Lesson6 p178

178 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

b. Haver is used in expre$sions of time:

Hd ąuanto tempo?

Ha pouco tempo.

Ha muito tempo.

£les telefonaram ha tris horas.

Ha dois dias que nao me falam.

How long ago?

Not long ago.

A long time ago.

They phoned three hours ago.

They haven’t spoken to me for two days.

c. The third person singular ha means “there is” or “there are” (tern is often used in this sense, especially in Brazil):

Hd muita genie aqui.

Ha urna festa amanhd.

Hd muitos estrangeiros nessa cidade.

There are many people here.

There is a party tomorrow.

There are many foreigners in that city.

Houve and havia mean “there was” or “there were”:

Houve um incendio. Havia muita gente ąuando cheguei.

Havera means “there Haverd outro governo.¹

d. Haver de indicates obligation:

There was a fire.

There were many people when I arrived.

will be”:

There will be another government.

intention, expectation, or

Havemos de

encontrar-nos um dia no Brasil Hei de ir agora mesmo.

e. Other uses:

IIaj a o que houver.

Que hd de novo?

Nao hd de que.

Weil mcet some day in Brazil.

I have to go right now.

Come what may.

What’s new?

Not at all; you’re welcome; don’t mention it.

3. Fazer “to

do/

“make”

faęo

(fazes)

faz

Que vai fazer?

Como se faz isto? Ela fez¹ a cama.

fazemos

(fazeis)

fazem

What are you going to do?

How do you do this? She madę the bed.

a. The third person singular of fazer is used in some expressions about the weather:

Faz bom tempo.    The weather is good.

Ontem fez mau tempo. Yesterday the weather

was bad.

Aqui nunca faz frio.    It’s never cold here.

Faz calor no verdo?    Is it warm in the

summer?

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