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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cumprimentar

to greet

  • #152 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cumprimentando
  • Past participle: cumprimentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use cumprimentar

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

  1. Present

    Ele cumprimenta todo mundo com um beijo no rosto.

    He greets everyone with a kiss on the cheek.

  2. Past

    Ela passou por mim e nem me cumprimentou.

    She walked past me and didn't even say hello.

  3. Future

    Vou cumprimentar os vizinhos novos hoje à tarde.

    I'm going to greet the new neighbors this afternoon.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô cumprimentava todo mundo tirando o chapéu.

    My grandfather used to greet everyone by tipping his hat.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cumprimentaria o chefe, mas ele saiu correndo.

    I would say hello to the boss, but he rushed out.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você cumprimente a sua tia direito.

    I want you to greet your aunt properly.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele me cumprimentasse, eu responderia.

    If he greeted me, I'd answer.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você cumprimentar o cliente, sorria.

    When you greet the client, smile.

  9. Imperative

    Cumprimentem a professora antes de sentar.

    Greet the teacher before you sit down.

Good to know

  • "Cumprimentar" is to say hello, with a handshake or a kiss; to congratulate is "parabenizar".

Verbs like this one

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