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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

corrigir

to correct

  • #402 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: corrigindo
  • Past participle: corrigido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use corrigir

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

  1. Present

    A professora corrige as redações no fim de semana.

    The teacher grades the essays on the weekend.

  2. Past

    Ele corrigiu meu sotaque com muita paciência.

    He corrected my accent very patiently.

  3. Future

    Vou corrigir o erro na planilha agora.

    I'm going to fix the error in the spreadsheet now.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai corrigia a minha postura à mesa.

    My father used to correct my posture at the table.

  5. Conditional

    Eu corrigiria só os erros mais graves.

    I would correct only the most serious mistakes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você corrija meu português sem dó.

    I want you to correct my Portuguese without mercy.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele corrigisse o texto, ficaria bem melhor.

    If he corrected the text, it would be much better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando corrigir as provas, me avise das notas.

    When you grade the tests, let me know the grades.

  9. Imperative

    Corrija a data no convite antes de enviar.

    Fix the date on the invitation before sending it.

Good to know

  • "Corrigir prova" is to grade a test; to correct someone's Portuguese is also "corrigir".

Verbs like this one

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