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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

buscar

to pick up

  • #98 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: buscando
  • Past participle: buscado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você pick up!
  2. vocês pick up! (all of you)

How to use buscar

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

  1. Present

    Eu busco as crianças na escola às cinco.

    I pick the kids up from school at five.

  2. Past

    Meu marido buscou a encomenda no correio.

    My husband picked up the package at the post office.

  3. Future

    Vou buscar você no hotel às oito.

    I'll pick you up at the hotel at eight.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai me buscava na escola de bicicleta.

    My father used to pick me up from school by bike.

  5. Conditional

    Eu buscaria você, mas estou sem carro.

    I'd pick you up, but I'm without a car.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiro que você busque ela no aeroporto.

    I'd rather you pick her up at the airport.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele buscasse o bolo, seria ótimo.

    If he picked up the cake, it would be great.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando eu buscar as chaves, te aviso.

    When I pick up the keys, I'll let you know.

  9. Imperative

    Busque um copo d'água pra sua avó.

    Get a glass of water for your grandma.

Good to know

  • "Ir buscar" is to go get someone or something; "procurar" is to look for.

Where you hear buscar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu busco os meus pais no aeroporto. I pick up my parents at the airport.
  • Eu busquei a Bia no trabalho. I picked Bia up at work.
  • Eu vou te buscar às sete. I'm going to pick you up at seven.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu busco o pão na padaria toda manhã. I pick up the bread at the bakery every morning.
  • Eu busquei os convites na gráfica. I picked up the invitations at the printer's.
  • Eu vou buscar os meus pais no aeroporto. I'm going to pick my parents up at the airport.
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Beginner Level 3 · buscar

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What's Still Left to Do

Intermediate Level 2 · buscado

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