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Regular verbs have a invariable radical (falar - to speak) and are easy to memorize. Each conjugation follows a different, but regular pattern.
To have the stem you must only remove the -ar, -er, -ir part of the verb and add the proper ending.Edit-ar present tense regular verbs
All regular verbs ending in -ar are conjugated the same way. The cojugation is dependant on the subject that the verb is in reference to. Here is an example conjugation for the verb falar:
I speak → Eu fal
o
You (singular, inf) speak → Tu fal
as
He speaks (also ela, você) → Ele fal
a
We speak → Nós fal
amos
You (plural) speak → Vós fal
ais
They speak (also elas, vocês) → Eles fal
am Ten regular verbs ending in -ar:
Abraçar (to hug), cantar (to sing), beijar (to kiss), amar (to love), explicar (to explain), andar (to walk), tocar (to play/to touch), limpar (to clean), escutar (to listen), olhar (to look).
Edit-er present tense regular verbs
I eat → Eu com
o
You (singular, inf) eat Tu com
es
He eats (also ela, você) → Ele com
e
We eat → Nós com
emos
You (plural) → eat Vós com
eis
They eat (also elas, vocês) → Eles com
em Ten regular verbs ending in -er:
Escrever (to write), entender (to understand), vender (to sell), correr (to run), pertencer (to belong), sofrer (to suffer), viver (to live), morrer (to die), comer (to eat), beber (to drink).
Edit-ir present tense regular verbs
Regular tense verbs ending in -ir are handled very similarly to -er verbs. The only difference is the conjugation for nós and vós. Here is an example conjugation for the verb partir
(to leave):
I leave → Eu part
o
You (singular,inf) leave → Tu part
es
He leave (also ela, você) → Ele part
e
We leave → Nós part
imos
You (plural) leave → Vós part
is
They leave (also elas, vocês) → Eles part
em Ten regular verbs ending in -ir:
Existir (to exist), partir (to leave), possuir (to have), desistir (to give up), insistir (to insist), resistir (to resist), instruir (to educate), obstruir (to obstruct), exprimir (to express), incluir (to include).
All right, have a nice study and remember to try with other verbs, so you can fix the endings in your mind.
Portuguese conjugations are a little dificult for some students, but with hard work and dedication you'll get there, don't worry, nor jump phases, this way you'll get a better training of this wonderful language.
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