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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

bater palma

to clap

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

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use bater palma

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

  1. Present

    As crianças batem palma quando o palhaço entra.

    The kids clap when the clown comes in.

  2. Past

    Todo mundo bateu palma no final da peça.

    Everyone clapped at the end of the play.

  3. Future

    O público vai bater palma de pé.

    The audience is going to give a standing ovation.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente a gente batia palma no portão.

    In the old days we used to clap at the gate.

  5. Conditional

    Eu bateria palma, mas estou com as mãos ocupadas.

    I'd clap, but my hands are full.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que todos batam palma para a aniversariante.

    I want everyone to clap for the birthday girl.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ninguém batesse palma, o cantor ficaria triste.

    If nobody clapped, the singer would be sad.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a gente bater palma, ele entra no palco.

    When we clap, he comes on stage.

  9. Imperative

    Batam palma para o nosso convidado!

    Give our guest a round of applause!

Good to know

  • People usually say "bater palmas", in the plural; "bater palma" at a gate is how you call someone out when there's no bell.

Where you hear bater palma

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Todo mundo bate palma na roda. Everybody claps in the circle.
  • Eu bati palma no final do show. I clapped at the end of the show.
  • Vocês vão bater palma comigo. You're all going to clap with me.
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As Long As Nobody Kicks Me

Intermediate Level 1 · bata palma · bate palma

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