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Common Irregular Verbs

8 essential irregular verbs: fazer, poder, querer, saber, dizer, dar, ver, vir

Learning Goal

Can conjugate the 8 most common irregular verbs in present tense

Exam Skills:VISC-A1

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Eu faço café toda manhã.

I make coffee every morning.

Eu sei falar português.

I know how to speak Portuguese.

Eles vêm de Portugal.

They come from Portugal.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Os verbos mais usados em português são irregulares. Aqui estão os 8 essenciais no presente:

fazerpoderquerersaber
eufaçopossoquerosei
tufazespodesqueressabes
ele/vocêfazpodequersabe
nósfazemospodemosqueremossabemos
eles/vocêsfazempodemqueremsabem
dizerdarvervir
eudigodouvejovenho
tudizesdásvêsvens
ele/vocêdizdávêvem
nósdizemosdamosvemosvimos
eles/vocêsdizemdãoveemvêm

Nota: Vir (come) e ver (see) são facilmente confundidos: vêm (they come) vs veem (they see).

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises
Confusing ver (see) with vir (come) — veem vs vêm. Regularizing irregular forms (fazo* → faço). Confusing saber/conhecer. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English irregular verbs change in past (go/went). Portuguese irregulars change in present too. Must memorize eu forms especially.

Eu faço café toda manhã.

I make coffee every morning.

Fazer → eu faço (irregular eu form with ç). All other forms keep faz-: fazes, faz, fazemos, fazem.

Eu sei falar português.

I know how to speak Portuguese.

Saber → eu sei (very irregular!). Saber = know facts/skills. Conhecer = know people/places.

Eles vêm de Portugal.

They come from Portugal.

Vir (come) → vêm (they come). Compare: ver (see) → veem (they see). Accent makes the difference!

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