Study Resource: Regular verbs that change their spelling in the simple present
By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos
The following Brazilian Portuguese verbs undergo a spelling change in the simple present that allows the to retain the same pronunciation in all its forms.
Subject Pronouns | erguer(to lift) | crescer(to grow) | agir(to act) |
|---|---|---|---|
eu(I) | ergo | cresço | ajo |
tu(you) | ergues | cresces | ages |
você(you, sg.)ele(he, it)ela(she, it) | ergue | cresce | ages |
nós*(we) | erguemos | crescemos | agimos |
vocês(you, pl.)eles, elas(they) | erguem | crescem | agem |
Verbs that follow the same spelling change as crescer:
vencer(to win)
descer(to go down)
rejuvenescer(to rejuvenate)
florescer(to bloom)
parecer(to seem)
esclarecer(to clarify)
torcer(to twist)
aparecer(to appear)
permanecer(to stay)
envelhecer(to age)
obedecer(to obey)
Verbs that follow the same spelling change as agir:
fugir(to escape)
reagir(to react)
restringir(to restrict)
interagir(to interact)
fingir(to fake)
corrigir(to correct)
dirigir(to drive, to manage)
exigir(to demand)
atingir(to reach)
