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The Verb ‘To Be’
There are two verbs ‘to be’ in Portuguese: ser andr estar. They
are conjugated as follows:
Present Tense
ser
sou [soh] I am
és [ehsh] you are (sing, fam)
é [eh] he is, she is, it is, you are (sing, pol) HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
somos [sohmoosh] we are
são [sowng] they are, you are (pl)
estar
estou [shtoh] I am
estás [shtash] you are (sing, fam)
está [shta] he is, she is, it is, you are (sing, pol)
estamos [shtamoosh] we are
estão [shtowng] they are, you are (pl) N
Preterite Tense (I was etc)
ser estar Verbs
fui [fwee] estive [shteev]
foste [fohsht] estiveste [shtivehsht]
foi [foh-i] esteve [shtayv]
fomos [fohmoosh] estivemos [shtivaymoosh]
foram [fohrowng] estiveram [shtivehrowng]
Imperfect Tense (I used to be etc)
ser estar
era [ehra] estava [shtava]
eras [ehrash] estavas [shtavash]
era [ehra] estava [shtava]
éramos [ehramoosh] estávamos [shtavamoosh]
eram [ehrowng] estavam [shtavowng]

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