Have you ever stopped to think about how many issues related to verbs we have to talk about? Certainly yes, as we've already learned a lot about this class, but there's always something else we can't never miss.
From now on, you, dear user, will know the so-called pronominal verbs, which already show us some “clues” in the name itself. The term “pronominals” makes us think of pronouns, doesn't it? Well, these verbs are so called because they always appear accompanied by a pronoun oblique at the time they are conjugated, and this pronoun refers to the same person as the subject. For example, it's quite common to hear someone say like this:
She complained of severe headaches.
Did you notice that the verb is found close to the pronoun if, and that this is suitable for the third person singular, which in this case is “she”?
In addition to the verb to complain, there are others that are also considered as such, such as: get angry and repent, which we say are essentially pronominals. There are also those considered
accidentally pronominals, which can also come without the oblique pronoun, as in the case of “make a mistake”, “change oneself” and “comb oneself”.Now that we know what they are, we need to know how they are conjugated, taking into account all the tenses referring to the indicative, subjunctive and imperative modes. For this, we chose the verb to complain. Let's go then?
Pronominal verbs bring with them the oblique pronoun
Indicative mode
Subjunctive Mode
Imperative mode
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
Kids School Team
