Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I tighten
- você, ele, ela, a gente you tighten
- nós we tighten
- vocês, eles, elas you all tighten
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
apertar
to tighten, to take in
- #210 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: apertando
- Past participle: apertado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I tightened
- você, ele, ela, a gente you tightened
- nós we tightened
- vocês, eles, elas you all tightened
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to tighten
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to tighten
- nós we are going to tighten
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to tighten
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to tighten
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to tighten
- nós we used to tighten
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to tighten
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would tighten
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would tighten
- nós we would tighten
- vocês, eles, elas you all would tighten
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I tighten
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you tighten
- nós (that) we tighten
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all tighten
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I tightened
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you tightened
- nós (if) we tightened
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all tightened
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I tighten
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you tighten
- nós (when) we tighten
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all tighten
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você tighten!
- vocês tighten! (all of you)
How to use apertar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Esse sapato aperta um pouco na frente.
This shoe pinches a bit at the front.
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Past
A costureira apertou o vestido na cintura.
The seamstress took the dress in at the waist.
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Future
O mecânico vai apertar os parafusos da roda.
The mechanic is going to tighten the wheel bolts.
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Imperfect
Meu pai apertava a mão de todo mundo com força.
My father used to shake everyone's hand firmly.
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Conditional
Eu apertaria essa calça, está larga demais.
I'd take these pants in, they're too loose.
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Present subjunctive
Preciso que você aperte o cinto, vamos decolar.
I need you to fasten your seatbelt, we're taking off.
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Past subjunctive
Se a gente apertasse o orçamento, sobraria para viajar.
If we tightened the budget, there'd be money left to travel.
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Future subjunctive
Quando apertar o botão verde, a porta abre.
When you press the green button, the door opens.
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Imperative
Aperte bem a tampa para não vazar.
Tighten the lid well so it doesn't leak.
Good to know
- "Apertar o botão" is to press the button; "apertar a mão" is to shake hands.
- "A calça apertou" means the pants got tight: you grew, or they shrank.
Where you hear apertar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1
- Eu aperto o paletó na cintura. I take in the jacket at the waist.
- Eu apertei a calça ontem. I took in the trousers yesterday.
- Eu vou apertar o vestido. I'm going to take in the dress.
Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3
- A Bia aperta a minha mão a cada contração. Bia squeezes my hand at every contraction.
- Eu apertei o botão do elevador três vezes. I pressed the lift button three times.
- No elevador, eu vou apertar o sete. In the lift, I'm going to press seven.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.