1. Alphabet & Pronunciation
1.1. Vowels
2. Similarities to English
2.1. Capitalization
2.2. Negation
2.3. Punctuation & Written Accents
3. Gender & Plural
4. Cardinal Numbers
5. Subject Personal Pronouns
6. Present Indicative Tense I
7. The Articles
8. Interrogative Pronouns & Adjectives
9. Basic Phrases
1. Prepositions
2. Present Indicative Tense II – Irregular Verbs
3. The Verb “To Be”: “Ser” vs. “Estar”
4. Future Tense
5. Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns
6. Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronouns
7. Object Personal Pronouns
8. Relative Pronouns
9. Ordinal Numbers I
10. Times & Seasons
1. “Por” vs. “Para”
2. The Verb “To Know”: “Saber” vs. “Conhecer”
3. Indefinite Adjectives & Pronouns
4. Present Progressive Tense
5. Present Perfect Tense
6. Special Uses of “Haver” & “Ter”
7. Telling Time & Describing Weather
8. Adverbs
9. Directions
1. Degrees of Comparison: Comparatives & Superlatives
2. Past Tense: Preterite vs. Imperfect
3. Conjunctions
4. Reflexive Pronouns & Verbs
5. Time Expressions: Ainda, Já, Acabar, and Desde
6. Present Subjunctive Tense
7. Future Perfect Tense
1. Imperative Mood & Giving Commands
2. Simple Conditional Tense
3. Future Subjunctive Tense
4. Perfect Subjunctive Tense
5. Imperfect Subjunctive Tense
6. Past & Conditional Progressive Tenses
7. Interjections
1. Ordinal Numbers II
2. “Would/Should/Could Have …”
3. Pluperfect Indicative Tense
4. Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense
5.”Although” & “Despite”
6. Passive Voice & Impersonal “Se”
7. Diminutives & Augmentatives
To convey the meaning of “would/could/should have …” in Portuguese, we resort to the conditional perfect tense.
“Would have” + past participle = “Ter” in conditional tense + past participle
| Eu o teria feito. | I would have done it. |
| Eles teriam pago. | They would have paid. |
| Nós teríamos vindo. | We would have come. |
“Could have” + past participle = “Poder” in conditional tense + “ter” + past participle
| Eu o poderia ter feito. | I could have done it. |
| Eles poderiam ter pago. | They could have paid. |
| Nós poderíamos ter vindo. | We could have come. |
“Should have” + past participle = “Dever” in conditional tense + “ter” + past participle
| Eu o deveria ter feito. | I should have done it. |
| Eles deveriam ter pago. | They should have paid. |
| Nós deveríamos ter vindo. | We should have come. |
Next: Pluperfect Indicative Tense
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