Learning the gerund in Portuguese is very simple thing to do.

How to form the gerund in Portuguese

All verbs in Portuguese end in -AR, ER or IR. According to these 3 categories you can form the gerund in Portuguese following the this rule:

-AR verb = stem + ando

-ER verb = stem + endo

IR verb = stem + indo

Most used gerunds in Portuguese

Here is a list of the most used Portuguese Gerunds in alphabetical order:

Irregular gerunds in Portuguese

Luckily the majority of Portuguese verbs are regular when it comes to forming the gerund. However, like in any language there always has to be an exception. In Portuguese you have a few and the most important one is:

Practice to form the gerund in Portuguese

Now that you know the formula to forming the gerund let’s see if you can form the gerund for these regular Portuguese verbs:

Amar (love)

Cantar (sing)

Confiar (trust)

Comprar (buy)

Cozinhar (cook)

Criar (create)

Encontrar (find)

Inventar (invent)

Lavar (wash)

Manchar (stain)

Receber (receive)

Responder(respond)

Romper (break)

Sofrer (suffer)

Vender(sell)

Existir (exist)

Insistir (insist)

Permitir (allow)

Proibir (prohibit)

Reunir (gather)

It really is a piece of cake as long you practice!