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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

conservar

to keep

  • #472 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: conservando
  • Past participle: conservado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use conservar

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

  1. Present

    A geladeira conserva os legumes por uma semana.

    The fridge keeps vegetables for a week.

  2. Past

    Ela conservou as cartas do avô até hoje.

    She kept her grandfather's letters to this day.

  3. Future

    O vidro vai conservar o molho por mais tempo.

    The jar is going to keep the sauce longer.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó conservava frutas em calda.

    My grandmother used to preserve fruit in syrup.

  5. Conditional

    Esse carro se conservaria melhor na garagem.

    This car would keep better in the garage.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o hotel conserve esse jardim lindo.

    I hope the hotel keeps this beautiful garden.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a cidade conservasse os prédios antigos, seria mais bonita.

    If the city preserved its old buildings, it would be prettier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto você conservar a calma, tudo bem.

    As long as you keep calm, it's fine.

  9. Imperative

    Conserve na geladeira depois de aberto.

    Keep refrigerated after opening.

Good to know

  • "Conservar" is to keep something in good shape; "guardar" is just to put it away.

Where you hear conservar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu conservo o queijo num lugar fresco. I keep the cheese in a cool place.
  • A vó conservou o chapéu do vô. Grandma kept Grandpa's hat.
  • A gente vai conservar a capela. We're going to look after the chapel.
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The Secret Is the Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · conserva-se

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