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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

dar entrada

to apply

  • #343 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dando entrada
  • Past participle: dado entrada

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use dar entrada

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

  1. Present

    Eu dou entrada no visto semana que vem.

    I'm applying for the visa next week.

  2. Past

    Ela deu entrada na aposentadoria em janeiro.

    She filed for retirement in January.

  3. Future

    A gente vai dar entrada no financiamento amanhã.

    We're going to apply for the financing tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Naquela época, você dava entrada em tudo no papel.

    Back then, you applied for everything on paper.

  5. Conditional

    Eu daria entrada no pedido hoje mesmo.

    I would file the request today.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você dê entrada nos documentos até sexta.

    I need you to file the documents by Friday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela desse entrada agora, sairia em dois meses.

    If she applied now, it would come through in two months.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você der entrada, guarde o comprovante.

    When you file it, keep the receipt.

  9. Imperative

    Dê entrada no passaporte com antecedência.

    Apply for the passport well in advance.

Good to know

  • "Dar entrada em" is to file for something: no visto, na aposentadoria, and "dar entrada no hospital" is to be admitted.

Where you hear dar entrada

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Muita gente dá entrada em junho. A lot of people apply in June.
  • Eu dei entrada no passaporte novo. I applied for the new passport.
  • A gente vai dar entrada três meses antes. We're going to apply three months before.

Verbs like this one

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