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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

abraçar

to hug

  • #162 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: abraçando
  • Past participle: abraçado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I hug
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you hug
  3. nós we hug
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all hug

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I hugged
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you hugged
  3. nós we hugged
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all hugged

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to hug
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to hug
  3. nós we are going to hug
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to hug

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to hug
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to hug
  3. nós we used to hug
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to hug

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would hug
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would hug
  3. nós we would hug
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would hug

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I hug
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you hug
  3. nós (that) we hug
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all hug

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I hugged
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you hugged
  3. nós (if) we hugged
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all hugged

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I hug
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you hug
  3. nós (when) we hug
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all hug

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você hug!
  2. vocês hug! (all of you)

How to use abraçar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Minha filha me abraça toda manhã antes da escola.

    My daughter hugs me every morning before school.

  2. Past

    Ele abraçou o pai e chorou de alegria.

    He hugged his father and cried with joy.

  3. Future

    Vou abraçar a minha mãe assim que descer do avião.

    I'm going to hug my mom as soon as I get off the plane.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô abraçava forte, quase sem deixar respirar.

    My grandfather used to hug so tight you could hardly breathe.

  5. Conditional

    Eu abraçaria você agora, se não estivesse gripada.

    I'd hug you now if I didn't have the flu.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você abrace o seu irmão e peça desculpa.

    I want you to hug your brother and apologize.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele me abraçasse, eu esqueceria a briga.

    If he hugged me, I'd forget the fight.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você abraçar a vovó, não aperta muito.

    When you hug Grandma, don't squeeze too hard.

  9. Imperative

    Abrace quem você ama enquanto dá tempo.

    Hug the ones you love while there's time.

Good to know

  • "Um abraço" closes an email or a phone call between friends, like "take care".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.