Hello, everyone!
Those of you who have had some contact with Portuguese verbs, even if minor, certainly know how hard it can be to conjugate them correctly. Hey, I'm not even talking about the monstrously irregular verbs here - such as "ir" (to go) and "ser" (to be); even the most regular ones, such as "andar" (to walk) and "comer" (to eat) have got over 50 different forms! Crazy, huh? Of course, it's not that hard once you learn the regular person/number desinences, but some verbs can still be tricky (take "caber" and "querer" as examples - oh, are these boys evil).
Here are some sites you can use whenever you feel insecure trying to write in Portuguese.
Conjuga-me is pretty neat and easy to use. You just need to insert an infinitive and see the magic happen!
Priberam's dictionary is really good as well. This Portuguese dictionary also provides entries in Brazilian Portuguese and words from other regions.
Now, what does it have to do with conjugating? Well, if you search a verb, a "Conjugar" link will appear before the definition. Click it and you'll see the whole conjugation of your verb.
I'd never used Conjugação before, but after some tests I can say it's really helpful and complete, not to mention it's quite organized. It provides information on morphology and semantics of the verb, also.
Conjugador helps you visualize the parts of the verb with different colors. It also warns you when it's irregular!
Conjugue is not as visual as the other ones and looks a bit disorganized. What I found good about it is that it gives you a "verbal paradigm", which is an important thing - most verbs are regular, so if you memorize the conjugation of 4 verbs (one of each group: verbs whose infinitives end in -ar, -er, -ir and -or), you'll be able to conjugate a lot of other ones.
There must be many others, but... I think that's enough for now.
Hope it's useful!
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