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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

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.

Conjugation of ‘estar’ in the indicative mood

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

* This is a very formal use of “you” that is rarely used in Brazilian Portuguese.

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