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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

apontar

to point

  • #416 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apontando
  • Past participle: apontado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use apontar

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

  1. Present

    O guia aponta para a igreja mais antiga da cidade.

    The guide points at the oldest church in town.

  2. Past

    A criança apontou para o sorvete e sorriu.

    The child pointed at the ice cream and smiled.

  3. Future

    O relatório vai apontar os erros do projeto.

    The report is going to point out the project's mistakes.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe apontava o dedo quando ficava brava.

    My mother would point her finger when she got angry.

  5. Conditional

    Eu apontaria o problema sem citar nomes.

    I would point out the problem without naming names.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você aponte o dedo para ninguém.

    I don't want you to point the finger at anyone.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele apontasse o caminho, a gente chegaria rápido.

    If he pointed the way, we'd get there fast.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando apontar a câmera, segure firme.

    When you aim the camera, hold it steady.

  9. Imperative

    Aponte o lápis antes da prova começar.

    Sharpen your pencil before the test starts.

Good to know

  • "Apontar o lápis" is to sharpen a pencil; "apontar para" is to point at.

Verbs like this one

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