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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

aproveitar

to enjoy, to make the most of

  • #182 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: aproveitando
  • Past participle: aproveitado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use aproveitar

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

  1. Present

    Eu aproveito o domingo para descansar.

    I use Sunday to rest.

  2. Past

    Vocês aproveitaram bem a viagem?

    Did you make the most of the trip?

  3. Future

    Vou aproveitar a promoção e comprar dois.

    I'm going to take advantage of the sale and buy two.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente aproveitava cada minuto das férias.

    We made the most of every minute of vacation.

  5. Conditional

    Eu aproveitaria mais a praia sem tanta gente.

    I'd enjoy the beach more without so many people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que vocês aproveitem o fim de semana.

    I hope you enjoy the weekend.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele aproveitasse as aulas, aprenderia rápido.

    If he made the most of the classes, he'd learn fast.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando aproveitar o sol, passa protetor.

    When you enjoy the sun, put on sunscreen.

  9. Imperative

    Aproveite a viagem e tire muitas fotos!

    Enjoy the trip and take lots of photos!

Good to know

  • "Aproveita!" is "enjoy!"; "aproveitar para" is to take the chance to do something.

Where you hear aproveitar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu aproveito o sol. I make the most of the sun.
  • Nós aproveitamos a viagem. We enjoyed the trip.
  • Você vai aproveitar a praia. You're going to enjoy the beach.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu aproveito as férias com a minha família. I enjoy the holidays with my family.
  • Eu aproveitei o dia na praia. I enjoyed the day at the beach.
  • Vocês vão aproveitar a viagem. You're going to enjoy the trip.
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A Return Ticket

Beginner Level 1 · Aproveite!

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You Should See the Sunset

Beginner Level 3 · Aproveitem!

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We Want to Have a Stage Built

Intermediate Level 2 · aproveita

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Verbs like this one

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