A1 · Ser, estar, ter, ir, querer — right now
The counter verbs — present
These five open every door in Portugal. European você takes the same form as ele: o senhor é, a senhora tem, você vai. Tu is for friends: tu és, tu tens. Tap a line, say it back.
ele/você take the same form. eles/vocês too.
ser
to be (the long story)
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Presente
estar
to be (right now)
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Presente
ter
to have
Têm (they have) keeps the circumflex.
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Presente
ir
to go
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Presente
querer
to want
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Presente