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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

apagar

to delete, to rub out

  • #224 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apagando
  • Past participle: apagado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use apagar

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

  1. Present

    Eu apago as mensagens antigas toda semana.

    I delete old messages every week.

  2. Past

    Sem querer, apaguei todas as fotos da viagem.

    By accident, I deleted all the photos from the trip.

  3. Future

    Vou apagar o quadro antes da próxima aula.

    I'm going to wipe the board before the next class.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe apagava a luz às dez em ponto.

    My mother turned off the light at ten sharp.

  5. Conditional

    Eu apagaria esse comentário se fosse você.

    I would delete that comment if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você apague a nossa conversa.

    I don't want you to delete our conversation.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu apagasse o arquivo, perderia tudo.

    If I deleted the file, I'd lose everything.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando apagar a vela, faça um pedido.

    When you blow out the candle, make a wish.

  9. Imperative

    Apague a luz quando sair do quarto.

    Turn off the light when you leave the room.

Good to know

  • "Apagar a luz" is to turn off the light; "apagar" alone can also mean to fall fast asleep.

Where you hear apagar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu apago os e-mails antigos toda semana. I delete the old emails every week.
  • Alguém apagou o arquivo. Someone deleted the file.
  • Eu não vou apagar nada. I'm not going to delete anything.
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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · alguém apagou

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