Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I happen
- você, ele, ela, a gente you happen
- nós we happen
- vocês, eles, elas you all happen
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
acontecer
to happen
- #44 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: acontecendo
- Past participle: acontecido
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I happened
- você, ele, ela, a gente you happened
- nós we happened
- vocês, eles, elas you all happened
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to happen
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to happen
- nós we are going to happen
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to happen
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to happen
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to happen
- nós we used to happen
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to happen
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would happen
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would happen
- nós we would happen
- vocês, eles, elas you all would happen
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I happen
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you happen
- nós (that) we happen
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all happen
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I happened
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you happened
- nós (if) we happened
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all happened
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I happen
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you happen
- nós (when) we happen
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all happen
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você happen!
- vocês happen! (all of you)
How to use acontecer
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Isso acontece com todo mundo.
That happens to everyone.
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Past
O que aconteceu com o seu pé?
What happened to your foot?
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Future
Nada de ruim vai acontecer, fique tranquila.
Nothing bad is going to happen, don't worry.
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Imperfect
Antigamente isso não acontecia aqui.
That didn't use to happen here.
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Conditional
Isso nunca aconteceria na minha cidade.
That would never happen in my town.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que não aconteça nada com ele.
I hope nothing happens to him.
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Past subjunctive
Se acontecesse de novo, eu chamaria a polícia.
If it happened again, I'd call the police.
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Future subjunctive
Se acontecer alguma coisa, me liga.
If anything happens, call me.
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Imperative
Aconteça o que acontecer, não desista.
Whatever happens, don't give up.
Good to know
- "O que aconteceu?" is "what happened?", and "acontece que" is "the thing is".
Where you hear acontecer
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2
- Isso acontece. That happens.
- O que aconteceu? What happened?
- Não vai acontecer de novo. It won't happen again.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3
- Isso acontece. That happens.
- O que aconteceu? What happened?
- Não vai acontecer de novo. It won't happen again.
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They Stole My Phone
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Beginner Level 2 · aconteceu
It Was My Fault
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Beginner Level 3 · acontecer
We Ended Up Finding a Band
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Intermediate Level 2 · acontecendo
Suddenly, It Started to Rain
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Intermediate Level 2 · acontece que
It Can't Be True
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Intermediate Level 2 · acontecesse
May There Never Be a Lack of Love
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Intermediate Level 2 · acontecido
In Other Words, a House
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Intermediate Level 3 · acontece
It Hasn't Sunk In Yet
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Intermediate Level 3 · aconteceu
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.