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### The verb querer

The verb **querer** (to want) is essential for expressing desires and making plans. It is irregular, so its present tense forms must be memorized:

| Pronoun | Querer (Present) |
| --- | --- |
| Eu | quero |
| Tu | queres |
| Ele / Ela / Você | quer |
| Nós | queremos |
| Eles / Elas / Vocês | querem |

### Connecting to other verbs

Unlike *precisar*, which requires the preposition *de*, **querer** connects directly to an infinitive (a basic, unconjugated verb ending in **-ar**, **-er**, or **-ir**). Just conjugate **querer** and follow it immediately with an action.

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### Making plans and arrangements

Pair **querer** with verbs like **reservar** (to reserve), **sair** (to go out), **alugar** (to rent), and **conhecer** (to meet someone, or to get to know a place) to book trips or arrange outings.

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### Ordering and eating food

**Querer** is also extremely useful in cafes and restaurants. Use it with **comer** (to eat) to say exactly what you are craving.

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The verb to want (querer)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Already and not yet (já, ainda não)

Question	Answer
to see	ver
I want to see the museum.	Quero ver o museu.
We want to see the new car.	Nós queremos ver o carro novo.
to do	fazer
What do you want to do tonight?	O que queres fazer hoje à noite?
They want to do the work.	Eles querem fazer o trabalho.
to visit	visitar
She wants to visit Lisbon.	Ela quer visitar Lisboa.
We want to visit the library at three o'clock.	Nós queremos visitar a biblioteca às três.
to reserve	reservar
I want to reserve a room in the hotel.	Quero reservar um quarto no hotel.
They want to reserve a table at the restaurant.	Eles querem reservar uma mesa no restaurante.
to go out	sair
Do you want to go out tonight?	Queres sair hoje à noite?
He wants to leave early.	Ele quer sair cedo.
to rent	alugar
We want to rent a car on the holidays.	Nós queremos alugar um carro nas férias.
I want to rent a bicycle at the shop.	Quero alugar uma bicicleta na loja.
to meet / to get to know / discover	conhecer
I want to meet your friend.	Quero conhecer o teu amigo.
She wants to get to know the country.	Ela quer conhecer o país.
the dessert	a sobremesa
Do you want to eat the dessert now?	Vocês querem comer a sobremesa agora?
We want to eat the dessert in the garden.	Nós queremos comer a sobremesa no jardim.
the salad	a salada
I want to eat a salad at the café.	Quero comer uma salada no café.
Do they want to buy a salad at the supermarket?	Eles querem comprar uma salada no supermercado?
the steak	o bife
The man wants to eat the steak.	O homem quer comer o bife.
Do you want to start the meeting at four o'clock?	Vocês querem começar a reunião às quatro?
We want to eat the steak.	Nós queremos comer o bife.
to know	saber
I know how to speak Portuguese.	Eu sei falar português.
Do you know where the hotel is?	Tu sabes onde é o hotel?
to reckon / to find	achar
I reckon it is easy.	Eu acho que é fácil.
We reckon he is friendly.	Nós achamos que ele é simpático.
to think	pensar
I think a lot.	Eu penso muito.
We are thinking of going to the restaurant.	Nós pensamos em ir ao restaurante.
to seem	parecer
The cake seems good.	O bolo parece bom.
She seems tired.	Ela parece cansada.
should / ought to	dever
I should work today.	Eu devo trabalhar hoje.
You should rest.	Tu deves descansar.
to feel like	ter vontade de
I feel like eating a cake.	Tenho vontade de comer um bolo.
She feels like going out.	Ela tem vontade de sair.

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