Regular verbs in Portuguese and Spanish – present tense

Portuguese and Spanish are quite similar. That is why, I like to compare both languages from time to time. I am aware of the fact that it may be considered weird. However, I believe that people who speak more than two languages that are related, use this method to memorise quicker....and achieve their goal, which is fluency.

Today, I would like to show you how similar those two really are. At least, when we take the present tense into account. We have to bear in mind that we speak only about regular verbs. So, let’s start.

-ar

falar vs hablar

eu fal-o     yo habl-o

tu fal-as     tú habl-as

ele/ela/você fal-a     él/ella/usted habl-a

            nós falamos-amos     nosotros/nosotras habl-amos

                                      vosotros/vosotras habl-áis

   eles/elas/vocês fal-am     ellos/ellas/ustedes habl-an

-er

comer vs beber

eu com-o    yo beb-o
tu com-es    tú beb-es
ele/ela/você com-e    él/ella/usted beb-e

               nós com-emos    nosotros/nosotras beb-emos

                                    vosotros/vosotras beb-éis

  eles/elas/vocês com-em    ellos/ellas/ustedes beb-en

-ir

-partir vs vivir

eu part-o      yo viv-o

tu part-es      tú viv-es

ele/ela/você part-e      él/ella/usted viv-e

                   nós part-imos     nosotros/nosotras viv-imos

                                      vosotros/vosotras viv-ís

   eles/elas/vocês part-em     ellos/ellas/ustedes viv-en

P.S. We do not use vós (=you in plural) in Portuguese. Instead we apply vocês.