Grammar
Portuguese B1
Build stronger control over past narration, mood, and connected meaning.
On this level
- Narration and background
Separate event from setting in more natural Portuguese.
- Mood and projection
Handle doubt, wish, and more complex clause relationships.
- Reference and finish
Keep connected Portuguese compact and clear.
Narration and background
Separate event from setting in more natural Portuguese.
Pretérito imperfeito
Use the imperfect for background, repeated past action, and ongoing states in the past.
Pretérito perfeito vs imperfeito
Use the perfect for bounded events and the imperfect for background, repetition, or ongoing context.
Mood and projection
Handle doubt, wish, and more complex clause relationships.
Present subjunctive basics
The present subjunctive appears after many expressions of desire, doubt, recommendation, and uncertainty.
Future of the present
The simple future can express future time, but it can also suggest probability or prediction.
Reference and finish
Keep connected Portuguese compact and clear.
Relative pronouns with que and onde
Relative structures help connect information about a noun without constant repetition.
Personal infinitive basics
Portuguese can use an infinitive with an explicit subject-like ending in certain clauses.