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Study Resource: How to conjugate ‘ter’ in Brazilian Portuguese?

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:

The full conjugation of the verb ter(to have) in Brazilian Portuguese is given in the tables below.

Note:
The forms shaded in gray have a spelling change.
Indicative
Subject
pronouns
Simple
present
Preterite
Imperfect
Future
Conditional

eu(I)

tenho

tive

tinha

terei

teria

tu(you)

tens

tiveste

tinhas

terás

terias

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

tem

teve

tinha

terás

teria

nós(we)

temos

tivemos

tínhamos

teremos

teríamos

vós(you)*

tendes

tivestes

tínheis

tereis

teríeis

vocês(you, pl.)
eles, elas

têm

tiveram

tinham

terão

teriam

* This is a very formal form of “you” that is rarely used in Brazilian Portuguese.
Participle
Gerund

tido

tendo

Subjunctive
Subject
pronouns
Present
Imperfect
Future

eu(I)

tenha

tivesse

tiver

tu(you)

tenhas

tivesses

tiveres

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

tenha

tivesse

tiver

nós(we)

tenhamos

tivéssemos

tivermos

vós(you)*

tenhais

tivésseis

tiverdes

vocês(you, pl.),
eles, elas(they)

tenham

tivessem

tiverem

Imperative
Subject
pronouns
Affirmative
Negative

eu(I)

-

-

tu(you)

tem

não tenhas

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

tenha

não tenha

nós(we)

tenhamos

não tenhamos

vós(you)*

tende

não tenhais

vocês(you, pl.),
eles, elas(they)

tenham

não tenhamos

Subject pronouns
Personal infinitive

eu(I)

tiver

tu(you)

tiveres

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

tiver

nós(we)

tivermos

vós(you)*

terdes

vocês(you, pl.),
eles, elas(they)

terem

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