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GrammarA1 · Lesson 8

Irregular -er Verbs in the Present Tense

Faço, digo, sei, posso: the present tense of the ten most common irregular -er verbs in Portuguese, with audio and exercises.

Samuel Virgo
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An armchair with an open book on its arm, reading glasses and a cup on a side table

Most verbs ending in -er follow a regular pattern in the present tense. But some of the most common ones have forms you need to learn one by one.

Common irregular -er verbs

Subjectver (to see)ler (to read)fazer (to do / make)dizer (to say / tell)trazer (to bring)
euvejoleiofaçodigotrago
vocêvêlêfazdiztraz
ele / elavêlêfazdiztraz
nósvemoslemosfazemosdizemostrazemos
vocêsveemleemfazemdizemtrazem
eles / elasveemleemfazemdizemtrazem
Subjectsaber (to know)poder (can / be able to)perder (to lose)querer (to want)pôr (to put)
euseipossopercoqueroponho
vocêsabepodeperdequerpõe
ele / elasabepodeperdequerpõe
nóssabemospodemosperdemosqueremospomos
vocêssabempodemperdemquerempõem
eles / elassabempodemperdemquerempõem

Most of the surprises are in the eu form (faço, digo, sei, posso), and in você and ele / ela, which some verbs shorten (faz, diz, quer).

In sentences

  • Eu vejo o mar da janela.I see the sea from the window.
  • Ela lê o jornal todos os dias.She reads the paper every day.
  • Eu faço o jantar.I make dinner.
  • Eu não sei.I don’t know.
  • Posso entrar?Can I come in?
  • Ele quer um café.He wants a coffee.
  • Eu ponho o livro na mesa.I put the book on the table.

These verbs are very common in everyday Portuguese. You can practise them with our conjugation practice.

Practice

Type the missing verb in each blank, then press Check. Once a sentence is right, you can listen to it.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences

Write the verb in brackets in the right form.

  1. 1.
    (ver)
    Eu televisão à noite.
  2. 2.
    (ler)
    Ela o jornal todos os dias.
  3. 3.
    (fazer)
    Nós o jantar juntos.
  4. 4.
    (dizer)
    Eu sempre a verdade.
  5. 5.
    (trazer)
    Você o vinho?
  6. 6.
    (saber)
    Eu não a resposta.
  7. 7.
    (poder)
    Eu abrir a janela?
  8. 8.
    (perder)
    Eu sempre as chaves.
  9. 9.
    (querer)
    Eles um café.
  10. 10.
    (pôr)
    Eu o livro na mesa.
  11. 11.
    (ler)
    Vocês muito?
  12. 12.
    (fazer)
    Eu exercício de manhã.
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