Portuguese verbs

From Wikiversity

to be: SER (as in "I am a boy - eu sou um rapaz) Present simple conjugation:

Eu Sou

Tu És

Ele/Ela É

Nós Somos

Vós Sois

Eles/Elas Sǎo

to be: ESTAR (as in "I am at the cinema" - eu estou no cinema) Present simple conjugation:

Eu estou

Tu estás

Ele/Ela está

Nós estamos

Vós estais

Eles/Elas estão

Note that vós is no longer in use by any Portuguese speakers. Tu is used only in Portugal between very close family members, or friends. Portuguese still uses the future subjunctive tense, unique amongst other Romance languages.