Present Subjunctive
The Subjunctive mood
The subjunctive mood has three simple verb tenses:
- O presente do conjuntivo (present subjunctive)
- ✏️ Espero que ele estude para o exame. (I hope he studies for the exam.)
- O pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo (imperfect past subjunctive)
- 🎓 Se ele estudasse mais, tiraria boas notas. (If he studied more, he would get good grades.)
- O futuro do conjuntivo (future subjunctive)
- 😌 Se ele estudar para o exame, vai sentir-se mais preparado. (If he studies for the exam, he will feel more prepared.)
It also has three compound tenses:
The Subjunctive mood
- O pretérito perfeito composto do conjuntivo (present perfect subjunctive)
- 🌙 É possível que ele tenha estudado durante a noite. (It’s possible that he has studied during the night.)
- O pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto do conjuntivo (pluperfect subjunctive)
- 📝 Se ele tivesse estudado mais, teria passado no exame. (If he had studied more, he would have passed the exam.)
- O futuro composto do conjuntivo (future perfect subjunctive).
- ☕ Quando ele tiver estudado tudo, poderá descansar. (When he has studied everything, he will be able to rest.)
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Espero que ele estude. When Portuguese calls for the present subjunctive, its regular and irregular forms, and where it sits among the six subjunctives.
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