Breakdown of Assim que tiveres a documentação, recomeças.
ter
to have
assim que
as soon as
a documentação
the documentation
recomeçar
to start over
Questions & Answers about Assim que tiveres a documentação, recomeças.
Why do we use tiveres instead of the normal present tense tens?
Ter is highly irregular. How do I remember its Future Subjunctive form?
For most irregular verbs, you can find the stem for the Future Subjunctive by looking at the simple past tense. Take the past tense form for they (tiveram). Drop the -am to get the stem tiver-, and then add the tu ending -es to get tiveres.
If the first part of the sentence is about the future, why is recomeças in the present tense?
In European Portuguese, it is very common to use the present tense to talk about the future, especially for a definite plan, an immediate consequence, or a direct instruction. You could also say vais recomeçar (you are going to start over), but the present tense recomeças feels more natural and direct here.
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