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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

descer

to get off, to go down

  • #127 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: descendo
  • Past participle: descido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você get off!
  2. vocês get off! (all of you)

How to use descer

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

  1. Present

    Eu desço no ponto depois da igreja.

    I get off at the stop after the church.

  2. Past

    A gente desceu a escada correndo.

    We ran down the stairs.

  3. Future

    Você vai descer na próxima estação?

    Are you getting off at the next station?

  4. Imperfect

    Eles desciam a serra todo fim de semana.

    They used to go down the mountain every weekend.

  5. Conditional

    Eu desceria aqui, é mais perto.

    I would get off here, it's closer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o preço desça até dezembro.

    I hope the price goes down by December.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você descesse agora, pegaria o ônibus.

    If you went down now, you'd catch the bus.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando descer do táxi, cuidado com a bolsa.

    When you get out of the taxi, mind your bag.

  9. Imperative

    Desça no terceiro ponto e vire à esquerda.

    Get off at the third stop and turn left.

Good to know

  • "Descer do ônibus" is to get off the bus; "descer a rua" is to go down the street.

Where you hear descer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu desço na próxima estação. I get off at the next station.
  • Eu desci do ônibus na esquina. I got off the bus on the corner.
  • Nós vamos descer aqui. We're going to get off here.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Todo Natal, eu desço às três. Every Christmas, I come down at three.
  • A gente desceu para a cozinha à meia-noite. We went down to the kitchen at midnight.
  • Eu vou descer para tomar café. I'm going to go down for breakfast.
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Take the Metro

Beginner Level 2 · descer · eu desço · você desce

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · desci · desceu

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · desçam

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · vocês desceram

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