| Indicative Mood. | |
| Present. | |
| eu peço, | I request |
| (the other persons are regular: pedes, pede, etc.). | |
| Subjunctive Mood. | ||
| Present. | ||
| que | eu peça, | that I may request |
| tu peças, | that thou mayest request | |
| elle peça, | that he may request | |
| nós peçamos, | that we may request | |
| vós peçais, | that you may request | |
| elles peção, | that they may request. | |
| Imperative Mood. | ||
| pede tu, | request thou | |
| peça elle, | let him request | |
| peçamos nós, | let us request | |
| pedi vós, | request ye | |
| peção elles, | let them request. | |
“Medir” to measure, is conjugated in the same manner.
19. Rir, to laugh.
| Indicative Mood. | |
| Present. | |
| eu rio, | I laugh |
| tu ris, | thou laughest |
| elle ri, | he laughs |
| nós rimos, | we laugh |
| vós rides, | you laugh |
| elles rim, | they laugh. |
| Subjunctive Mood. | ||
| Present. | ||
| que | eu ria, | that I may laugh |
| tu rias, | that thou mayest laugh | |
| elle ria, | that he may laugh | |
| nós riamos, | that we may laugh | |
| vós riais, | that you may laugh | |
| elles rião, | that they may laugh. | |
| Imperative Mood. | ||
| ri tu, | laugh thou | |
| ria elle, | let him laugh | |
| riamos, | let us laugh | |
| ride vós, | laugh ye | |
| rião elles, | let them laugh. | |
20. The Verbs ending in “gir”
change the g into j in all persons where g is followed by o or a.
21. The Verbs ending in “uzir”
drop the final e in the third person Singular of the Present, as: