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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

descrever

to describe

  • #374 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: descrevendo
  • Past participle: descrito

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use descrever

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

  1. Present

    O anúncio descreve o apartamento muito bem.

    The ad describes the apartment very well.

  2. Past

    A testemunha descreveu o carro para a polícia.

    The witness described the car to the police.

  3. Future

    Eu vou descrever os sintomas para o médico.

    I'm going to describe the symptoms to the doctor.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela descrevia a viagem com tanto detalhe.

    She described the trip in such detail.

  5. Conditional

    Como você descreveria o seu trabalho?

    How would you describe your job?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você descreva a mala que perdeu.

    I need you to describe the suitcase you lost.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele descrevesse a dor melhor, o médico entenderia.

    If he described the pain better, the doctor would understand.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando descrever o problema, seja bem clara.

    When you describe the problem, be very clear.

  9. Imperative

    Descreva o ladrão com calma, por favor.

    Describe the thief calmly, please.

Where you hear descrever

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • No amigo secreto, cada um descreve o seu amigo. In secret friend, everyone describes their friend.
  • Eu descrevi a neve para a minha mãe. I described the snow to my mother.
  • No ano que vem, eu vou descrever o meu amigo secreto em português. Next year, I'm going to describe my secret friend in Portuguese.
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She Asked Us to Take Off Our Shoes

Intermediate Level 3 · descreve

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