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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

derrubar

to knock over

  • #431 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: derrubando
  • Past participle: derrubado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você knock over!
  2. vocês knock over! (all of you)

How to use derrubar

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

  1. Present

    O gato derruba tudo o que vê na mesa.

    The cat knocks over everything it sees on the table.

  2. Past

    Eu derrubei café na blusa branca.

    I spilled coffee on my white blouse.

  3. Future

    Cuidado, você vai derrubar o vaso com essa mochila.

    Careful, you're going to knock over the vase with that backpack.

  4. Imperfect

    O vento derrubava as roupas do varal.

    The wind kept knocking the clothes off the line.

  5. Conditional

    Um temporal assim derrubaria aquela árvore velha.

    A storm like that would bring down that old tree.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Segure o copo para que o bebê não derrube.

    Hold the cup so the baby doesn't knock it over.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele derrubasse a torta, a festa acabava.

    If he dropped the pie, the party would be over.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se derrubar vinho no tapete, limpe na hora.

    If you spill wine on the rug, clean it right away.

  9. Imperative

    Derrube essa parede e a sala fica enorme.

    Knock down this wall and the living room becomes huge.

Good to know

  • "Derrubar" is also to drop or spill something: "derrubei o celular no chão".

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