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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

apresentar

to introduce, to present

  • #151 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apresentando
  • Past participle: apresentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use apresentar

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

  1. Present

    Eu apresento os resultados toda segunda-feira.

    I present the results every Monday.

  2. Past

    A Júlia me apresentou o namorado dela ontem.

    Júlia introduced me to her boyfriend yesterday.

  3. Future

    Vou apresentar você para a minha família.

    I'm going to introduce you to my family.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele apresentava um programa de rádio aos sábados.

    He used to host a radio show on Saturdays.

  5. Conditional

    Eu apresentaria o projeto de outro jeito.

    I would present the project differently.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu apresente você ao gerente?

    Do you want me to introduce you to the manager?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você se apresentasse melhor, conseguiria a vaga.

    If you presented yourself better, you'd get the job.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando eles apresentarem a proposta, a gente decide.

    When they present the proposal, we'll decide.

  9. Imperative

    Apresente a sua ideia em dois minutos.

    Present your idea in two minutes.

Good to know

  • "Apresentar alguém" is to introduce someone; "se apresentar" is to introduce yourself or to perform.

Verbs like this one

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