Polyglot Dictionary

tempo verbal

/ˈtẽpu veʁˈbaw/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os tempos verbais

Meaning

  1. grammatical tense

    • O pretérito é um tempo verbal comum em português.

      The preterite is a common verb tense in Portuguese.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Termo gramatical para a forma do verbo que indica quando a ação acontece.

Practice

1 What does tempo verbal mean?

2 Fill the gap: O pretérito é um tempo ___ comum em português.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tempo verbal?

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