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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

descobrir

to find out

  • #185 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: descobrindo
  • Past participle: descoberto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você find out!
  2. vocês find out! (all of you)

How to use descobrir

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

  1. Present

    Eu sempre descubro as surpresas antes da hora.

    I always find out surprises ahead of time.

  2. Past

    Ela descobriu que estava grávida na semana passada.

    She found out she was pregnant last week.

  3. Future

    A gente vai descobrir o resultado amanhã cedo.

    We're going to find out the result tomorrow morning.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe descobria tudo que eu aprontava.

    My mother found out everything I got up to.

  5. Conditional

    Eu descobriria o preço antes de encomendar.

    I would find out the price before ordering.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que ele descubra a festa surpresa.

    I don't want him to find out about the surprise party.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu descobrisse uma mentira, terminaria na hora.

    If I found out a lie, I'd break up on the spot.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você descobrir o endereço, me mande.

    When you find out the address, send it to me.

  9. Imperative

    Descubra quanto custa e me conte depois.

    Find out how much it costs and tell me later.

Where you hear descobrir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Todo dia eu descubro uma coisa nova em Chicago. Every day I find out something new in Chicago.
  • Eu descobri por que chamam Chicago de cidade do vento. I found out why they call Chicago the windy city.
  • Você vai descobrir agora. You're about to find out.
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Intermediate Level 3 · descobre

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Verbs like this one

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