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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cobrir

to cover

  • #430 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: cobrindo
  • Past participle: coberto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use cobrir

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

  1. Present

    O plano de saúde cobre consultas e exames.

    The health plan covers appointments and tests.

  2. Past

    A neve cobriu a cidade inteira em uma noite.

    Snow covered the whole city in one night.

  3. Future

    Eu vou cobrir o bolo com chocolate.

    I'm going to cover the cake with chocolate.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe cobria a gente quando esfriava de madrugada.

    My mother used to cover us up when it got cold at night.

  5. Conditional

    O seguro cobriria o conserto do carro?

    Would the insurance cover the car repair?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você cubra a panela para não respingar.

    I want you to cover the pan so it doesn't splatter.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o plano cobrisse remédios, seria perfeito.

    If the plan covered medicine, it would be perfect.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se a nuvem cobrir o sol, volte para casa.

    If a cloud covers the sun, head back home.

  9. Imperative

    Cubra o bebê, está ventando.

    Cover the baby, it's windy.

Good to know

  • "Cobrir" is also what insurance does: "o plano cobre dentista?".

Where you hear cobrir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sempre cubro o queijo com um pano. I always cover the cheese with a cloth.
  • Eu cobri a madeira ontem à noite. I covered the wood last night.
  • A tenda vai cobrir as mesas e o palco. The marquee is going to cover the tables and the stage.
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What If It Rains?

Intermediate Level 2 · cobrir · cobre · cubro

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