Poder Conjugation - Conjugate Poder in Portuguese
Poder is a Portuguese irregular verb meaning can, to be able to. Poder appears on the 100 Most Used Portuguese Verbs Poster as the 19th most used irregular verb.
Poder Conjugation: Present Tense
eu | posso |
tu | podes |
ele/ela | pode |
nós | podemos |
vós | podeis |
eles/elas | podem |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Poder Particípio
The particípio of Poder is podido. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb ter with the particípio.
Poder Gerúndio
The gerúndio of Poder is podendo.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Portuguese, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Portuguese Conjugation Chart
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