How to say the Two kinds of verb to be in portuguese language in english?
In portuguese there are two kinds of verb to be: "Ser" e "Estar". Ser is used to refer a characteristic that never changes . For example : "você é alto" , you are tall. This characteristic will never change , so used the verb and your conjugations. " Estar " is used to temporary characteristics, for example: " Você está nervoso", you are nervous . When i try to say this kinds of verb to be in english , I always don´t know what to say.

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How to say the Two kinds of verb to be in portuguese language in english?
In portuguese there are two kinds of verb to be: "Ser" e "Estar". Ser is used to refer  a characteristic that never changes . For example : "você é alto" , you are tall. This characteristic will never change , so used the verb and your conjugations. " Estar " is used  to temporary characteristics, for example: " Você está nervoso", you are nervous . When i try to say this kinds of verb to be in english , I always don´t know what to say.

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In English, we just use the one verb "to be" for both "ser" and "estar." It's that easy. On the other hand, you'll need to practice using various forms of "to be," such as: am, is, are, was, were, being, and been. One little tip:
How is your brother?
normalmente quer dizer: como o teu irmão está?

What is your brother like?
quer dizer: o como é que o teu irmão é?
(Forgive me if my Portuguese is getting rusty)

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This is something that english speaking spanish/portuguese learners get confused on a lot because its much simpler in english. There are no differences for 'to be' like there are for ser vs estar.

Examples:
'I am tall.'
'I am happy.'
'You are a doctor.'
'You are in the store.'

Those examples would be different in portuguese (ser or estar), but in english they are all the same verb.

Present:
I am
You are
He/she is
We are
They are

Past:
I was
You were
He/she was
We were
They were

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The Portuguese and Spanish conjugations for the verb "to be" is a lot harder than it is in English.
In English, it is mostly "I am" example "I am tired" - "I am tall" - etc

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