Verbs 2

Question 1

How do you form the present perfect in Portuguese?

Answer 1

ter conjugation + -ado/-ido

tenho comprado = I’ve bought

Question 2

What’s “I (have) just read this book”?

Answer 2

Acabei de ler este livro.

acabar de = to have just done something

Question 3

Conjugate “falar” (to speak) in the perfect.

Answer 3

• eu falei = I spoke
• tu falaste = you spoke
• ele/ela/você falou = he/she/it/you spoke
• nós falamos = we spoke
• vós falastes = you (archaic) spoke
• eles/elas falaram = they spoke

Question 4

Conjugate “vender” (to sell) in the perfect.

Answer 4

• eu vendi = I sold
• tu vendeste = you sold
• ele/ela/você vendeu = he/she/it/you sold
• nós vendemos = we sold
• vós vendestes = you (archaic) sold
• eles/elas venderam = they sold