Purpose
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use four high-frequency irregular present-tense verbs in real plans and requests.
Lesson Explanation
ir: vou, vai, vamos, vão. ter: tenho, tem, temos, têm. The accent in têm distinguishes plural “they have” from singular tem.
fazer becomes faço in the first person; poder becomes posso. These verbs are worth memorising as full useful forms, not as isolated exceptions.
Practice Questions
1. Write “I go.”
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vou.2. Write “we go.”
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vamos.3. Write “they go.”
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vão.4. Write “I have.”
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tenho.5. What is the plural “they have”?
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têm.6. What distinguishes têm from tem?
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The circumflex; têm is plural.
7. Write “I do/make.”
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faço.8. Write “I can.”
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posso.9. Write “We are going.”
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Vamos.10. Write “I have time.”
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Tenho tempo.11. Write “Can I?”
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Posso?12. Why learn these as whole forms?
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They are frequent and irregular.