198 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE
198 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE
Eu mesmo o fiz.
El es farao muitas promessas.
Ela o faz de algoddo.
Faęa o mais cedo possivel.
I madę (did) it myself.
They will make many promises.
She is making it (out) of cotton.
Do (it) as soon as possible.
2. Haver “to have” (auxiliary verb, usually replaced by ter today)
PRESENT |
PAST |
FUTURĘ | |
I |
hei |
houve |
haverei |
You (sing.) |
(has) |
(houveste) |
(haveras) |
He, she, it |
ha |
houve |
havera |
We |
havemos |
kouvemos |
haveremos |
You (pl.) |
(haveis) |
(houvestes) |
(havereis) |
They |
hdo |
houveram |
haverdo |
IMPERATIVE
Familiar: (Ha!) sing.
(Havei!) pl.
Polite: Haja! sing. Hajam! pl.
Het (tenho) colocado tudo no seu lugar.
Ndo ha estrelas1 no ceu.
Elas ndo haviam favorecido isso.
Ndo houve guerra nesse ano.
I have put (been putting) everything in its place.
There ane no stars in the sky.
They (fem.) had not favored that.
There was no war that year.
3. Ir “to go”
PRESENT | |
I |
vou |
You (sing.) |
(vais) |
He, she, it |
vai |
We |
vamos |
You (pl.) |
(ides) |
They |
vao |
PAST |
FUTURĘ |
foi |
i rei |
(fóstey |
(tras) |
foi |
ira |
fomos |
iremos |
(fostes)' |
(ireis) |
forom |
irao |
IMPERAT1VE
Familiar: Polite:
(Vai!) sing. Va! sing.
(Idei) pl. Yao! pl.
You ao Brasił no varao.
Źle vai sózinho.
Eu vou jogar tenis2 amanha.
Ele foi ve-la.
Vamos!
Vd com ela.
4. Vir “to come”
PRESENT
I venho
You (sing.) (vens) He, she, it vem 2
I am going to Brazil in the summer.
He’s going by himself.
I’m going to play tennis tomorrow. (This contruction is often used to express futurę actions.)
He went to see her.
Let’s go!
Go with her.
PAST FUTURĘ
vim Ytrei
(vieste) (vinis) veio vira
estrelas (P).
No accent mark in Portugal.