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306 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

7. Verbs ending in -guer ot -guir

In these verbs gu changes to g before o or a. This occurs in the same forms as in section 4 above.

Example: distinguir to distinguish

PRESENT INDICATIVE	PRESENT SUBJUNCIIVE
distingo	distinga
(distingues)	(distingas)
distingue	distinga
distinguimos	distingamos
(distinguis)	(distingais)
distinguem	distingam
Some verbs in -guer	and -guir:
erguer to raise	extinguir to extinguish perseguir to pursue
conseguir to obtain	seguir to follow
Seguir is also radical changing (see section 41 above, part III) and it and its derivatives (such as conseguir and perseguir) will show these changes:
PRESENT INDICATIVE	PRESENT SUBJUNCTWE
sigo	siga
(segues)	(sigas)
segue	siga
seguimos	sigamos
(seguis)	(sigais)
seguem	sigam

43. IRREGULAR VERBS

Some of the irregular verbs in Portuguese will be given below. Only tenses which have irregular forms will be given. Verbs with only radical changes or orthographic changes will not be given. Imperative forms will not be listed. Irregular participles will be indicated.

Abrir to open

1. PAST part.:	aberto
[l. PRES. IND.:	Caber to fit in ca i bo, cabes, cabe, cabemos, cabeis, cabem
2. PRES. SUBJ.:	caiba, caibas, caiba, caibamos, caibais, caibam
3. PRĘT. IND.:	coube, coubeste, coube, coubemos, coubestes, couberam
4. PLUP. IND.:	coubera, couberas, coubera, couberamos, coubereis, couberam
5. IMPF. SUBJ.:	coubesse, coubesses, coubesse, coubessemos, coubisseis, coubessem
6. FUT. SUBJ.:	couber, couberes, couber, coubermos, couberdes, couberem

Cair to fali Like sair to leave. See below.

Cobrir to cover L past. part.: coberto

Conduzir to conduct* lead (to)

1. pres. ind.: conduzo, conduzes, conduz,

conduzimos, conduzis; conduzem