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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cumprir

to keep (a promise), to carry out

  • #189 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: cumprindo
  • Past participle: cumprido

Conjugation

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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 cumprir

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

  1. Present

    Ele sempre cumpre o que promete.

    He always keeps what he promises.

  2. Past

    Eu cumpri o prazo com um dia de folga.

    I met the deadline with a day to spare.

  3. Future

    Vou cumprir a minha palavra, pode confiar.

    I'm going to keep my word, you can trust me.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu chefe antigo nunca cumpria os horários.

    My old boss never kept to the schedule.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cumpriria a meta se tivesse mais gente.

    I would meet the target if I had more people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o governo cumpra as promessas.

    I hope the government keeps its promises.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele cumprisse os prazos, seria promovido.

    If he met deadlines, he'd be promoted.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você cumprir o combinado, eu te levo ao parque.

    If you do as agreed, I'll take you to the park.

  9. Imperative

    Cumpra as regras da casa, por favor.

    Follow the house rules, please.

Good to know

  • "Cumprir a promessa" is to keep a promise; "cumprir o horário" is to be on time.

Where you hear cumprir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Ela sempre cumpre as promessas. She always keeps her promises.
  • Eu cumpri a minha promessa. I kept my promise.
  • Eu vou cumprir a promessa. I'm going to keep the promise.
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Beginner Level 3 · cumprir a promessa

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