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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

apoiar

to support

  • #383 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apoiando
  • Past participle: apoiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use apoiar

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

  1. Present

    Minha família apoia todas as minhas decisões.

    My family supports all my decisions.

  2. Past

    Os colegas apoiaram a greve dos professores.

    The colleagues supported the teachers' strike.

  3. Future

    Eu vou apoiar você, aconteça o que acontecer.

    I'm going to support you, whatever happens.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai apoiava o time desde criança.

    My father had supported the team since he was a kid.

  5. Conditional

    Eu apoiaria essa ideia se fosse mais barata.

    I would support that idea if it were cheaper.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que vocês me apoiem nessa reunião.

    I need you to back me up in this meeting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a prefeitura apoiasse o projeto, sairia do papel.

    If city hall supported the project, it would get off the ground.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você me apoiar, eu topo.

    If you back me, I'm in.

  9. Imperative

    Apoie o comércio do seu bairro.

    Support the stores in your neighborhood.

Where you hear apoiar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu apoio a Bia em tudo. I support Bia in everything.
  • A família sempre me apoiou. My family always supported me.
  • Eu vou apoiar a sua decisão. I'm going to support your decision.
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I Wish She Would Stay

Intermediate Level 1 · apoiar

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Verbs like this one

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