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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

desculpar

to excuse, to forgive

  • #170 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: desculpando
  • Past participle: desculpado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use desculpar

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

  1. Present

    Eu desculpo, mas não esqueço.

    I forgive, but I don't forget.

  2. Past

    Ela me desculpou pelo atraso.

    She forgave me for being late.

  3. Future

    Ele vai desculpar você, é seu amigo.

    He's going to forgive you, he's your friend.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe desculpava tudo que a gente fazia.

    My mother forgave everything we did.

  5. Conditional

    Eu desculparia, se ele pedisse de verdade.

    I'd forgive him, if he really asked.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você me desculpe pela confusão.

    I hope you forgive me for the mix-up.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela me desculpasse, eu ficaria aliviada.

    If she forgave me, I'd be relieved.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você me desculpar, a gente conversa.

    When you forgive me, we'll talk.

  9. Imperative

    Desculpe o atraso, o trânsito estava terrível.

    Sorry I'm late, the traffic was terrible.

Good to know

  • "Desculpa" or "desculpe" is "sorry"; "me desculpa" is "forgive me".
  • "Com licença" is for getting past someone; "desculpa" is for a mistake.

Where you hear desculpar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu desculpo o atraso. I forgive the lateness.
  • Ela desculpou o meu erro. She forgave my mistake.
  • Você vai me desculpar? Will you forgive me?
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Beginner Level 1 · Desculpe.

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