Verbos irregulares no presente: faço, digo, ponho...
Verbos irregulares no presente: faço, digo, ponho... means “Common irregular verbs in the present: many have an odd eu form (faço, digo, ponho) but a tamer você/ele form”. Beyond ser, estar, ter and ir, a set of very common verbs is irregular in the present indicative. Formation: eu faço / você-ele faz · eu digo / diz · eu ponho / põe · eu tenho / tem · eu venho / vem · eu ouço / ouve · eu peço / pede
Common irregular verbs in the present: many have an odd eu form (faço, digo, ponho) but a tamer você/ele form
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eu faço / você-ele faz · eu digo / diz · eu ponho / põe · eu tenho / tem · eu venho / vem · eu ouço / ouve · eu peço / pede
Explanation
Beyond ser, estar, ter and ir, a set of very common verbs is irregular in the present indicative. A clear pattern: many have a surprising eu form ending in -nho or -ço, while the você/ele form is far more regular. Key pairs (eu / você-ele): ter tenho-tem, vir venho-vem, pôr ponho-põe, fazer faço-faz, dizer digo-diz, poder posso-pode, querer quero-quer, dar dou-dá, ver vejo-vê, saber sei-sabe, trazer trago-traz, ouvir ouço-ouve, pedir peço-pede, sair saio-sai, ler leio-lê. If you speak Spanish this transfers strongly: tengo/tienes, hago/hace, digo/dice, pongo/pone all line up. But watch the mismatches: Portuguese vejo/vê versus Spanish veo/ve, and ouço/ouve versus Spanish oigo/oye. Memorize the eu form of each verb and the você/ele form will usually follow an easier shape.
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Note
Don't guess these from the infinitive — the eu form is where the surprise lives (fazer to faço, dizer to digo, pôr to ponho). Learn eu + você/ele as a pair for each verb.
FAQ
Verbos irregulares no presente: faço, digo, ponho... — what does it mean and how is it used?
Common irregular verbs in the present: many have an odd eu form (faço, digo, ponho) but a tamer você/ele form. Beyond ser, estar, ter and ir, a set of very common verbs is irregular in the present indicative. A clear pattern: many have a surprising eu form ending in -nho or -ço, while the você/ele form is far more regular. Key pairs (eu / você-ele): ter tenho-tem, vir venho-vem, pôr ponho-põe, fazer faço-faz, dizer digo-diz, poder posso-pode, querer quero-quer, dar dou-dá, ver vejo-vê, saber sei-sabe, trazer trago-traz, ouvir ouço-ouve, pedir peço-pede, sair saio-sai, ler leio-lê. If you speak Spanish this transfers strongly: tengo/tienes, hago/hace, digo/dice, pongo/pone all line up. But watch the mismatches: Portuguese vejo/vê versus Spanish veo/ve, and ouço/ouve versus Spanish oigo/oye. Memorize the eu form of each verb and the você/ele form will usually follow an easier shape.
Verbos irregulares no presente: faço, digo, ponho... — how do you form it?
eu faço / você-ele faz · eu digo / diz · eu ponho / põe · eu tenho / tem · eu venho / vem · eu ouço / ouve · eu peço / pede
Verbos irregulares no presente: faço, digo, ponho... — any usage notes?
Don't guess these from the infinitive — the eu form is where the surprise lives (fazer to faço, dizer to digo, pôr to ponho). Learn eu + você/ele as a pair for each verb.