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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ceder

to give way, to yield

  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: cedendo
  • Past participle: cedido

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você give way!
  2. vocês give way! (all of you)

How to use ceder

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

  1. Present

    Nessa família, quem cede primeiro sou sempre eu.

    In this family, the one who gives in first is always me.

  2. Past

    O rapaz cedeu o lugar para a senhora grávida.

    The young man gave his seat to the pregnant lady.

  3. Future

    Ele não vai ceder nem um centavo no preço.

    He's not going to come down even one cent on the price.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó cedia a tudo que os netos pediam.

    My grandmother gave in to everything the grandkids asked for.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cederia o quarto se a visita fosse ficar mais.

    I'd give up my room if the guest were staying longer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não espere que ela ceda, ela é teimosa.

    Don't expect her to give in, she's stubborn.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se os dois cedessem um pouco, a briga acabava.

    If they both gave a little, the fight would end.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o chão ceder, saia da varanda rápido.

    If the floor gives way, get off the balcony fast.

  9. Imperative

    Ceda a vez, o carro da direita tem preferência.

    Yield, the car on the right has the right of way.

Good to know

  • "Ceder o lugar" is to give up your seat; "ceder à pressão" is to give in to pressure.

Where you hear ceder

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2

  • No prazo, eu não cedo. No preço, o guri não cede. On the deadline, I don't give way. On the price, the boy doesn't.
  • No fim, a gente cedeu um pouco no preço. In the end, we gave way a little on the price.
  • Ele vai ceder no prazo. Três meses. He's going to give way on the deadline. Three months.
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Let's Meet Halfway

Advanced Level 2 · No preço, eu não cedo. · E no prazo, eu não cedo. Então? · Eu cedo no prazo. · Em troca, você cede no preço.

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