Present
Simple present · now, habits and facts
- I eu toco (telefone
- you você toca (telefone
- he, she, it ele toca (telefone
- we nós tocamos (telefone
- they eles tocam (telefone
ENGLISH VERB
tocar (telefone, campainha)
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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.
My phone rings every time I sit down to eat.
Meu telefone toca toda vez que eu sento para comer.
The doorbell rang in the middle of the movie.
A campainha tocou no meio do filme.
The alarm will ring at five, don't ignore it.
O alarme vai tocar às cinco, não ignora.
Your phone is ringing in the other room.
Seu telefone está tocando no outro quarto.
The phone has rung ten times and nobody answers.
O telefone já tocou dez vezes e ninguém atende.
I would ring the bell, but it is broken.
Eu tocaria a campainha, mas está quebrada.
Ring the bell twice so I know it is you.
Toca a campainha duas vezes para eu saber que é você.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.