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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

assumir

to take on, to admit

  • #377 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: assumindo
  • Past participle: assumido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você take on!
  2. vocês take on! (all of you)

How to use assumir

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

  1. Present

    Eu assumo a cozinha hoje, pode descansar.

    I'll take over the kitchen today, you can rest.

  2. Past

    Ele assumiu a culpa pelo atraso do projeto.

    He took the blame for the project's delay.

  3. Future

    Minha irmã vai assumir a loja do meu pai.

    My sister is going to take over my father's shop.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela assumia todas as tarefas da casa sozinha.

    She used to take on all the housework by herself.

  5. Conditional

    Eu assumiria o cargo se o salário fosse melhor.

    I'd take the position if the pay were better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você assuma o seu erro.

    I want you to own up to your mistake.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles assumissem o namoro, a família ficaria feliz.

    If they went public with the relationship, the family would be happy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você assumir o novo cargo, me conta tudo.

    When you take on the new role, tell me everything.

  9. Imperative

    Assuma a responsabilidade e siga em frente.

    Take responsibility and move on.

Good to know

  • "Assumir" covers a lot: taking a job, owning up to a mistake, and going public with a relationship ("assumir o namoro").

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