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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

colher

to pick, to harvest

  • #458 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: colhendo
  • Past participle: colhido

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use colher

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

  1. Present

    Minha mãe colhe manga no quintal todo verão.

    My mother picks mangoes in the backyard every summer.

  2. Past

    A gente colheu morango direto do pé.

    We picked strawberries straight from the plant.

  3. Future

    Os vizinhos vão colher o café em junho.

    The neighbors are going to harvest the coffee in June.

  4. Imperfect

    Na roça, a gente colhia milho de manhã cedo.

    On the farm, we used to pick corn early in the morning.

  5. Conditional

    Eu colheria essas flores para a mesa do jantar.

    I would pick these flowers for the dinner table.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espere a fruta amadurecer antes que você colha.

    Wait for the fruit to ripen before you pick it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se colhessem o tomate verde, não teria gosto.

    If they picked the tomatoes green, they'd have no taste.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando colher as laranjas, guarde algumas para mim.

    When you pick the oranges, save some for me.

  9. Imperative

    Colha só as goiabas maduras, as outras ficam.

    Pick only the ripe guavas, the others stay.

Good to know

  • "Colher" with a closed "o" is the verb; "colher" with an open "ó" is a spoon.

Verbs like this one

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