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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

depender

to depend

  • #174 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: dependendo
  • Past participle: dependido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use depender

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

  1. Present

    Isso depende do tempo amanhã.

    That depends on the weather tomorrow.

  2. Past

    A viagem dependeu da aprovação do chefe.

    The trip depended on the boss's approval.

  3. Future

    Tudo vai depender do preço da passagem.

    Everything is going to depend on the ticket price.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu dependia dos meus pais para tudo.

    Before, I depended on my parents for everything.

  5. Conditional

    Isso dependeria da data da festa.

    That would depend on the date of the party.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você dependa de ninguém.

    I don't want you to depend on anyone.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se dependesse de mim, a gente já estaria na praia.

    If it were up to me, we'd already be at the beach.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se depender de mim, você fica.

    If it's up to me, you stay.

  9. Imperative

    Não dependa só de um emprego.

    Don't rely on just one job.

Good to know

  • "Depender de": "depende de você" is "it's up to you", and "depende" alone is "it depends".

Where you hear depender

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Tudo depende do tempo. Everything depends on the weather.
  • A viagem dependeu do trânsito. The trip depended on the traffic.
  • Vai depender do dia. It's going to depend on the day.
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