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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

arrumar

to tidy

  • #120 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: arrumando
  • Past participle: arrumado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use arrumar

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

  1. Present

    Eu arrumo a cama todo dia de manhã.

    I make the bed every morning.

  2. Past

    A gente arrumou a sala antes da visita chegar.

    We tidied the living room before the visitor arrived.

  3. Future

    Vou arrumar a mala hoje à noite.

    I'm going to pack my suitcase tonight.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe arrumava a casa aos sábados.

    My mom used to tidy the house on Saturdays.

  5. Conditional

    Eu arrumaria o quarto, mas estou sem tempo.

    I would tidy the room, but I have no time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você arrume essa bagunça agora.

    I want you to tidy up this mess now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu arrumasse um emprego, ficaria aqui.

    If I got a job, I would stay here.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você arrumar o quarto, pode sair.

    When you tidy your room, you can go out.

  9. Imperative

    Arrumem as coisas de vocês, por favor.

    Tidy up your things, please.

Good to know

  • "Arrumar" is also to fix or to get: "arrumar um emprego" is to get a job.

Where you hear arrumar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu arrumo a casa aos sábados. I tidy the house on Saturdays.
  • Eu arrumei a cozinha. I tidied the kitchen.
  • Eu vou arrumar o meu quarto. I'm going to tidy my room.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu arrumo o café todo dia antes de abrir. I tidy the cafe every day before opening.
  • O meu pai arrumou o quadro da sala. My father straightened the picture in the dining room.
  • Amanhã eu vou arrumar a cozinha. Tomorrow I'm going to tidy the kitchen.
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They're Coming!

Beginner Level 3 · arrumar · eu arrumei

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In Three Hours, I'll Have Said Yes

Intermediate Level 2 · arrumo

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · arrumado · vocês tiverem arrumado

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Verbs like this one

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