Verb Usage - Present Tense Flashcards by Emily Morrison

Verb Usage (Present tense):
Do you have this dress in blue?

Tem este vestido em azul?

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What time do you (pl.) have to leave?

A que horas vocês têm que sair?

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I’m going home

Eu vou para casa

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You (pl.) are going to the park

Vocês vão ao parque

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I see my friends every day

Eu vejo meus amigos todos os dias

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We’re seeing my parents tomorrow

Vemos meus pais amanhã

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I always make my bed in the morning

Eu sempre faço a cama de manhã

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Do you (pl.) make snowmen in winter?

Vocês fazem bonecos de neve no inverno?

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I can’t go with you

Eu não posso ir com você

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You can do what you want

Você pode fazer o que quiser

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The dog brings the ball

O cachorro traz a bola

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We always bring our books to the class

Nós sempre trazemos nossos livros para a aula

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We’re happy to see you

Estamos felizes em ver vocês

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You (pl.) are very busy this week

Vocês estão muito ocupados esta semana

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You never write letters

Você nunca escreve cartas

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They write poetry

Eles escrevem poesia

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I read the newspaper every day

Eu leio o jornal todos os dias

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They read the menu

Eles leem o cardápio

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He isn’t telling the truth

Ele não diz a verdade

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They say that they read a lot

Eles dizem que leem muito

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I listen to classical music

Ouço música clássica

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We hear the explosion

Nós ouvimos a explosão

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She is hardworking

Ela é trabalhadora

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We’re friends since infancy

Somos amigos desde a infância

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Verb Usage (Present tense): I eat fish every day

Eu como peixe todos os dias

Verb Usage (Present tense): We eat a snack at home

Nós comemos um lanche em casa

Verb Usage (Present tense): I play tennis at weekends

Eu jogo tênis nos fins de semana

Verb Usage (Present tense): They play football after school

Eles jogam futebol depois da escola

Verb Usage (Present tense): I can’t reach the book on the top shelf

Eu não consigo alcançar o livro na prateleira de cima

Verb Usage (Present tense): You can do it!

Você consegue!

Verb Usage (Present tense): I prefer sweet things to salty

Prefiro coises doces às salgadas

Verb Usage (Present tense): Do you prefer to spend your holidays at the beach?

Você prefere passar as férias na praia?

Verb Usage (Present tense): We put (Pôr) our cars in the garage

Nós pomos nossos carros na garagem

Verb Usage (Present tense): The girls lay the table for their mum

As meninas põem a mesa para a mãe

Verb Usage (Present tense): Do you go out on Saturdays?

Você sai aos sábados?

Verb Usage (Present tense): We aren’t going out for dinner

Nós não saímos para jantar

Verb Usage (Present tense): I fall down the stairs

Eu caio da escada

Verb Usage (Present tense): We fall in the snow

Nós caímos na neve

Verb Usage (Present tense): I never sleep well

Eu nunca durmo bem

Verb Usage (Present tense): Marcelo sleeps for ten hours

O Marcelo dorme por dez horas

Verb Usage (Present tense): We visit our friend in hospital

Nós visitamos o nosso amigo no hospital

Verb Usage (Present tense): They visit the library

Eles visitam a biblioteca

Verb Usage (Present tense): He departs for Europe tomorrow

Ele parte para a Europa amanhã

Verb Usage (Present tense): We separate (lit. part) the tart into slices

Nós partimos a torta em fatias

Verb Usage (Present tense): You laugh (lit. give a laugh) when I make jokes

Você dá risada quando eu faço piadas

Verb Usage (Present tense): They give a vote of confidence

Elas dão um voto de confiança

Verb Usage (Present tense): I know how to speak Portuguese

Eu sei falar português

Verb Usage (Present tense): You (pl.) know her name

Vocês sabem o nome dela

Verb Usage (Present tense): We’re coming to the meeting

Nós vimos para a reunião

Verb Usage (Present tense): He comes from Portugal

Ele vim de Portugal

Verb Usage (Present tense): I waste time when I don’t focus on the task

Eu perco tempo quando não foco na tarefa

Verb Usage (Present tense): We miss the train because we left late

Nós perdemos o trem porque saímos tarde

Verb Usage (Present tense): I order a coffee

Eu peço um café

Verb Usage (Present tense): They ask for a table at the restaurant

Eles pedem uma mesa no restaurante

Verb Usage (Present tense): I pay the bill

Eu pago a conta

Verb Usage (Present tense): She pays for the shopping with her card

Ela paga as compras com o cartão

Verb Usage (Present tense): I get off when the buss stops at my stop

Eu desço quando o ônibus para na minha parada

Verb Usage (Present tense): We go down the mountains in the direction of the valley

Nós descemos às montanhas em direção ao vale

Verb Usage (Present tense): We climb the stairs

Nós subimos as escadas

Verb Usage (Present tense): You (pl.) go up the escalator

Vocês sobem a escada rolante

Verb Usage (Present tense): She dances in the club all night

Ela dança na boate a noite toda

Verb Usage (Present tense): They dance with their partners

Eles dançam com os parceiros

Verb Usage (Present tense): You know the city well

Você conhece bem a cidade

Verb Usage (Present tense): We don’t know the new teacher

Nós não conhecemos a nova professora

Verb Usage (Present tense): She looks at the screen

Ela olha para a tela

Verb Usage (Present tense): They look out the window

Elas olham para a janela

Verb Usage (Present tense): I speak with my family every day

Eu falo com a família todos os dias

Verb Usage (Present tense): We speak about the work

Nós falamos sobre o trabalho

Verb Usage (Present tense): My head hurts

A minha cabeça dói

Verb Usage (Present tense): My feet hurt after that walk

Meus pés doem depois daquela caminhada

Verb Usage (Present tense): We must present the documents tomorrow

Nós devemos apresentar os documentos amanhã

Verb Usage (Present tense): The pupils owe me their homework

Os alunos me devem o dever de casa

Verb Usage (Present tense): I look for information online

Eu procuro informações online

Verb Usage (Present tense): She looks for a solution

Ela procura uma solução

Verb Usage (Present tense): We let you rest

Nós deixamos você descansar

Verb Usage (Present tense): They leave the door open

Eles deixam a porta aberta

Verb Usage (Present tense): I put the towel on the table

Eu coloco a toalha na mesa

Verb Usage (Present tense): You (pl.) put the chairs in the garden

Vocês colocam as cadeiras no jardim

Verb Usage (Present Tense): The farmer picks (using 'apanhar') the corn

O fazendeiro apanha o milho

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We pick up (using 'apanhar') a stone from the ground

Nós apanhamos uma pedra do chão

Verb Usage (Present Tense): The detective follows the clues to discover the culprit

O detetive segue as pistas para descobrir o culpado

Verb Usage (Present Tense): Many people follow the Dalai Lama

Muitas pessoas seguem o Dali Lama

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I open the door and leave the house

Eu abro a porta e saio da casa

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We open the bottle of wine with a corkscrew

Nós abrimos a garrafa de vinho com um saca-rolhas

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I am easily distracted by anything

Eu me distraio facilmente com qualquer coisa

Verb Usage (Present Tense): The noise distracts me

O barulho me distrai

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We’re staying right here

Ficamos bem aqui

Verb Usage (Present Tense): The chairs are (using ‘ficar’) beside the table

As cadeiras ficam ao lado da mesa

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I don’t feel very well

Não me sinto muito bem

Verb Usage (Present Tense): He feels her hand on his shoulder

Ele sente a mão dela no seu ombro

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We always dress the twins identically

Nós sempre vestimos os gêmeos iguais

Verb Usage (Present Tense): You (pl.) dress your daughter in beautiful dresses

Vocês vestem a filha com vestidos lindos

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We drink tea with our grandmothers

Nós bebemos chá com as nossas avós

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We need orange juice for those that don’t drink

Precisamos de suco de laranja para aqueles que não bebem

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I’ll decide where we eat lunch

Eu decido onde vamos almoçar

Verb Usage (Present Tense): You decide if you go to the party or not

Você decide se vai à festa ou não

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I arrange with my friend to go to the cinema

Eu combino com o meu amigo de ir ao cinema

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We arrange to meet in the square

Nós combinamos de nos encontrar na praça

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We come to the party. We see our friends.

Nós vimos à festa. Nós vemos nossos amigos.

Verb Usage (Present Tense): They come down the road. They see me waving.

Eles vêm pela rua. Eles me vêem acenando

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We close the account

Nós fechamos a conta

Verb Usage (Present Tense): The shops close at 7pm

As lojas fecham às sete da noite

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I receive lots of letters

Eu recebo muitas cartas

Verb Usage (Present Tense): They receive a good salary

Eles recebem um salário bom

Verb Usage (Present Tense): He lives life with passion

Ele vive a vida com paixão

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We live unforgettable moments together

Nós vivemos momentos inesquecíveis juntos

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I choose a book at the library

Eu escolho um livro na biblioteca

Verb Usage (Present Tense): He always chooses the sweetest dessert

Ele sempre escolhe a sobremesa mais doce

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I guarantee that everything will be alright

Eu garanto que vai dar tudo certo

Verb Usage (Present Tense): Do you (pl.) guarantee the data's security?

Vocês garantem a segurança dos dados?

Verb Usage (Present Tense): Are you listening to what I'm saying?

Você escuta o que eu digo?

Verb Usage (Present Tense): We listen to the radio in the car

Nós escutamos o rádio no carro

Verb Usage (Present Tense): What do you want?

O que é que você quer?

Verb Usage (Present Tense): They want to visit the beaches of Ubatuba at the weekend

Elas querem visitar as praias de Ubatuba no fim de semana

Verb Usage (Present Tense): I come to your house. I see your family.

Eu venho até sua casa. Eu vejo sua família

Verb Usage (Present Tense): He comes to help me. He sees I am in trouble.

Ele vem me ajudar. Ele vê que estou em apuros.

Verb Usage (Present tense): Will you pick up (use 'pegar') the phone and call me?

Você pega o telefone e me liga?

Verb Usage (Present tense): We take the books from the bookcase

Nós pegamos os livros da estante

Verb Usage (Present tense): We put the dogs on leads (use 'prender')

Nós prendemos os cachorros nas coleiras

Verb Usage (Present tense): They apprehend / catch the suspects

Eles prendem os suspeitos

Verb Usage (Present tense): I charge my phone

Carrego meu celular

Verb Usage (Present tense): We load the car and leave for the beach

Carregamos o carro e partimos para a praia

Verb Usage (Present tense): I maintain discipline in my studies

Eu mantenho a disciplina nos meus estudos

Verb Usage (Present tense): We maintain our friendship despite the distance

Nós mantemos a amizade apesar da distância

Verb Usage (Present tense): I cover the leftover food

Eu cubro as sobras de comida

Verb Usage (Present tense): The crocheted mats cover the entire floor of the house

Os tapetes de crochê cobrem todo o chão da casa

Verb Usage (Present tense): We correct the tests

Nós corrigimos as provas

Verb Usage (Present tense): They correct me when my pronunciation is wrong

Elas me corrigem quando minha pronúncia está errada

Verb Usage (Present tense): You amuse me with your ideas

Você me diverte com as suas idéias

Verb Usage (Present tense): João's jokes amuse the whole family

As piadas do João divertem a família inteira

Verb Usage (Present tense): She never lies in front of her parents

Ela nunca mente diante dos seus pais

Verb Usage (Present tense): They always lie

Eles sempre mentem

Verb Usage (Present tense): We repeat the instructions over and over

Repetimos as instruções inúmeras vezes

Verb Usage (Present tense): They repeat the love song when the hero dies

Eles repetem a canção de amor quando o herói morre

Verb Usage (Present tense): I serve my country (homeland)

Eu sirvo à minha pátria

Verb Usage (Present tense): Your idea works (lit. serves) to solve our problem

A sua idéia serve para resolver o nosso problema

Verb Usage (Present tense): I don't drive

Eu não dirijo

Verb Usage (Present tense): We drive in the dark

Nós dirigimos no escuro

Verb Usage (Present tense): I act on behalf of my absent brother

Eu ajo em nome do meu irmão ausente

Verb Usage (Present tense): This police in this city always act professionally

A polícia nesta cidade sempre age profissionalmente

Verb Usage (Present tense): I pretend to be what I'm not

Eu finjo ser o que não sou

Verb Usage (Present tense): Sometimes Pedro puts on / feigns a southern accent

As vezes Pedro finge um sotaque do sul

Verb Usage (Present tense): When I arrive at home with the baby, I undress her and give her a bath

Quando chego em casa com o bebê, eu a dispo e dou banho nela

Verb Usage (Present tense): He always undresses in the bedroom

Ele sempre se despe no quarto

Verb Usage (Present tense): We discover a new restaurant in the city

Nós descobrimos um novo restaurante na cidade

Verb Usage (Present tense): They discover the answer when they read the book

Elas descobrem a resposta quando leem o livro

Verb Usage (Present tense): The policeman chases the thief down the road

O policial persegue o ladrão pela rua

Verb Usage (Present tense): The cats chase the rat

Os gatos perseguem o rato

Verb Usage (Present tense): He laughs when he is nervous

Ele ri quando está nervoso

Verb Usage (Present tense): They laugh at one another

Eles riem um para o outro

Verb Usage (Present tense): I smile when I'm happy

Eu sorrio quando estou feliz

Verb Usage (Present tense): It's magical when your baby smiles at you for the first time

É mágico quando seu bebê sorri para você pela primeira vez

Verb Usage (Present tense): The solution contains all the ingredients

A solução contém todos os ingredientes

Verb Usage (Present tense): I contain my anger

Eu contenho a minha raiva

Verb Usage (Present tense): I oppose this idea

Eu me oponho a essa ideia

Verb Usage (Present tense): We oppose the change

Nós opomos à mudança

Verb Usage (Present tense): We digest food well

Nós digerimos bem a comida

Verb Usage (Present tense): They don't digest information well

Eles não digerem bem as informações

Verb Usage (Present tense): We reflect that, in our job, patience is required

Refletimos que no nosso trabalho é preciso paciência

Verb Usage (Present tense): Their yawns reflect their boredom

Os bocejos deles refletem o tédio

Verb Usage (Present tense): I suggest we have dinner together

Eu sugiro que jantamos juntos

Verb Usage (Present tense): This music suggests the illusion of paradise

Esta música sugere a ilusão de paraíso

Verb Usage (Present tense): I'm referring to her husband

Eu me refiro ao marido dela

Verb Usage (Present tense): What does this call refer to?

A que se refere essa ligação?

Verb Usage (Present tense): In the circus there are people who swallow fire

No circo há gente que engole fogo

Verb Usage (Present tense): We chew the chocolate and afterwards we swallow it

Nós mastigamos o chocolate e depois o engolimos

Verb Usage (Present tense): I cough because of the dense smoke

Eu tusso por causa da fumaça densa

Verb Usage (Present tense): We cough constantly during the winter

Nós tossimos sem parar durante o inverno

Verb Usage (Present tense): You disappear when I need help

Você some quando eu preciso de ajuda

Verb Usage (Present tense): You (pl.) always disappear when the doorbell rings

Vocês sempre somem quando a campainha toca

Verb Usage (Present tense): She spits in the face of her adversary

Ela cospe na cara da sua adversária

Verb Usage (Present tense): Many young people spit when they walk down the road

Muitos jovens cospem quando descem pela rua

Verb Usage (Present tense): I flee from work everyday

Eu fujo do trabalho todos os dias

Verb Usage (Present tense): He flees from responsibility

Ele foge da responsabilidade

Verb Usage (Present tense): I prevent the illness with a vaccine

Eu previno a doença com a vacina

Verb Usage (Present tense): We prevent accidents by taking precautions

Nós prevenimos acidentes tomando precauções

Verb Usage (Present tense): The industry hasn't progressed in years

A indústria não progride há anos

Verb Usage (Present tense): Our history projects progress well

Nossos projetos de história progridem bem

Verb Usage (Present tense): I polish the silverware

Eu pulo a prataria

Verb Usage (Present tense): Jimmy polishes his shoes once a week

Jimmy pule os sapatos uma vez por semana

Verb Usage (Present tense): This factory produces tools

Esta fábrica produz ferramentas

Verb Usage (Present tense): We produce organic foods on our farm

Nós produzimos alimentos orgânicos na nossa fazenda

Verb Usage (Present tense): The star sparkles with intensity

A estrela reluz com intensidade

Verb Usage (Present tense): His eyes sparkle with joy

Os olhos dele reluzem de alegria

Verb Usage (Present tense): I hate you!

Te odeio!

Verb Usage (Present tense): We mechanics hate working on trucks

Nós, mecânicos, odiamos trabalhar em caminhões

Verb Usage (Present tense): I measure everything very carefully

Eu meço tudo com muito cuidado

Verb Usage (Present tense): We measure the wood before cutting it

Nós medimos a madeira antes de cortá-la

Verb Usage (Present tense): I'm worth your time

Eu valho seu tempo

Verb Usage (Present tense): This film is worth watching again

Esse filme vale a pena ver de novo

Verb Usage (Present tense): I don't fit in this chair

Eu não caibo nesta cadeira

Verb Usage (Present tense): These decisions don't fit into my plans

Essas decisões não cabem nos meus planos

Verb Usage (Present tense): We turn on the air conditioning in the summer

Nós ligamos o ar condicionado no verão

Verb Usage (Present tense): You (pl.) never pay attention when I talk

Vocês nunca ligam quando eu falo

Verb Usage (Present tense): We turn off the television to sleep

Nós desligamos a televisão para dormir

Verb Usage (Present tense): They turn off the electrical appliances before travelling

Eles desligam os aparelhos elétricos antes de viajar

Verb Usage (Present tense): Here I return your precious belongings

Aqui eu devolvo seus pertences preciosos

Verb Usage (Present tense): We return the money he lent us

Nós devolvemos o dinheiro que ele nos emprestou

Verb Usage (Present tense): This type of wood doesn't catch light easily

Este tipo de madeira não acenda facilmente

Verb Usage (Present tense): The motivational speeches ignite the public

Os discursos motivacionais acendem o público

Verb Usage (Present tense): We hand in the exams before the time is up

Nós entregamos os exames antes de acabar a hora

Verb Usage (Present tense): The postmen deliver the letters

Os carteiros entregam as cartas

Verb Usage (Present tense): We quickly skimmed through the book's chapters to get an idea of the content

Nós folheamos os capítulos do livro rapidamente para ter uma ideia do conteúdo

Verb Usage (Present tense): They flip through the pages to find specific information

Elas folheiam as páginas para encontrar uma informação específica

Verb Usage (Present tense): We accept the challenge

Nós aceitamos o desafio

Verb Usage (Present tense): Do you (pl.) accept the proposal?

Vocês aceitam a proposta?

Verb Usage (Present tense): We earn very little at our work

Nós ganhamos muito pouco em nossos empregos

Verb Usage (Present tense): I earn R$50 per hour

Eu ganho cinquenta reais por hora

Verb Usage (Present tense): I spend a lot of money on books

Eu gasto muito dinheiro com livros

Verb Usage (Present tense): You spend little, which is good

Você gasta pouco, o que é bom

Verb Usage (Present tense): I release the birds from captivity

Eu solto os pássaros do cativeiro

Verb Usage (Present tense): We set off (lit. release) fireworks at New Year

Nós soltamos foguetes no Ano Novo

Verb Usage (Present tense): I attract my husband with a look

Eu atraio o meu marido com um olhar

Verb Usage (Present tense): As famous singers, they attract lots of people to the restaurant

Como cantores famosos, eles atraem muita gente ao restaurante

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