Present
Simple present · now, habits and facts
- I eu contrato
- you você contrata
- he, she, it ele contrata
- we nós contratamos
- they eles contratam
ENGLISH VERB
contratar
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Simple present · now, habits and facts
Simple past · finished actions
Future · “will”
Present continuous · happening right now
Present perfect · “have done”
Conditional · “would”
Imperative · requests and orders
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
The hotel hires extra staff every summer.
O hotel contrata mais funcionários todo verão.
They hired me on the spot.
Eles me contrataram na hora.
We will hire two more nurses next month.
A gente vai contratar mais duas enfermeiras mês que vem.
The bakery is hiring, I saw a sign.
A padaria está contratando, eu vi uma placa.
Have you hired a photographer for the wedding?
Vocês já contrataram um fotógrafo para o casamento?
I would hire her again without thinking twice.
Eu a contrataria de novo sem pensar duas vezes.
Hire someone to paint it, it's a big job.
Contrata alguém para pintar, é um trabalho grande.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.