Verb Verb in the singular or in the plural? Example English equivalent
Fazer denoting weather or time. 3rd person singular  

Faz frio no inverno.

 

It's cold in the winter.
 

Faz dois dias que estamos casados.

 

We've been married for two years.
 

Estar denoting weather.

 

3rd person singular Está muito quente hoje. It's very hot today.
 

Chover

Nevar

Garoar

and other verbs denoting weather conditions.

 

3rd person singular Choveu muito ontem.

 

Nunca nevou em São Paulo.

 

Estava garoando.

It rained a lot yesterday.

It has never snowed in São Paulo.

It was drizzling.

 

 

Notice that verbs denoting weather conditions and time such as fazer, estar, chover, nevar and garoar are only used in the 3rd person singular of all tenses. Besides, they don't have a subject, which is expressed in English by it.

 


 

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