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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

botar

to put

  • #78 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: botando
  • Past participle: botado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use botar

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

  1. Present

    Eu boto açúcar demais no café.

    I put too much sugar in my coffee.

  2. Past

    Quem botou o leite fora da geladeira?

    Who left the milk out of the fridge?

  3. Future

    Vou botar uma roupa mais quente.

    I'm going to put on warmer clothes.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó botava a mesa para doze pessoas.

    My grandmother used to set the table for twelve people.

  5. Conditional

    Eu botaria mais sal nesse arroz.

    I would put more salt in this rice.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você bote as compras na cozinha.

    I want you to put the groceries in the kitchen.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele botasse tudo no lugar, a casa ficaria arrumada.

    If he put everything in its place, the house would be tidy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você botar a roupa para lavar, separa as brancas.

    When you put the clothes in to wash, separate the whites.

  9. Imperative

    Bote o celular para carregar antes de dormir.

    Put your phone on to charge before bed.

Good to know

  • "Botar" is the casual twin of "colocar": "bota aqui" is "put it here".
  • "Botar a culpa em alguém" is to blame someone; "botar a mesa" is to set the table.

Verbs like this one

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