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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

balançar

to wag, to shake

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: balançando
  • Past participle: balançado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use balançar

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

  1. Present

    O cachorro balança o rabo quando me vê.

    The dog wags his tail when he sees me.

  2. Past

    O prédio balançou um pouco com o vento forte.

    The building shook a little in the strong wind.

  3. Future

    Vou balançar a rede e ver se ela aguenta.

    I'm going to rock the hammock and see if it holds.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe balançava o berço até eu dormir.

    My mother used to rock the crib until I fell asleep.

  5. Conditional

    Essa ponte balançaria demais com tanta gente.

    This bridge would sway too much with so many people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que o barco balance tanto assim.

    I don't want the boat to rock this much.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a árvore balançasse mais, o galho cairia.

    If the tree swayed any more, the branch would fall.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o avião balançar, respire fundo e fique calmo.

    If the plane shakes, breathe deeply and stay calm.

  9. Imperative

    Balance a garrafa antes de abrir o suco.

    Shake the bottle before opening the juice.

Good to know

  • "Balançar a cabeça" is to nod or to shake your head; "balanço" is a swing.

Where you hear balançar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O cachorro balança o rabo quando vê a gente. The dog wags his tail when he sees us.
  • A árvore balançou com o vento. The tree shook in the wind.
  • O barco vai balançar um pouco. The boat is going to rock a little.
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To Look After Him

Intermediate Level 3 · Logo que viu vocês, ele começou a balançar o rabo.

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Verbs like this one

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