haver — there to be / to exist

Brazilian Portuguese · irregular verb · Essenciais

Full conjugation of haver in the tenses that matter for everyday speech, with pronunciation hints in the Rio (carioca) accent and example sentences the way Brazilians actually talk — not textbook European Portuguese.

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Presente

Person	Form	Pronunciation	Example
eu	heiI have (archaic; survives only in "hei de")
você / ele / ela	háthere is / are
nós	havemoswe have (archaic)
vocês / eles / elas	hãothey have (archaic)

Pretérito Perfeito

Person	Form	Pronunciation	Example
eu	houveI had (rare)
você / ele / ela	houvethere was / were
nós	houvemoswe had (rare)
vocês / eles / elas	houveramthey had (rare)

Pretérito Imperfeito

Person	Form	Pronunciation	Example
eu	haviaI used to have (rare)
você / ele / ela	haviathere was / were
nós	havíamoswe used to have (rare)
vocês / eles / elas	haviamthey used to have (rare)

More “Essenciais” verbs

ser to be (permanent / inherent)
estar to be (temporary / location)
ter to have
ir to go
vir to come
fazer to do, to make
dar to give
ver to see
ficar to stay, to become