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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

elogiar

to praise

  • #367 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: elogiando
  • Past participle: elogiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use elogiar

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

  1. Present

    Minha chefe elogia o trabalho de todo mundo.

    My boss praises everyone's work.

  2. Past

    Ele elogiou o meu vestido na festa.

    He complimented my dress at the party.

  3. Future

    Vou elogiar o cozinheiro, o jantar estava perfeito.

    I'm going to compliment the cook, dinner was perfect.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai raramente elogiava, mas quando elogiava, valia.

    My father rarely praised, but when he did, it meant something.

  5. Conditional

    Eu elogiaria mais os meus filhos se pudesse voltar.

    I'd praise my kids more if I could go back.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não espere que ele elogie, ele é tímido.

    Don't expect him to compliment you, he's shy.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você elogiasse a comida dela, ela ficaria feliz.

    If you praised her food, she'd be happy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o cliente elogiar, agradeça com um sorriso.

    When the customer compliments you, thank them with a smile.

  9. Imperative

    Elogie o esforço dele, não só o resultado.

    Praise his effort, not just the result.

Good to know

  • "Elogio" is a compliment; "fazer um elogio" is to pay one.

Verbs like this one

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