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Second and Third Conjugation Verbs

Now we are going to look at the second and third conjugations (ie. verbs that end in 'er' and 'ir').  The principle is the same as for first conjugation ('ar') verbs – the pattern for each is the same for all regular verbs of the same conjugation.  Take a few minutes (or hours!) trying to memorise the endings for each type of verb.

The second conjugation regular verb:  comer (to eat).
como
comemos
comes
comeis
come
comem

The second conjugation regular verb:  escrever (to write).
escrevo
escrevemos
escreves
escreveis
escreve
escrevem

The third conjugation regular verb:  discernir (to discern).
discernodiscernimos
discernesdiscernis
discerne
discernem

The third conjugation regular verb:  assistir (to attend; to watch)
assisto
assistimos
assistes
assistis
assiste
assistem

Comments
Por
Written by Sarah on 2007-05-25 16:26:20 IP: 212.159.60.54
You've not mentioned 4th conjugation verbs that all come from 'pôr'
Pôr
Written by Administrator on 2009-07-15 08:37:20 IP: 80.3.252.130
These were explained earlier: www.learningportuguese.co.uk/language/verbs-conjugation.html (they are generally referred to as 2nd conjugation, not 4th)
Verb " Pôr"
Written by Wagner do Brasil on 2007-10-25 15:04:10 IP: 201.79.114.247
Hello friends! 
 
The verb " Pôr" conjugation (2nd conjugation) is : 
 
Present Indicative 
 
Singular: 
 
1 - Eu ponho 
2 - Tu pões 
(2) - (Você) põe 
3 - o Sr., a Sra., Ele, Ela põe 
 
Plural : 
 
1 - Nós pomos 
2 - Vós pondes 
(2) - (Vocês) põem 
3 - os Srs., as Sras., Eles, Elas põem 
 
All the verbs ending in "por" like compor, dispor, impor, contrapor, repor, opor, etc. are conjugated in the same way. 
;)
3rd, not 2nd
Written by Marisa on 2009-07-04 01:43:49 IP: 89.152.105.138
Sorry guys, but "pôr" and all he verbs that end in "pôr" or "por" are from the 3rd conjugation, not 2nd. Just a technical detail ;)
2nd, not 3rd
Written by Administrator on 2009-07-15 08:33:22 IP: 81.103.153.54
I checked several references, and they all agreed that -or verbs are generally considered to belong to the 2nd conjugation. For example:  
 
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Portuguese_verbs_in_-or 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_verb_conjugation
diffrence
Written by suimt on 2010-03-16 19:50:04 IP: 59.177.37.51
what is the diffrence between conhser or saber?
Conhecer/Saber
Written by Administrator on 2010-03-16 19:52:04 IP: 81.103.153.54
Conhecer means 'to be familiar with', and is usually used with reference to people or places (eg. 'I know him well'). Saber means 'to know' as in to know a fact or how to do something (eg. 'Sei nadar' = 'I know how to swim').


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