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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

consertar

to fix

  • #198 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: consertando
  • Past participle: consertado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use consertar

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

  1. Present

    Meu pai conserta tudo em casa.

    My dad fixes everything at home.

  2. Past

    O mecânico consertou o carro em duas horas.

    The mechanic fixed the car in two hours.

  3. Future

    Alguém vai consertar o chuveiro amanhã cedo.

    Someone's going to fix the shower early tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô consertava relógios antigos.

    My grandfather used to repair old watches.

  5. Conditional

    Eu consertaria a torneira, mas não tenho ferramentas.

    I would fix the tap, but I don't have tools.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você conserte a porta ainda hoje.

    I need you to fix the door today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles consertassem o elevador, seria ótimo.

    If they fixed the elevator, it would be great.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando consertarem a rua, o trânsito vai melhorar.

    When they fix the street, the traffic will get better.

  9. Imperative

    Conserte a bicicleta antes de sair.

    Fix the bike before you go out.

Where you hear consertar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Ele conserta tudo. He fixes everything.
  • Ele consertou o chuveiro. He fixed the shower.
  • Ele vai consertar a torneira amanhã. He's going to fix the tap tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu conserto tudo, menos carro. I fix everything except cars.
  • Eu consertei o telhado do galinheiro. I fixed the roof of the henhouse.
  • Eu vou consertar a máquina de café amanhã. I'm going to fix the coffee machine tomorrow.
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There's No Hot Water

Beginner Level 2 · consertar · consertado · já está consertado · consertada

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At the Supermarket

Beginner Level 2 · eu consertei

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Dinner at My Place

Beginner Level 2 · eu conserto

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We Want to Have a Stage Built

Intermediate Level 2 · conserta · consertada

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For Sale, Two Bedrooms, a View of Sugarloaf

Intermediate Level 3 · conserta-se

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Verbs like this one

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