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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

adiantar

to bring forward, to be of use

  • #408 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: adiantando
  • Past participle: adiantado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você bring forward!
  2. vocês bring forward! (all of you)

How to use adiantar

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

  1. Present

    Não adianta discutir com ele quando está bravo.

    It's no use arguing with him when he's angry.

  2. Past

    A gente adiantou o almoço por causa do jogo.

    We moved lunch earlier because of the game.

  3. Future

    Vou adiantar o jantar das crianças hoje.

    I'm going to get the kids' dinner ready early today.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe adiantava o relógio para não se atrasar.

    My mother used to set the clock ahead so she wouldn't be late.

  5. Conditional

    Chorar agora não adiantaria de nada.

    Crying now would be no use at all.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pode ser que adiante ligar de novo para eles.

    It may be worth calling them again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se adiantasse, eu reclamaria com o gerente.

    If it did any good, I'd complain to the manager.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se eu adiantar o relatório, saio mais cedo sexta.

    If I get ahead on the report, I'll leave earlier on Friday.

  9. Imperative

    Adiante o que puder hoje, amanhã vai ser corrido.

    Get ahead on what you can today, tomorrow will be hectic.

Good to know

  • "Não adianta" is "it's no use": não adianta reclamar.
  • "Adiantar o relógio" is to set the clock forward; "adiantar o trabalho" is to get ahead on it.

Verbs like this one

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