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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

beber

to drink

  • #82 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: bebendo
  • Past participle: bebido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use beber

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

  1. Present

    Eu bebo muita água durante o dia.

    I drink a lot of water during the day.

  2. Past

    Ele bebeu demais na festa de ontem.

    He drank too much at yesterday's party.

  3. Future

    Hoje eu não vou beber, estou de carro.

    Today I'm not going to drink, I'm driving.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô bebia um cafezinho depois do almoço.

    My grandfather drank a little coffee after lunch.

  5. Conditional

    Eu beberia um vinho tinto com esse prato.

    I'd drink a red wine with this dish.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você beba e dirija.

    I don't want you to drink and drive.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele bebesse menos refrigerante, seria mais saudável.

    If he drank less soda, he'd be healthier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você beber, não dirija, por favor.

    If you drink, don't drive, please.

  9. Imperative

    Beba bastante água nesse calor.

    Drink plenty of water in this heat.

Good to know

  • For coffee, water and juice Brazilians say "tomar" more than "beber"; "beber" alone often means alcohol.

Where you hear beber

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu bebo muita água. I drink a lot of water.
  • Eu bebi um suco de laranja. I drank an orange juice.
  • O que você vai beber? What are you going to drink?

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu bebo muita água. I drink a lot of water.
  • Eles beberam muita cerveja. They drank a lot of beer.
  • O que vocês vão beber? What are you going to drink?
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I'm Very Hungry

Beginner Level 1 · beber

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles beberam

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Not as Bad as I Thought

Intermediate Level 1 · bebo

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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · bebe · bebido

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In Three Hours, I'll Have Said Yes

Intermediate Level 2 · bebe

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