The Portuguese verb ler means "to read". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of ler is eu leio, tu lês, ele/ela lê, nós lemos, vós ledes, eles/elas leem. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| eu | leio (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | lês (irregular) | |
| ele/ | lê (irregular) | |
| nós | lemos | |
| vós | ledes (irregular) | |
| eles/ | leem (irregular) |
| eu | li |
|---|---|
| tu | leste |
| ele/ | leu |
| nós | lemos |
| vós | lestes |
| eles/ | leram |
| eu | lia |
|---|---|
| tu | lias |
| ele/ | lia |
| nós | líamos |
| vós | líeis |
| eles/ | liam |
| eu | lerei |
|---|---|
| tu | lerás |
| ele/ | lerá |
| nós | leremos |
| vós | lereis |
| eles/ | lerão |
| eu | leria |
|---|---|
| tu | lerias |
| ele/ | leria |
| nós | leríamos |
| vós | leríeis |
| eles/ | leriam |
| que eu | leia (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | leias (irregular) |
| que ele/ | leia (irregular) |
| que nós | leiamos (irregular) |
| que vós | leiais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | leiam (irregular) |
| tu | lê (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | leia (irregular) |
| nós | leiamos (irregular) |
| vós | lede (irregular) |
| vocês | leiam (irregular) |
Ler is irregular. Its present forms include leio, lês, lê, ledes and leem, and its present subjunctive uses leia and leiam. The imperative includes lê, leia, leiamos, lede and leiam.
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Ler is irregular.
The forms are leio, lês, lê, lemos, ledes and leem.
The present subjunctive forms are leia, leias, leia, leiamos, leiais and leiam. The imperative forms are lê, leia, leiamos, lede and leiam.