| ficar, | to remain, |
| fiquei (not ficei), | I have remained, |
| que eu figue (not fice), | that I may remain; |
this irregularity is only maintained for the purpose of keeping the same pronunciation for the Verb throughout, which would otherwise not be the case.
3. The Verbs ending in “gar”
change the g, if followed by an e, into gu, for the sake of Pronunciation.
4. The Verbs ending in “iar”
take an e before i in all persons of the Indicative Mood, as:
| premiar, to reward, |
| premeio, premeias, premeia, premeiamos etc. |
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SECOND CONJUGATION.
5. Dizer, to say.
| Indicative Mood. |
| Present. |
| eu digo, | I say |
| tu dizes, | thou sayest |
| elle diz, | he says |
| nós dizemos, | we say |
| vós dizeis, | you say |
| elles dizem, | they say. |
Past definite. |
| eu disse, | I have said |
| tu disseste, | thou hast said |
| elle disse, | he has said |
| nós dissemos, | we have said |
| vós dissestes, | you have said |
| elles disserão, | they have said. |
Past anterior. |
| eu dissera, | I had said |
| tu disseras, | thou hadst said |
| elle dissera, | he had said |
| nós disseramos, | we had said |
| vós disserais, | you had said |
| elles disserão, | they had said. |
Future. |
| eu direi, | I shall say |
| tu dirás, | thou shalt say |
| elle dirá, | he shall say |
| nós diremos, | we shall say |
| vós direis, | you shall say |
| elles dirão, | they shall say. |
Conditional. |
| eu diria, | I would say |
| tu dirias, | thou wouldst say |
| elle diria, | he would say |
| nós diriamos, | we would say |
| vós dirieis, | you would say |
| elles dirião, | they would say. |