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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ler

to read

  • #62 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: lendo
  • Past participle: lido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you read
  3. nós we read
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all read

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you read
  3. nós we read
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all read

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to read
  3. nós we are going to read
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to read

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to read
  3. nós we used to read
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to read

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would read
  3. nós we would read
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would read

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you read
  3. nós (that) we read
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all read

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you read
  3. nós (if) we read
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all read

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I read
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you read
  3. nós (when) we read
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all read

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você read!
  2. vocês read! (all of you)

How to use ler

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu leio um pouco toda noite antes de dormir.

    I read a little every night before bed.

  2. Past

    Você leu a mensagem que eu mandei?

    Did you read the message I sent?

  3. Future

    Vou ler esse livro nas férias.

    I'm going to read this book on vacation.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe lia histórias pra gente toda noite.

    My mom used to read us stories every night.

  5. Conditional

    Eu leria mais se tivesse tempo.

    I would read more if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você leia o contrato com atenção.

    I want you to read the contract carefully.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele lesse o manual, saberia usar o aparelho.

    If he read the manual, he'd know how to use the device.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você ler o e-mail, me responde.

    When you read the email, reply to me.

  9. Imperative

    Leiam o aviso antes de entrar na piscina.

    Read the notice before going into the pool.

Where you hear ler

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu leio todo dia. I read every day.
  • Eu li o mapa. I read the map.
  • Eu vou ler este livro. I'm going to read this book.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu leio os relatórios toda semana. I read the reports every week.
  • Eu li os relatórios dela. I read her reports.
  • Eu vou ler este livro nas férias. I'm going to read this book on holiday.
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I Was Sleeping When the Storm Started

Beginner Level 3 · ler · lendo

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Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · eu li

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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · lê

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The Secret Is the Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · lê

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I've Been Studying in Secret

Intermediate Level 3 · leio

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As Soon As It's Signed

Intermediate Level 3 · leiam

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It Hasn't Sunk In Yet

Intermediate Level 3 · leu

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.