Tempos
verbais/ Form verbs
Presente
/ Simple present (frequent
things; things that don’t change)
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A –Eu vou à escola todos os dias
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I go to school every
day
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N- Eu não jogo a lotaria todas as semanas
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I don’t play lotery
every week
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I – Frequento aulas de inglês diariamente?
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Do I attend english
classes daily?
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Presente
“contínuo” / Present continuos (now,this time, at the moment,this week,imediatelly)
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A –
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Subject+to be+verb+ing
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Ex.- Estou a tentar acabar isto
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I am trying to
finish this
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N –
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Subject+to be+NOT+verb+ing
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Ex. Ela não tem comido bem ultimamente
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She is not eating
well lately
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I -
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To be+subjet+verb+ing
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Ex. Estou a aprender isto depressa?
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I am learning this
quickly?
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Futuro
/ Future 1 (wish, promisse,commitment,not 100%
sure)
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A –
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Subject+will+verb
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Ex.- Eles irão de comboio para o trabalho em Março
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They’ll go by train
to work in March
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N –
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Subject+will+NOT+verb
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Ex. Não beberei álcool até perder 10kg
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I won’t drink
alcohol until I lose 10Kg
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I -
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Will+subjet+verb
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Ex. Casas comigo na próxima primavera?
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Will you marry me
next Spring?
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Futuro
/ Future 2 (100% sure, made a
decision,someone told about the future)
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A –
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Subject+to be+going to+verb
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Ex.- Vais ajudar-me com estas tabelas
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You will going to
help me with these tables
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N –
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Subject+to be+NOT+going to+verb
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Ex. Ele não vai trazer as suas crianças para o jantar
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He is not going to
bring his hildren for dinner
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I -
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To be+subjet+going to+verb
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Ex. Vai chegar a qualquer instante?
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Is it going to
arrive anytime?
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Futuro
“contínuo”/ Future continuos (2 actions at same time)
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A –
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Subject+will be+verb+ing
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Ex.- Quando ela sair, eu vou estar a estudar
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When she leaves, I
will be studing
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N –
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Subject+will+NOT+be+verb+ing
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Ex. Enquanto ela vai às compras não vou preparar o jantar
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While she goes
shopping, I will not be preparing dinner
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I -
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Will +subjet+be+verb+ing
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Ex. Quando eu chegar vai estar muito frio?
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By the time I come,
will it be freezing?
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Passado / Simple past (actions in the past that are over)
- Was for I,he,she,it; Were for you,we,they
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A –
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Subject+verb+ed (or irregular verb)
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Ex.- Viajei pela Europa quando era criança
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I travelled around
Europe when I was a child
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Ex. Eu era o mais alto na escola primária
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I was the tallest in primary shcool
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N –
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Subject+did+NOT+ verb (infinitive)
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Ex. Não trabalhámos muito na semana passada
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We didn’t work much
last week
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Ex. O meu melhor amigo não era uma rapariga
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My best friend was not a girl
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I -
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Did+subjet +verb (infinitive)
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Ex. Os meus primos tinham uma piscina grande?
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Did my cousins have
a big pool?
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Ex. Estavam os nossos avós no casamento?
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Were out grand parents at wedding?
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Passado
“perfeito”/ Present perfect (from a point in the past til now)
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A –
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Subject+have/has+verb (past participle)
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Ex.- Tenho tentado falar inglês desde a minha infância
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I have tried to
speak english since my childhood
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N –
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Subject+have/has+NOT+verb (past participle)
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Ex. Os meus pais não tem tido muita sorte
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My parents haven’t
had much lucky
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I -
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Have/has +subjet+ verb (past participle)
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Ex. Ela já tomou o pequeno almoço?
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Has she had
breakfast already?
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Passado continuo/ Past contínuos (to be + past)
Ex. I was
having problems when i was married
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