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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

amassar

to knead

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: amassando
  • Past participle: amassado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use amassar

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

  1. Present

    Eu amasso a massa do pão por dez minutos.

    I knead the bread dough for ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Ela amassou as batatas com um garfo.

    She mashed the potatoes with a fork.

  3. Future

    Vou amassar a massa enquanto o forno esquenta.

    I'll knead the dough while the oven heats up.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô amassava o pão com as mãos, sem máquina.

    My grandfather kneaded bread by hand, with no machine.

  5. Conditional

    Eu amassaria a massa, mas estou com a mão machucada.

    I'd knead the dough, but my hand is hurt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você amasse bem, até ficar lisa.

    I want you to knead it well, until it's smooth.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você amassasse mais, o pão cresceria melhor.

    If you kneaded it more, the bread would rise better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando amassar a massa, não coloque farinha demais.

    When you knead the dough, don't add too much flour.

  9. Imperative

    Amasse a banana e misture com a aveia.

    Mash the banana and mix it with the oats.

Good to know

  • "Amassar" is also to crush or to dent: "amassei o carro" is I dented the car.

Where you hear amassar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu amasso a massa com as mãos. I knead the dough with my hands.
  • Ele amassou a massa por dez minutos. He kneaded the dough for ten minutes.
  • Você vai amassar até ficar lisa. You're going to knead until it's smooth.
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Cheese Bread

Intermediate Level 2 · Amassa-se até ficar lisa.

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