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📘 Basic English Course for Portuguese Speakers – All Tenses


  1. Present Tense (Presente)

A. Simple Present (Presente Simples)

Structure: Subject + Verb 1 (s/es) + Object

  1. Eu leio todos os dias. → I read every day.
  2. Ela cozinha comida. → She cooks food.
  3. Eles jogam futebol. → They play football.
  4. O sol nasce de manhã. → The sun rises in the morning.

B. Present Continuous (Presente Contínuo)

Structure: Subject + is/are/am + Verb-ing + Object

  1. Eu estou bebendo água. → I am drinking water.
  2. Ela está cantando uma música. → She is singing a song.
  3. Nós estamos indo ao mercado. → We are going to the market.
  4. As crianças estão brincando. → The children are playing.

C. Present Perfect (Presente Perfeito)

Structure: Subject + has/have + Verb 3 + Object

  1. Eu comi a comida. → I have eaten food.
  2. Ele leu o livro. → He has read the book.
  3. Nós terminamos o trabalho. → We have finished the work.
  4. Eles assistiram ao filme. → They have watched the movie.

D. Present Perfect Continuous (Presente Perfeito Contínuo)

Structure: Subject + has/have been + Verb-ing + Object + since/for

  1. Eu estou estudando há duas horas. → I have been studying for two hours.
  2. Ela está trabalhando desde a manhã. → She has been working since morning.
  3. Eles estão jogando desde as 5 horas. → They have been playing since 5 o’clock.
  4. Nós estamos morando aqui há três anos. → We have been living here for three years.

  1. Past Tense (Passado)

A. Simple Past (Passado Simples)

Structure: Subject + Verb 2 + Object

  1. Eu comi a comida. → I ate food.
  2. Ela foi à escola. → She went to school.
  3. Eles foram ao mercado. → They went to the market.
  4. Nós assistimos a um filme. → We watched a movie.

B. Past Continuous (Passado Contínuo)

Structure: Subject + was/were + Verb-ing + Object

  1. Eu estava lendo. → I was reading.
  2. Ela estava cantando uma música. → She was singing a song.
  3. Eles estavam jogando futebol. → They were playing football.
  4. Nós estávamos conversando. → We were talking.

C. Past Perfect (Passado Perfeito)

Structure: Subject + had + Verb 3 + Object

  1. Eu já tinha comido a comida. → I had eaten food.
  2. Ele já tinha lido o livro. → He had read the book.
  3. Nós já tínhamos terminado o trabalho. → We had finished the work.
  4. Eles já tinham assistido ao filme. → They had watched the movie.

D. Past Perfect Continuous (Passado Perfeito Contínuo)

Structure: Subject + had been + Verb-ing + Object + since/for

  1. Eu estava estudando há duas horas. → I had been studying for two hours.
  2. Ela estava trabalhando desde a manhã. → She had been working since morning.
  3. Eles estavam jogando desde as 5 horas. → They had been playing since 5 o’clock.
  4. Nós estávamos morando aqui há três anos. → We had been living here for three years.

  1. Future Tense (Futuro)

A. Simple Future (Futuro Simples)

Structure: Subject + will/shall + Verb 1 + Object

  1. Eu comerei a comida. → I will eat food.
  2. Ela irá para a escola. → She will go to school.
  3. Eles irão ao mercado. → They will go to the market.
  4. Nós assistiremos ao filme. → We will watch the movie.

B. Future Continuous (Futuro Contínuo)

Structure: Subject + will be + Verb-ing + Object

  1. Eu estarei lendo. → I will be reading.
  2. Ela estará cantando uma música. → She will be singing.
  3. Eles estarão jogando futebol. → They will be playing football.
  4. Nós estaremos conversando. → We will be talking.

C. Future Perfect (Futuro Perfeito)

Structure: Subject + will have + Verb 3 + Object

  1. Eu já terei comido a comida. → I will have eaten food.
  2. Ela já terá lido o livro. → She will have read the book.
  3. Nós já teremos terminado o trabalho. → We will have finished the work.
  4. Eles já terão assistido ao filme. → They will have watched the movie.

D. Future Perfect Continuous (Futuro Perfeito Contínuo)

Structure: Subject + will have been + Verb-ing + Object + since/for

  1. Eu estarei estudando há duas horas. → I will have been studying for two hours.
  2. Ela estará trabalhando desde a manhã. → She will have been working since morning.
  3. Eles estarão jogando desde as 5 horas. → They will have been playing since 5 o’clock.
  4. Nós estaremos morando aqui há três anos. → We will have been living here for three years.

Verb Forms

📜 50 Important English Verb Forms for Arabic Speakers

V1 (Base) V2 (Past) V3 (Past Participle) Arabic Meaning

be was/were been يكون
become became become يصبح
begin began begun يبدأ
break broke broken يكسر
bring brought brought يجلب
build built built يبني
buy bought bought يشتري
catch caught caught يمسك
choose chose chosen يختار
come came come يأتي
cut cut cut يقطع
do did done يفعل
draw drew drawn يرسم
drink drank drunk يشرب
drive drove driven يقود
eat ate eaten يأكل
fall fell fallen يسقط
feel felt felt يشعر
find found found يجد
fly flew flown يطير
forget forgot forgotten ينسى
get got got/gotten يحصل
give gave given يعطي
go went gone يذهب
grow grew grown ينمو
have had had يملك
hear heard heard يسمع
keep kept kept يحفظ
know knew known يعرف
leave left left يغادر
lose lost lost يفقد
make made made يصنع
meet met met يقابل
pay paid paid يدفع
put put put يضع
read read /red/ read /red/ يقرأ
ride rode ridden يركب
ring rang rung يرن
run ran run يركض
say said said يقول
see saw seen يرى
sell sold sold يبيع
send sent sent يرسل
sing sang sung يغني
sit sat sat يجلس
sleep slept slept ينام
speak spoke spoken يتحدث
spend spent spent ينفق
stand stood stood يقف
take took taken يأخذ
tell told told يخبر
think thought thought يفكر
write wrote written يكتب


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