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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

conceder

to grant

  • #421 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: concedendo
  • Past participle: concedido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use conceder

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

  1. Present

    O banco concede o empréstimo em dois dias.

    The bank grants the loan in two days.

  2. Past

    A empresa concedeu um aumento para todos.

    The company granted everyone a raise.

  3. Future

    O juiz vai conceder a guarda à mãe.

    The judge is going to grant custody to the mother.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente a loja concedia desconto para estudante.

    The shop used to give a discount to students.

  5. Conditional

    Eu concederia uma segunda chance a ele.

    I would grant him a second chance.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o governo conceda o visto rápido.

    I hope the government grants the visa quickly.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles concedessem o prazo, eu terminaria tudo.

    If they granted the extension, I'd finish everything.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o banco conceder o crédito, compramos a casa.

    When the bank grants the credit, we'll buy the house.

  9. Imperative

    Conceda uma entrevista ao jornal da escola.

    Grant an interview to the school paper.

Good to know

  • A formal verb: a bank "concede" a loan, a judge "concede" a right; in everyday speech people just say "dar".

Where you hear conceder

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Quem pede com educação, a gente concede. If someone asks politely, we grant it.
  • Na festa junina, o Zeca me pediu uma dança, e eu concedi. At the June festival, Zeca asked me for a dance, and I said yes.
  • A senhora vai me conceder a próxima dança? Will you grant me the next dance?
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Intermediate Level 2 · concede

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