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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

atrasar

to be late, to be delayed

  • #150 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: atrasando
  • Past participle: atrasado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você be late!
  2. vocês be late! (all of you)

How to use atrasar

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

  1. Present

    O ônibus sempre atrasa nessa linha.

    The bus is always late on this line.

  2. Past

    O voo atrasou duas horas por causa da chuva.

    The flight was delayed two hours because of the rain.

  3. Future

    Acho que a gente vai atrasar um pouquinho.

    I think we're going to be a little late.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão atrasava pra tudo quando era jovem.

    My brother was late for everything when he was young.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não atrasaria uma reunião tão importante.

    I wouldn't be late for such an important meeting.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o trem não atrase hoje.

    Let's hope the train isn't late today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o táxi atrasasse, a gente perderia o voo.

    If the taxi were late, we'd miss the flight.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se eu atrasar, podem começar sem mim.

    If I'm late, you can start without me.

  9. Imperative

    Não atrase, a cerimônia começa às dez.

    Don't be late, the ceremony starts at ten.

Good to know

  • "Atrasado" is late: "Desculpa, estou atrasado." "Atrasar-se" is to run late yourself.

Where you hear atrasar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • O ônibus sempre atrasa. The bus is always late.
  • O voo atrasou duas horas. The flight was two hours late.
  • A reunião vai atrasar. The meeting is going to be late.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O ônibus sempre atrasa quando chove. The bus is always late when it rains.
  • O voo atrasou duas horas. The flight was two hours late.
  • As flores vão atrasar um dia. The flowers are going to be a day late.
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These Are My Parents

Beginner Level 3 · atrasou

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It Can't Be True

Intermediate Level 2 · atrasar

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She Asked Us to Take Off Our Shoes

Intermediate Level 3 · se atrasasse

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It Was Supposed to Be Ready Yesterday

Intermediate Level 3 · atrasou

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Every Five Minutes

Intermediate Level 3 · atrasa

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