Appendix:Portuguese verbs in -er

Example: beber (to drink)

a)Nominal Forms:

a1)Gerund or Present Participle: bebendo

a2)Past Participle: bebido

a3)Impersonal Infinitive: beber

a4)Personal Infinitive:

b)Indicative Mood:

b1)Present Tense:

b2)Imperfect Past Tense (past time and imperfect aspect):

b3)Perfect Past Tense (past time and perfect aspect - do not confuse with past perfect in English):

b4)Plusperfect Past Tense (used in the same situations as the Past Perfect Tense in English):

b5)Present Future Tense (used in the same situations as the Simple Future Tense in English):

b6)Past Future tense (used in almost same situations as the Conditional Tense in English):

c)Subjunctive Mood:

c1)Present Tense:

c2)Imperfect Past Tense:

c3)Future Tense:

d)Imperative Mood:

d1)Affirmative Imperative Tense:

d2)Negative Imperative Tense: