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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

beijar

to kiss

  • #161 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: beijando
  • Past participle: beijado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use beijar

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

  1. Present

    Ela beija os filhos antes de sair para o trabalho.

    She kisses the kids before leaving for work.

  2. Past

    Ele me beijou na frente de todo mundo.

    He kissed me in front of everyone.

  3. Future

    Eu vou beijar a minha avó por você.

    I'm going to kiss my grandmother for you.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe me beijava na testa toda noite.

    My mother kissed me on the forehead every night.

  5. Conditional

    Eu beijaria o chão se o avião pousasse agora.

    I'd kiss the ground if the plane landed now.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deixa que o bebê beije o cachorro, não tem problema.

    Let the baby kiss the dog, it's no problem.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele me beijasse, eu não saberia o que fazer.

    If he kissed me, I wouldn't know what to do.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando beijar a sua mãe, mande um abraço meu.

    When you kiss your mother, give her a hug from me.

  9. Imperative

    Beije as crianças por mim quando chegar.

    Kiss the kids for me when you get there.

Good to know

  • "Beijo!" and "beijos" end a message between friends; "dar um beijo em alguém" is to kiss someone.

Where you hear beijar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu beijo a minha mãe antes de sair. I kiss my mother before leaving.
  • Os noivos se beijaram depois de trocar as alianças. The bride and groom kissed after exchanging rings.
  • Vou beijar a minha esposa. I'm going to kiss my wife.
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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · se beijaram

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