{"id":520,"date":"2009-04-08T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=486"},"modified":"2009-04-08T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2009-04-08T11:00:42","slug":"working-with-irregular-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/working-with-irregular-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with irregular verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the frustrating things about learning a Romance language is conquering the irregular verbs, since they require memorization. Today we’re going to take a look at three irregular verbs in the present, past perfect, and past imperfect.<\/p>\n

1. p\u00f4r <\/em>[to put]<\/p>\n

Present:<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu ponho<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea p\u00f5e<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s pomos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas p\u00f5em<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past Perfect:<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu pus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea p\u00f4s<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s pusemos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas puseram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past Imperfect:<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu punha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea punha<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s p\u00fanhamos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas punham<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2. poder<\/em> [to can\/be able to]<\/p>\n

Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu posso<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea pode<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s podemos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas podem<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past perfect<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu pude<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea p\u00f4de<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s pudemos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas puderam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past imperfect<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu podia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea podia<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s pod\u00edamos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas podiam<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. vir <\/em>[to come]<\/p>\n

Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu venho<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea vem<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s vimos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas v\u00ea<\/strong>m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past perfect<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu vim<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea veio<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s viemos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas viera<\/strong>m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Past imperfect<\/span><\/p>\n

Eu vinha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea vinha<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s v\u00ed<\/strong>nhamos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas vinham<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the frustrating things about learning a Romance language is conquering the irregular verbs, since they require memorization. Today we’re going to take a look at three irregular verbs in the present, past perfect, and past imperfect. 1. p\u00f4r [to put] Present: Eu ponho Ele\/ela\/voc\u00ea p\u00f5e N\u00f3s pomos Eles\/elas\/voc\u00eas p\u00f5em Past Perfect: Eu pus…<\/p>\n

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