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Portuguese grammar

Every Portuguese grammar topic, in one place

Filter by CEFR level, search by topic, and pick the piece that fits what you are stuck on. The catalogue covers the full set of Portuguese grammar rules from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.

  1. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Brazilian and European Portuguese

    The same written standard and two quite different spoken languages. Pronunciation, the second person and everyday vocabulary, set out plainly, so you can pick one and know what you picked.

  2. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Portuguese Verb Groups

    Every Portuguese verb ends in -ar, -er or -ir, and each family takes a predictable set of endings. Learn the three patterns and the regular majority conjugates on sight.

  3. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Ser and Estar

    Portuguese splits to be in two. Permanent against temporary gets you most of the way and then quietly misleads you. Here is the line that actually holds.