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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

aprender

to learn

  • #63 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: aprendendo
  • Past participle: aprendido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use aprender

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

  1. Present

    Eu aprendo melhor ouvindo do que lendo.

    I learn better by listening than by reading.

  2. Past

    Minha filha aprendeu a nadar nas férias.

    My daughter learned to swim on vacation.

  3. Future

    Você vai aprender português rapidinho.

    You're going to learn Portuguese in no time.

  4. Imperfect

    Na escola a gente aprendia pouco inglês.

    At school we learned little English.

  5. Conditional

    Eu aprenderia mais rápido morando no Brasil.

    I'd learn faster living in Brazil.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É importante que as crianças aprendam a cozinhar.

    It's important for kids to learn to cook.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu aprendesse violão, tocaria nas festas.

    If I learned the guitar, I'd play at parties.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando aprender a dirigir, me leva para passear.

    When you learn to drive, take me for a ride.

  9. Imperative

    Aprenda com os erros e siga em frente.

    Learn from your mistakes and move on.

Good to know

  • "Aprender a" goes before a verb: aprendi a dirigir aos dezoito.

Where you hear aprender

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu aprendo um pouco todo dia. I learn a little every day.
  • Eu aprendi muito aqui. I learned a lot here.
  • Você vai aprender rápido. You're going to learn fast.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu aprendo português com os meus amigos. I learn Portuguese with my friends.
  • Eu aprendi muito hoje. I learned a lot today.
  • Eu vou aprender a cozinhar com a Dona Lúcia. I am going to learn to cook with Dona Lucia.
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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · aprender

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Thank You for Everything

Beginner Level 1 · eu aprendi

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu aprendi

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If You Were Me

Intermediate Level 1 · aprendia

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Not as Bad as I Thought

Intermediate Level 1 · aprendo

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We Ended Up Finding a Band

Intermediate Level 2 · aprendendo

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May There Never Be a Lack of Love

Intermediate Level 2 · aprenda

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · aprende · a gente vai aprendendo

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