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Study Resource: Conjugating ‘ver’ vs. ‘vir’ in the future subjunctive and personal infinitive

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Future subjunctive: ‘ver’ vs. ‘vir’

Subject
pronouns
ver(to see)
vir(to come)

eu(I)

vir

vier

tu(you)

vires

vieres

você(you, sg.)
ele(he, it)
ela(she, it)

vir

vier

nós(we)

virmos

viermos

vós(you, formal)

virdes

vierdes

vocês(you, pl.)
eles, elas(they)

virem

vierem

Examples in sentences:

ver(to see)
vir(to come)

Quando você vir este filme, tenho que certeza que irá gostar.

When you see this movie, I’m sure you’ll like it.

Quando minha família vier me visitar, voupreparar um almoço especial.

When my family comes to see me, I will preparea special lunch.

Se eu vir a Fernanda hoje, aviso que você quer visitá-la.

If I see Fernanda today, I’ll let her know know that you want to visit her.

Se você vier ao Brasil, pode ficar na minha casa.

If you come to Brazil, you can stay in my place.

Personal infinitive: ‘ver’ vs. ‘vir’

Subject
pronouns
ver(to see)
vir(to come)

eu(I)

ver

vir

tu(you)

veres

vires

você(you, sg.)
ele(he, it)
ela(she, it)

ver

vir

nós(we)

vermos

virmos

vós(you, formal)

verdes

virdes

vocês(you, pl.)
eles, elas(they)

verem

virem

Notice that the conjugation of the verb ver(to see) in the future subjunctive is exactly the same for the verb vir(to come) in the personal infinitive.

Examples in sentences:

ver(to see)
vir(to come)

Comprei o ingresso para ver este filme no cinema.

I bought a ticket to see this movie at the cinema.

Por eles virem atrasados, terão que esperar.

Because they come late, they will have to wait.

Vamos esperar até vermos a banda se apresentar.

We’ll wait until we see the band perform.

Apesar de virmos sempre aqui, não conhecemos ninguém.

Although we come here all the time, we don’t know anyone.

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