Lesson8 p204

204 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

10, Querer	“to wish,”	“to want”
	PRESENT	PAST	FUTURĘ
I	ąuero	quis	quererei
You (sing.) (ąueres)		(ąuiseste)	(quererds)
He, she, it	ąuer	quis	querera
We	ąueremos	quisemos	quereremos
You (pl.)	(ąuereis)	(ąuisestes)	(querereis)
They	ąuerem	quiseram	quererdo

IMPERATIVE

Familiar:    Polite:

(Querf Quere!)    (Quiera!) sing.

sing.

(Querei!) pl.    Queiram! pl.

Quero permanecer aąui. I want to stay here. Nao ąuiseram    They wouldn’t (didn’t

perdoar-nos.    want to) pardon us.

II. Trazer “to bring”

	PRESENT	PAST	FUTURĘ
I	trago	trouxe^>	trarei
You (sing.)	(trazes)	(trouxeste)	(traras)
He, she, it	traz	irowce	irard
We	trazemos	trouxemos	traremos
You (pl.)	(trazeis)	(trouxestes)	(trarei s)
They	trazem	trouxeram	trarao

¹ In these forms x is pronounced like s in see.

IMPERAT1VE

Familiar:    Polite:

(Traze!) sing.    Traga! sing.

(Trazei!) pl.    Tragam! pl.

Que historia triste nos traz hoje ?

Ele viajou por Portugal mas nao me trouxe nada.

Traga para ca!

What sad story are you bringing us today?

He traveled through Portugal but he didn‘t bring me anything. Bring it here!

12. Sair “to leave”

	PRESENT
I	saio
You (sing.)	(sais)
He, she, it	sai
We	satmos
You (pl.)	(sais)
They	saem

PAST	FUTURĘ
sai	sai rei
(sais te)	(sairas)
saiu	saird
saimos	sairemos
(saistes)	(sai rei s)
sairam	sairao

Familiar:

(Sai!) sing. (Sai!) pl.

Saio agora.

Ela saiu por aqui.

IMPERATIVE

Polite: Saia! sing. Saiam! pl.

I’m leaving now.

She went out this way.