Study Resource: Conjugation of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ in Brazilian Portuguese (the most common forms)

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira

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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Conjugation of ‘ser’ in the indicative mood

* This is a very formal use of “you” that is rarely used in Brazilian Portuguese.
Subject pronouns	Simple present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future	Participle	Gerund
eu(I)	sou	fui	era	serei	sido	sendo
tu(you)	és	foste	eras	serás
você(you, sg.) ele(he, it) ela(she, it)	é	foi	era	serás
nós(we)	somos	fomos	éramos	seremos
*vós(you)	sois	fostes	éreis	sereis
vocês(you, pl.) eles, elas(they)	são	foram	eram	serão

* This is a very formal use of “you” that is rarely used in Brazilian Portuguese.
Subject pronouns	Simple present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future	Participle	Gerund
eu(I)	estou	estive	estava	estarei	estado	estando
tu(you)	estás	estiveste	estavas	estarás
você(you, sg.) ele(he, it) ela(she, it)	está	esteve	estava	estará
nós(we)	estamos	estivemos	estávamos	estaremos
*vós(you)	estais	estivestes	estáveis	estareis
vocês(you, pl.) eles, elas(they)	estão	estiveram	estavam	estarão

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