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Regular verbs have a invariable radical (falar - to speak) and are easy to memorize. Each conjugation follows a different, but a regular pattern.
-ar present tense regular verbs
editAll regular verbs ending in -ar are conjugated the same way. The conjugation is dependent on the subject that the verb is in reference to. Here is an example conjugation for the verb falar:
| I speak | Eu fal | o |
| You (s,inf) speak | Tu fal | as |
| He speaks (also ela, você) |
Ele fal | a |
| We speak | Nós fal |
amos |
| You (p) speak | Vós fal |
ais |
| They speak (also elas, vocês) |
Eles fal | am |
-er present tense regular verbs
edit| I eat | Eu com | o |
| You (s,inf) eat | Tu com | es |
| He eats (also ela, você) |
Ele com | e |
| We eat | Nós com |
emos |
| You (p) eat | Vós com |
eis |
| They eat (also elas, vocês) |
Eles com | em |
-ir present tense regular verbs
editRegular tense verbs ending in -ir are handled very similarly to -er verbs. The only difference is the conjugation for nós and vós. Here is an example conjugation for the verb partir (to leave):
| I leave | Eu part | o |
| You (s,inf) leave | Tu part | es |
| He leaves (also ela, você) |
Ele part | e |
| We leave | Nós part |
imos |
| You (p) leave | Vós part | is |
| They leave (also elas, vocês) |
Eles part | em |