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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

bater

to beat, to clap, to knock

  • #205 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: batendo
  • Past participle: batido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use bater

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

  1. Present

    Meu coração bate forte quando eu te vejo.

    My heart beats fast when I see you.

  2. Past

    Alguém bateu na porta de madrugada.

    Someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night.

  3. Future

    Vou bater as claras em neve para o bolo.

    I'm going to beat the egg whites for the cake.

  4. Imperfect

    A plateia batia palmas sem parar.

    The audience was clapping nonstop.

  5. Conditional

    Eu bateria um papo com ela, mas ela saiu.

    I'd have a chat with her, but she's gone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você bata o carro de novo.

    I don't want you to crash the car again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você batesse antes de entrar, eu não levaria susto.

    If you knocked before coming in, I wouldn't get startled.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o relógio bater meia-noite, a gente brinda.

    When the clock strikes midnight, we'll toast.

  9. Imperative

    Bata na porta antes de entrar no quarto.

    Knock on the door before going into the room.

Good to know

  • "Bater palmas" is to clap, "bater na porta" is to knock, "bater o carro" is to crash it, and "bater papo" is to chat.

Where you hear bater

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O público bate palma no ritmo. The crowd claps in time.
  • Eu bati na porta do quarto do Daniel às seis. I knocked on Daniel's door at six.
  • Todo mundo vai bater palma para os noivos. Everyone's going to clap for the bride and groom.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Nesse quarto, bate sol de manhã. This room gets the sun in the morning.
  • Hoje bateu sol a manhã inteira. The sun came in all morning today.
  • Na cozinha nova, vai bater sol de tarde. In the new kitchen, the sun will come in in the afternoon.
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I'd Never Seen My Father Dance

Intermediate Level 2 · batendo palma

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The Room in Which

Intermediate Level 3 · bate sol

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The Sooner the Better

Intermediate Level 3 · batendo

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