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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

atravessar

to cross

  • #215 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: atravessando
  • Past participle: atravessado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use atravessar

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

  1. Present

    Eu atravesso o parque para chegar no trabalho.

    I cross the park to get to work.

  2. Past

    A gente atravessou a cidade inteira de ônibus.

    We crossed the whole city by bus.

  3. Future

    Vou atravessar a rua para comprar pão.

    I'm going to cross the street to buy bread.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó atravessava a ponte a pé todo dia.

    My grandmother used to cross the bridge on foot every day.

  5. Conditional

    Eu atravessaria o país para ver esse show.

    I'd cross the country to see that concert.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que vocês atravessem só na faixa.

    I want you to cross only at the crosswalk.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente atravessasse aqui, chegaria mais rápido.

    If we crossed here, we'd get there faster.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando atravessar a avenida, olhe para os dois lados.

    When you cross the avenue, look both ways.

  9. Imperative

    Atravesse na faixa, por favor.

    Cross at the crosswalk, please.

Good to know

  • "Atravessar a rua" is to cross the street; "atravessar um momento difícil" is to go through a hard time.

Verbs like this one

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