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

By: Fabiana Dametto Oliveira

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

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

eu meaning I

tenho

tive

tinha

terei

teria

tu meaning you

tens

tiveste

tinhas

terás

terias

você meaning you, sg.
ele meaning he, it
ela meaning she, it

tem

teve

tinha

terás

teria

nós meaning we

temos

tivemos

tínhamos

teremos

teríamos

vós meaning you*

tendes

tivestes

tínheis

tereis

teríeis

vocês meaning you, pl.
eles, elas

têm

tiveram

tinham

terão

teriam

ParticipleGerund

tido

tendo

Subjunctive

eu meaning I

tenha

tivesse

tiver

tu meaning you

tenhas

tivesses

tiveres

você meaning you, sg.
ele meaning he, it
ela meaning she, it

tenha

tivesse

tiver

nós meaning we

tenhamos

tivéssemos

tivermos

vós meaning you*

tenhais

tivésseis

tiverdes

vocês meaning you, pl.,
eles, elas meaning they

tenham

tivessem

tiverem

Imperative

eu meaning I

-

-

tu meaning you

tem

não tenhas

você meaning you, sg.
ele meaning he, it
ela meaning she, it

tenha

não tenha

nós meaning we

tenhamos

não tenhamos

vós meaning you*

tende

não tenhais

vocês meaning you, pl.,
eles, elas meaning they

tenham

não tenhamos

Subject pronounsPersonal infinitive

eu meaning I

tiver

tu meaning you

tiveres

você meaning you, sg.
ele meaning he, it
ela meaning she, it

tiver

nós meaning we

tivermos

vós meaning you*

terdes

vocês meaning you, pl.,
eles, elas meaning they

terem