Purpose

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe what is happening now using the Brazilian progressive.

Lesson Explanation

Brazilian Portuguese commonly uses estar + gerund: Estou estudando, Ela está trabalhando. For regular verbs, -ar becomes -ando, -er becomes -endo, and -ir becomes -indo.

This differs from European Portuguese, which often uses estar a + infinitive. In this Brazilian-focused course, use the gerund as the normal spoken pattern.

Practice Questions

1. What structure describes an action happening now?

View Answer estar + gerund.

2. Write “I am studying.”

View Answer Estou estudando.

3. Write “She is working.”

View Answer Ela está trabalhando.

4. What ending does an -ar verb take?

View Answer -ando.

5. What ending does an -er verb take?

View Answer -endo.

6. What ending does an -ir verb take?

View Answer -indo.

7. Make falar progressive.

View Answer falando.

8. Make comer progressive.

View Answer comendo.

9. Make abrir progressive.

View Answer abrindo.

10. Write “We are learning.”

View Answer Estamos aprendendo.

11. Which form is common in European Portuguese?

View Answer estar a + infinitive.

12. Which form is normal for this Brazilian course?

View Answer estar + gerund.
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