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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

chegar

to arrive

  • #18 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: chegando
  • Past participle: chegado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use chegar

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

  1. Present

    O ônibus chega às seis e meia.

    The bus arrives at six thirty.

  2. Past

    Eu cheguei em casa depois da meia-noite.

    I got home after midnight.

  3. Future

    Que horas vocês vão chegar no aeroporto?

    What time are you going to arrive at the airport?

  4. Imperfect

    Ele chegava sempre atrasado nas reuniões.

    He always arrived late to meetings.

  5. Conditional

    De trem, a gente chegaria em duas horas.

    By train, we'd get there in two hours.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o pacote chegue até sexta.

    I hope the package arrives by Friday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o táxi chegasse logo, ainda daria tempo.

    If the taxi came soon, there'd still be time.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando chegar em casa, me manda uma mensagem.

    When you get home, send me a message.

  9. Imperative

    Cheguem cedo, o show enche rápido.

    Get there early, the show fills up fast.

Good to know

  • "Chegar em" is how Brazilians say to arrive at a place: cheguei em casa, chegou no aeroporto.

Where you hear chegar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • O ônibus chega às três. The bus arrives at three.
  • Eu cheguei ontem. I arrived yesterday.
  • Nós vamos chegar tarde. We're going to arrive late.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu chego no trabalho às oito e meia. I get to work at half past eight.
  • Eu cheguei atrasado ontem. I arrived late yesterday.
  • Eu vou chegar cedo amanhã. I am going to arrive early tomorrow.
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This Is Your Room

Beginner Level 1 · Chegamos!

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A Return Ticket

Beginner Level 1 · chega · eu chego

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When Are You Coming Back?

Beginner Level 1 · você chegou · eu cheguei

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See You Next Year

Beginner Level 1 · quando chegar

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu cheguei

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles chegaram

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They're Coming!

Beginner Level 3 · eles chegam

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It's Important That You Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · que você chegue

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I Need You All To

Intermediate Level 1 · cheguem

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · chegado

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When We Get There

Intermediate Level 1 · quando a gente chegar

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For You to Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · chegar · chegarem

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