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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

aparecer

to show up, to appear

  • #292 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: aparecendo
  • Past participle: aparecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você show up!
  2. vocês show up! (all of you)

How to use aparecer

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

  1. Present

    Ele sempre aparece sem avisar na hora do almoço.

    He always shows up unannounced at lunchtime.

  2. Past

    Apareceu um problema no trabalho e eu me atrasei.

    A problem came up at work and I ran late.

  3. Future

    Vou aparecer na sua casa no domingo.

    I'm going to drop by your house on Sunday.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha tia aparecia toda sexta com um bolo.

    My aunt used to show up every Friday with a cake.

  5. Conditional

    Eu apareceria na festa, mas estou viajando.

    I'd show up at the party, but I'm traveling.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o sol apareça amanhã.

    I hope the sun comes out tomorrow.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela aparecesse agora, eu nem saberia o que dizer.

    If she showed up now, I wouldn't even know what to say.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a vaga aparecer, eu te aviso.

    When the opening comes up, I'll let you know.

  9. Imperative

    Apareça lá em casa qualquer dia desses!

    Drop by our place one of these days!

Good to know

  • "Apareça!" is a warm "drop by sometime"; "apareceu um problema" is "a problem came up".

Verbs like this one

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