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Activities: “How to use the present subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese?”

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:

Activity 1: A trip to Jericoacoara

Camila and André are planning to go to Jericoacoara, a beautiful beach town in the Northeast of Brazil. As they have never been there before, Camila wants to know some useful information. Their conversation is written below. Can you select the six verbs conjugated in the present subjunctive?

⤷TIP
Look for the expressions that trigger the present subjunctive.
!Camila: !Oi, !André! !Na !próxima !semana !viajaremos !a !Jericoacoara, !mas !ainda !não !organizamos !nossa !viagem.
!André: !Tem !razão !Camila, !mas !ainda !temos !tempo. !Nós !já !temos !as !passagens !de !avião !e !já !alugamos !um !bom !quarto !de !hotel. !Depois !planejamos !os !passeios.
!Camila: !Não !concordo, !André. !É !importante !que !organizemos !um !roteiro !com !as !atividades !que !queremos !fazer. !Gosto !de !planejar !tudo !com !antecedência.
!André: !Ah, !você !gosta !de !planejar. !Mas !eu !gosto !mais !de !aventuras. !Por !mais !que !o !planejamento !seja !bom, !eu !gosto !de !surpresas.
!Camila: !Eu !prefiro !que !não !haja !surpresas. !Não !gosto !de !ter !que !lidar !com !imprevistos. !Quero !viajar !para !descansar !e !relaxar.
!André: !Tomara !que !não !chova !e !que !faça !bastante !sol! !Essa !é !a !única !surpresa !que !eu !não !quero !ter.
!Camila: !Sim, !com !certeza. !Bom, !eu !vou !conversar !com !a !Mara, !que !já !esteve !lá !duas !vezes. !É !importante !que !nós !saibamos !o !que !fazer !na !viagem.
!André: !Ótimo! !Obrigada, !Camila.
A photo of a white sand beach full of palm trees

Activity 2: Mara’s advice

Camila talked to Mara to try to get some tips about visiting Jericoacoara. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present subjunctive form of the verbs in parentheses to find out what Mara recommended.

  • Primeiro, eu espero que (fazer sol) !

  • É importante que vocês (levar protetor solar) e repelente de mosquitos.

  • Eu duvido que (chover) lá, então não levem guarda-chuva.

  • Caso você (querer) tomar um suco de caju, vá ao restaurante central.

  • Por mais que as pessoas (ser) simpáticas, procure boas ofertas de passeio.

  • Vá a um restaurante que (ter) frutos do mar.

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