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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

descascar

to peel

  • #470 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: descascando
  • Past participle: descascado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use descascar

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

  1. Present

    Minha mãe descasca laranja em uma tira só.

    My mother peels an orange in a single strip.

  2. Past

    Eu descasquei dois quilos de batata para a festa.

    I peeled two kilos of potatoes for the party.

  3. Future

    Vou descascar as cenouras enquanto a água ferve.

    I'm going to peel the carrots while the water boils.

  4. Imperfect

    Depois da praia, meu nariz sempre descascava.

    After the beach, my nose always used to peel.

  5. Conditional

    Eu descascaria a maçã, as crianças não comem casca.

    I would peel the apple, the kids don't eat the skin.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiro que você descasque o pepino antes de servir.

    I'd rather you peel the cucumber before serving.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela descascasse as uvas, ninguém reclamaria.

    If she peeled the grapes, nobody would complain.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando descascar a cebola, abra a janela.

    When you peel the onion, open the window.

  9. Imperative

    Descasque o alho e amasse com a faca.

    Peel the garlic and crush it with the knife.

Good to know

  • "Descascar" is also to peel from sunburn: "meu ombro está descascando".
  • "Descascar o abacaxi" is to deal with a tricky problem.

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