja. > We open the shop. Elas não assistem ao concerto porque estão doentes. > They don’t assist to the concert because they are sick. Vocês dormem muito todos os dias. > You sleep a lot everyday. Eles conduzem os carros. > They drive the cars. Eu subo a escada. > I climb the staircase. Vocês definem as regras. > You define the rules. Ela mente muito. > She lies a lot. Tu partes amanhã de manhã? > Are you leaving tomorrow morning? Nós pedimos um café. > We order a coffee. |
Verbs ending in -ir vocabulary
| partir | to breake / to leave | |
| conduzir | to drive | |
| construir | to build | |
| dividir | to divide | |
| existir | to exist | |
| exprimir | to express | |
| subir | to climb | |
| permitir | to allow | |
| definir | to define |
There are a few irregularities with the verbs ending in |-ir|. To see them all go to the grammar section.
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