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Brazilian Present

This is a list of verbs in the present tense in Brazilian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the present form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.

To see: olhar
To write: escrever
To love: amar
To give: oferecer / dar
To play: brincar
To read: ler
To understand: entender
To have: ter
To know: saber
To learn: aprender
To think: pensar
To work: trabalhar
To speak: falar
To drive: dirigir
To smile: sorrir
To find: encontrar

These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the present tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).

I see you: eu vejo você
I write with a pen: escrevo com uma caneta
You love apples: você ama maçãs
You give money: você da dinheiro
You play tennis: você joga tenis
He reads a book: ele lê um livro
He understands me: ele me entende
She has a cat: ela tem um gato
She knows my friend: ela conhece meu amigo
We want to learn: queremos aprender
We think Spanish is easy: achamos que o espanhol é facil
You (plural) work here: vocês trabalham aqui
You (plural) speak French: vocês estudam francês
They drive a car: eles dirigem um carro
They smile: eles sorriem

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