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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ter

to have

  • #3 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: tendo
  • Past participle: tido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ter

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

  1. Present

    Eu tenho dois irmãos e uma irmã.

    I have two brothers and a sister.

  2. Past

    Ontem eu tive um dia muito corrido.

    Yesterday I had a very hectic day.

  3. Future

    Vocês vão ter tempo de visitar o museu?

    Are you going to have time to visit the museum?

  4. Imperfect

    Antes a gente tinha um cachorro chamado Bob.

    We used to have a dog called Bob.

  5. Conditional

    Você teria um minuto para me ajudar?

    Would you have a minute to help me?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você tenha uma boa viagem.

    I hope you have a good trip.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu tivesse mais dinheiro, compraria aquele apartamento.

    If I had more money, I'd buy that apartment.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você tiver dúvida, é só me ligar.

    If you have any questions, just call me.

  9. Imperative

    Tenha paciência, o ônibus já vai chegar.

    Be patient, the bus is about to arrive.

Good to know

  • In Brazil "tem" also means "there is": tem um banco na esquina.
  • "Ter que" is to have to: tenho que trabalhar amanhã.

Where you hear ter

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu tenho dois irmãos. I have two brothers.
  • Eu tive um dia difícil. I had a hard day.
  • Eu vou ter tempo amanhã. I'll have time tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu tenho que trabalhar hoje. I have to work today.
  • Eu tinha um cachorro quando era criança. I had a dog when I was a child.
  • Nós vamos ter uma reunião amanhã. We're going to have a meeting tomorrow.
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Eight Reals

Beginner Level 1 · aqui tem

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I Need a Phone Chip

Beginner Level 1 · você tem · tenho · não tenho

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There's No Hot Water

Beginner Level 2 · eu tenho que · você tem que

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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · eu tinha

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · eu tenho medo de

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The Offer

Beginner Level 2 · nós temos

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They're Coming!

Beginner Level 3 · eles têm

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These Are My Parents

Beginner Level 3 · vocês têm

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · ter · ter vocês aqui

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Three Hundred Years Old

Beginner Level 3 · tinha

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In the Old Days

Beginner Level 3 · não tinha

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Next Year

Beginner Level 3 · tiver

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And 17 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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