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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

dar notícias

to keep in touch, word for word to give news

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dando notícias
  • Past participle: dado notícias

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você keep in touch!
  2. vocês keep in touch! (all of you)

How to use dar notícias

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

  1. Present

    Meu irmão nunca dá notícias quando viaja.

    My brother never gets in touch when he travels.

  2. Past

    A Júlia deu notícias ontem, está bem em Lisboa.

    Júlia got in touch yesterday, she's fine in Lisbon.

  3. Future

    Prometo que vou dar notícias assim que chegar.

    I promise I'll get in touch as soon as I arrive.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes ele dava notícias toda semana; agora, nada.

    He used to get in touch every week; now, nothing.

  5. Conditional

    Eu daria notícias, mas fiquei sem internet.

    I would have kept in touch, but I had no internet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Sua mãe quer que você dê notícias com mais frequência.

    Your mother wants you to get in touch more often.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele desse notícias, eu não me preocuparia tanto.

    If he kept in touch, I wouldn't worry so much.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando der notícias, pergunte se ela precisa de algo.

    When you get in touch, ask if she needs anything.

  9. Imperative

    Dê notícias quando pousar, por favor.

    Get in touch when you land, please.

Good to know

  • "Dá notícias!" is what you say when someone leaves: "keep in touch!".

Where you hear dar notícias

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2

  • A gente dá notícias toda semana, meu rei. We keep in touch every week, my king.
  • A Luana deu notícias no domingo. Chegaram. Luana got in touch on Sunday. They arrived.
  • Eu vou dar notícias da praia. Da areia. I'm going to send news from the beach. From the sand.
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It's Not Goodbye

Advanced Level 2 · Vocês vão dar notícias?

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