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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

crescer

to grow

  • #158 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: crescendo
  • Past participle: crescido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use crescer

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

  1. Present

    As crianças crescem muito rápido.

    Kids grow up so fast.

  2. Past

    Eu cresci numa cidade pequena do interior.

    I grew up in a small country town.

  3. Future

    Essa planta vai crescer muito no sol.

    This plant is going to grow a lot in the sun.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando eu crescia, não tinha celular.

    When I was growing up, there were no cell phones.

  5. Conditional

    A empresa cresceria mais com um site.

    The company would grow more with a website.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que meus filhos cresçam perto da avó.

    I want my kids to grow up near their grandma.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a grama crescesse menos, eu cortaria menos.

    If the grass grew less, I'd mow less.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você crescer, vai entender.

    When you grow up, you'll understand.

  9. Imperative

    Cresça e apareça, como dizia meu pai.

    Grow up and make something of yourself, as my dad used to say.

Good to know

  • "Crescer" is to grow or to grow up: "Cresci no interior."

Where you hear crescer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • As crianças crescem rápido. Children grow fast.
  • Eu cresci em Chicago. I grew up in Chicago.
  • O negócio vai crescer. The business is going to grow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • A empresa cresce todo ano. The company grows every year.
  • A equipe cresceu muito. The team grew a lot.
  • O senhor vai crescer com a empresa. You're going to grow with the company.
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Looking Back

Beginner Level 3 · eu cresci

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The Interview

Intermediate Level 1 · crescer

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · cresceu · cresci · crescem

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I've Been Studying in Secret

Intermediate Level 3 · crescendo

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As Soon As It's Signed

Intermediate Level 3 · cresceram

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