Title: prep2go · CIPLE A2 Grammar LITE — 50 key concepts

Front: How to use this deck
Back: Purpose: This deck is built for fast grammar study for the CIPLE exam.
How it helps: Use it to lock the main grammar patterns into memory quickly through spaced repetition, not to replace full preparation.
Prep2Go: This deck is a companion product to prep2go.study and works best alongside the site's mocks, exercises, and study plan.
Focus: CIPLE A2 grammar covers: present, past (pretérito perfeito), pretérito imperfeito (recognition in reading), and future (ir + infinitive); ser vs estar; definite and indefinite articles; prepositions (de, em, a, para, com); direct and indirect object pronouns; and basic sentence connectors (porque, mas, quando, se). You don't need subjunctive or compound tenses at A2 level.
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Study tip: read the rule, say the Portuguese example aloud, then review the image to make the pattern stick faster.
ExamplesBlock: Read the article once, then use this deck to keep the patterns active in memory.

Front: The core irregular verbs
Back: Rule: ser, estar, ir, fazer, ter, dizer, vir, ver, poder, dar, querer, and saber are high-frequency and deserve early memorisation.
Remember: Learn them as a set because they power most A2 sentences.
ExamplesBlock: Eu sou, estou, vou, tenho.
I am, am, go, have.

Front: Articles contract with prepositions
Back: Rule: Common prepositions fuse with articles: de + o -> do, em + a -> na, and similar forms.
Why it matters: These contractions appear constantly in CIPLE reading and listening.
ExamplesBlock: Moro na Amadora.
I live in Amadora.

Front: Use estar for location and temporary state
Back: Rule: Use estar for location, feelings, health, and temporary condition.
Pattern: estou, estás, está, estamos, estão.
ExamplesBlock: Estou no hospital.
I am at the hospital.

Front: Positive, negative, and question forms
Back: Meaning: the same core sentence can become a statement, a negative, or a question with only a small adjustment.
Remember: mastering this gives you flexible A2 communication fast.
ExamplesBlock: Eu trabalho. / Não trabalho. / Trabalhas?
I work. / I don't work. / Do you work?

Front: Pretérito perfeito
Back: Use: pretérito perfeito is the completed past for finished actions.
ExamplesBlock: Ontem cheguei tarde.
Yesterday I arrived late.

Front: Object pronouns after the verb
Back: Rule: In standard European Portuguese, pronouns attached after the verb use a hyphen.
Pattern: deixou-me, deu-nos, diz-me.
ExamplesBlock: Diz-me a verdade.
Tell me the truth.

Front: Contraction: de + a
Back: Pattern: de + a becomes .
Use: Portuguese fuses common preposition + article combinations in real speech and writing.
ExamplesBlock: Venho da escola.
I'm coming from the school.

Front: Contraction: em + as
Back: Pattern: em + as becomes nas.
Use: Portuguese fuses common preposition + article combinations in real speech and writing.
ExamplesBlock: → I live in the mountains.

Front: Contraction: em + os
Back: Pattern: em + os becomes nos.
Use: Portuguese fuses common preposition + article combinations in real speech and writing.
ExamplesBlock: → I'm at the post office.

Front: Ficar = be located
Back: Use: ficar often means be located when you ask or answer where something is.
ExamplesBlock: Onde fica a estação?
Where is the station?

Front: Formal writing opening
Back: Pattern: Exmo./Exma. Sr./Sra. for formal, Caro/Cara for semi-formal, Olá for informal.
ExamplesBlock: Caro Sr. Ferreira,
Dear Mr Ferreira,

Front: Verb: comprar
Back: Meaning: to buy.
Use: this is a high-frequency exam or daily-life action verb.
ExamplesBlock: Quero comprar um bilhete.

Front: Verb: conhecer
Back: Meaning: to know (a person).
Use: this verb appears in everyday opinions, feelings, or practical tasks.
ExamplesBlock: Conheces o João?

Front: Verb: dar
Back: Meaning: to give.
Why it matters: giving, fixed phrases (e.g. dá para…).
ExamplesBlock: giving, fixed phrases (e.g. dá para…)

Front: Verb: dizer
Back: Meaning: to say / to tell.
Why it matters: opinions, reported speech, "they say".
ExamplesBlock: opinions, reported speech, "they say"

Front: Verb: e
Back: Meaning: and.
Use: this connector links ideas so your speaking and writing sound more natural.
ExamplesBlock: Moro em Lisboa e trabalho em Sintra.

Front: Verb: ele
Back: Meaning: he / it (masc.).
Use: this pronoun tells you who performs the action.

Front: Verb: embora
Back: Meaning: although.
Use: this connector links ideas so your speaking and writing sound more natural.
ExamplesBlock: Embora seja caro, é bom.

Front: Verb: estar
Back: Meaning: to be (temporary).
Why it matters: location, feelings, states.
ExamplesBlock: location, feelings, states

Front: Verb: lembrar
Back: Meaning: to remember.
Use: this verb appears in everyday opinions, feelings, or practical tasks.
ExamplesBlock: Não me lembro.

Front: Verb: marcar
Back: Meaning: to schedule.
Use: this is a high-frequency exam or daily-life action verb.
ExamplesBlock: Marquei consulta para amanhã.

Front: Verb: mas
Back: Meaning: but.
Use: this connector links ideas so your speaking and writing sound more natural.
ExamplesBlock: Gosto, mas é caro.

Front: Verb: morar
Back: Meaning: to live (reside).
Why it matters: housing — in every CIPLE.
ExamplesBlock: housing
in every CIPLE

Front: Verb: nós
Back: Meaning: we.
Use: this pronoun tells you who performs the action.

Front: Verb: pedir
Back: Meaning: to ask for.
Use: this is a high-frequency exam or daily-life action verb.
ExamplesBlock: Posso pedir a conta?

Front: Verb: precisar de
Back: Meaning: to need.
Use: this verb appears in everyday opinions, feelings, or practical tasks.
ExamplesBlock: Preciso de ajuda.

Front: Verb: quando
Back: Meaning: when.
Use: this connector links ideas so your speaking and writing sound more natural.
ExamplesBlock: Quando chego a casa, como.

Front: Verb: receber
Back: Meaning: to receive.
Use: this is a high-frequency exam or daily-life action verb.
ExamplesBlock: Recebi a carta.

Front: Verb: renovar
Back: Meaning: to renew.
Use: this is a high-frequency exam or daily-life action verb.
ExamplesBlock: Tenho de renovar o meu BI.

Front: Verb: saber
Back: Meaning: to know (fact/skill) distinction from poder; very frequent.

Front: Verb: se
Back: Meaning: if.
Use: this connector links ideas so your speaking and writing sound more natural.
ExamplesBlock: Se puder, venho amanhã.

Front: Verb: também
Back: Meaning: also / too.
Use: this connector links ideas so your speaking and writing sound more natural.
ExamplesBlock: Eu também quero.

Front: Verb: vir
Back: Meaning: to come.
Why it matters: movement toward speaker.
ExamplesBlock: movement toward speaker

Front: Verb: você
Back: Meaning: you.
Note: more formal in Portugal, common in Brazil.
ExamplesBlock: more formal in Portugal, common in Brazil

Front: Andar = walk / move around
Back: Use: andar can literally mean walk or move about.
ExamplesBlock: Ando a pé para o trabalho.
I walk to work.

Front: Acabar = finish something
Back: Use: acabar can mean “finish” when you complete a task or object.
ExamplesBlock: Acabei o trabalho.
I finished the work.

Front: Acabar com
Back: Use: acabar com means end, destroy, or break up with depending on context.
ExamplesBlock: Acabou com ele.
She broke up with him.

Front: Present of ter
Back: Meaning: to have.
Present pattern: eu tenho, tu tens, ele/ela tem, nós temos, vocês têm, eles/elas têm they have.
Study tip: memorise the whole shape as one chunk so the verb comes out automatically in speaking.
ExamplesBlock: eu tenho / tu tens

Front: Question word: onde?
Back: Meaning: → where?.
Use: put the question word at the front to guide the answer you need.
ExamplesBlock: Onde fica? Where is it?

Front: Question word: quando?
Back: Meaning: → when?.
Use: put the question word at the front to guide the answer you need.
ExamplesBlock: Quando chega? When does it arrive?

Front: Use às for clock time
Back: Pattern: use a + article when giving clock time: às 9h, à uma, às dez.
ExamplesBlock: Todos os dias ia ao café às 9h.
Every day I went to the café at 9.

Front: PT-PT word: breakfast
Back: European Portuguese: pequeno-almoço.
Brazilian Portuguese: café da manhã.
Exam tip: prioritise the PT-PT form for CIPLE production.
ExamplesBlock: breakfast
pequeno-almoço

Front: Location: em baixo de
Back: Meaning: → under.
ExamplesBlock: Em baixo da ponte. Under the bridge.

Front: Location: perto de
Back: Meaning: → near.
ExamplesBlock: Fica perto da estação. Near the station.

Front: Pronoun contrast: Informal "you"
Back: European Portuguese: tu.
Brazilian Portuguese: você.
ExamplesBlock: Informal "you": tu / você

Front: Present of dar
Back: Meaning: to give.
Present pattern: eu dou, tu dás, ele/ela dá, nós damos, vocês dão, eles/elas dão they give.
Study tip: memorise the whole shape as one chunk so the verb comes out automatically in speaking.
ExamplesBlock: eu dou / tu dás

Front: De manhã / de tarde / à noite
Back: Meaning: in the morning / in the afternoon / at night.
ExamplesBlock: Estudo de manhã.
I study in the morning.

Front: Present of falar
Back: Meaning: to speak.
Present pattern: eu falo, tu falas, ele/ela fala, nós falamos, vocês falam.
Study tip: memorise the whole shape as one chunk so the verb comes out automatically in speaking.
ExamplesBlock: eu falo / tu falas

Front: Present of saber
Back: Meaning: to know (fact/skill) distinction from poder; very frequent.
Present pattern: eu sei, tu sabes, ele/ela sabe, nós sabemos, vocês sabem.
Study tip: memorise the whole shape as one chunk so the verb comes out automatically in speaking.
ExamplesBlock: eu sei / tu sabes