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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

devolver

to return, to give back

  • #254 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: devolvendo
  • Past participle: devolvido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use devolver

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

  1. Present

    Eu sempre devolvo os livros no prazo.

    I always return books on time.

  2. Past

    Ela devolveu o vestido porque ficou apertado.

    She returned the dress because it was tight.

  3. Future

    Vou devolver o seu guarda-chuva amanhã.

    I'll give your umbrella back tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu vizinho nunca devolvia o que pegava emprestado.

    My neighbor never returned what he borrowed.

  5. Conditional

    A loja devolveria o dinheiro em sete dias.

    The store would refund the money in seven days.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que ele devolva a minha bicicleta hoje.

    I want him to give back my bike today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você devolvesse o celular, tudo ficaria resolvido.

    If you returned the phone, everything would be settled.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando eu devolver o carro, pego o depósito.

    When I return the car, I'll get the deposit.

  9. Imperative

    Devolva o troco certinho pro cliente.

    Give the customer the right change back.

Good to know

  • "Devolver" is to give something back; "voltar" is to go back yourself.

Where you hear devolver

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu sempre devolvo os livros. I always return the books.
  • Eu devolvi a chave. I returned the key.
  • Eu vou devolver o carro no domingo. I'm going to return the car on Sunday.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A Bia sempre devolve tudo. Bia always gives everything back.
  • Eu devolvi o anel. I gave the ring back.
  • Eu nunca vou devolver esse chapéu. I'm never going to give this hat back.
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A Car for a Week

Beginner Level 3 · devolver

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · devolveu

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It Can't Be True

Intermediate Level 2 · devolvo

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · devolveu

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