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Brazilian Portuguese: grammar in English
Learn Brazilian Portuguese with 78 grammar topics: clear explanations in English, examples and available podcasts from A1 to B2.
Verbs, Tenses and Moods
22 Topics
- Regular verbs in the present tenseA1Essential
- Common irregular verbs in the present tenseA1Essential
- Ser and estarA1Essential
- Ter for possession and ageA1Essential
- Near future with ir + infinitiveA1Essential
- Simple past (pretérito perfeito)A2Essential
- Imperfect past (pretérito imperfeito)A2Essential
- Completed events versus past habits and backgroundA2Essential
- Ongoing actions with estar + gerundA2Important
- Everyday commands and requestsA2Important
- Simple future tenseB1Important
- Conditional forms for wishes and hypothetical outcomesB1Important
- Repeated actions with ter + past participleB1Important
- Earlier past with tinha + past participleB1Important
- Present subjunctive: forms and common triggersB1Essential
- Certainty and doubt: indicative versus subjunctiveB1Important
- Uninflected infinitives in subordinate phrasesB1Important
- Imperfect subjunctive for hypothetical situationsB2Important
- Future subjunctive for uncertain future eventsB2Important
- Passive voice with ser + past participleB2Important
- Inflected personal infinitiveB2Important
- Common irregular past participlesB2Further study
Nouns, Articles and Quantities
7 Topics
- Noun gender and common endingsA1Essential
- Singular and plural nounsA1Essential
- Definite articles and agreementA1Essential
- Indefinite articles and agreementA1Essential
- When to use or omit articlesA2Important
- Quantities with muito, pouco, algum and nenhumA2Important
- Countable and uncountable quantitiesB1Important
Pronouns and Determiners
9 Topics
- Subject pronouns and optional subjectsA1Essential
- Possessive words and agreementA1Essential
- Demonstratives: este, esse and aqueleA2Important
- Pronouns after prepositionsA2Important
- Direct object pronoun formsB1Important
- Indirect object pronouns and recipientsB1Important
- Reflexive pronouns and pronominal verbsB1Important
- Indefinite pronouns: alguém, ninguém, tudo and nadaB1Important
- Relative pronouns que, quem and ondeB1Important
Adjectives and Adverbs
7 Topics
- Adjective gender and number agreementA1Essential
- Adjectives before and after nounsA2Important
- Adverbs with -mente and unchanged formsA2Important
- Comparisons with mais, menos and tãoA2Essential
- Relative and absolute superlativesB1Important
- Irregular comparisons: melhor, pior, maior and menorB1Important
- Position of time, manner and frequency adverbsB1Important
Sentence Structure
6 Topics
- Basic statement word orderA1Essential
- Existence with há, tem and existeA2Essential
- Verb complements: infinitive with or without a prepositionA2Important
- Direct and indirect objects in a sentenceB1Important
- Impersonal and passive constructions with seB2Important
- Fronting and emphasis in everyday sentencesB2Further study
Questions and Negation
5 Topics
Prepositions and Contractions
8 Topics
- Contractions of de, em, a and por with articlesA1Essential
- Prepositions of place and positionA1Essential
- Destinations and origins with a, para and deA2Essential
- Prepositions for times, dates and durationsA2Important
- Por versus para: reasons, routes and goalsB1Essential
- Common verb and preposition combinationsB1Important
- Prepositions after common nouns and adjectivesB2Important
- Crase: a + a(s) in writingB2Important
Clauses and Connections
9 Topics
- Connecting clauses with e, mas, ou and porqueA2Essential
- Reported thoughts and statements with queB1Important
- Adding information with relative clausesB1Important
- Expressing purpose with para and para queB1Important
- Time clauses with quando, enquanto and assim queB1Important
- Real and possible conditions with seB1Important
- Hypothetical conditions with seB2Important
- Concessions with embora and mesmo queB2Important
- Indirect speech and changes of perspectiveB2Important