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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

assinar

to sign

  • #251 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: assinando
  • Past participle: assinado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use assinar

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

  1. Present

    Eu assino o contrato só depois de ler tudo.

    I only sign the contract after reading everything.

  2. Past

    Nós assinamos o contrato de aluguel ontem.

    We signed the lease yesterday.

  3. Future

    Ele vai assinar os papéis na segunda-feira.

    He's going to sign the papers on Monday.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó assinava três jornais diferentes.

    My grandmother subscribed to three different newspapers.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não assinaria nada sem um advogado.

    I wouldn't sign anything without a lawyer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É importante que vocês assinem as duas páginas.

    It's important that you sign both pages.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela assinasse hoje, a gente entregaria as chaves amanhã.

    If she signed today, we'd hand over the keys tomorrow.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Assim que você assinar, o apartamento é seu.

    As soon as you sign, the apartment is yours.

  9. Imperative

    Assine aqui embaixo, por favor.

    Sign here at the bottom, please.

Good to know

  • "Assinar" is also to subscribe: "assinar uma revista", "assinar um serviço".

Where you hear assinar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Você assina aqui, por favor. You sign here, please.
  • Ele assinou o contrato ontem. He signed the contract yesterday.
  • Nós vamos assinar o contrato amanhã. We're going to sign the contract tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Os padrinhos assinam o livro depois da cerimônia. The witnesses sign the book after the ceremony.
  • Eu assinei o documento ontem. I signed the document yesterday.
  • A gente vai esperar vocês assinarem. We'll wait for you to sign.
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Where Do I Sign?

Beginner Level 2 · assinar · Assina aqui. · eu assinei

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For You to Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · assinarem

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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · assinou

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It Has to Be Translated

Intermediate Level 2 · assinado

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In Case There Are Any Questions

Intermediate Level 3 · assinada

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As Soon As It's Signed

Intermediate Level 3 · assinada · assinem

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