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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

embalar

to pack

  • #463 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: embalando
  • Past participle: embalado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use embalar

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

  1. Present

    A loja embala para presente de graça.

    The store gift-wraps for free.

  2. Past

    Eu embalei os pratos com jornal para a mudança.

    I wrapped the plates in newspaper for the move.

  3. Future

    Vamos embalar os livros primeiro, são os mais pesados.

    Let's pack the books first, they're the heaviest.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe embalava a gente cantando baixinho.

    My mom used to rock us to sleep singing softly.

  5. Conditional

    Eu embalaria os copos com mais cuidado.

    I'd pack the glasses more carefully.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Peça que eles embalem o bolo numa caixa.

    Ask them to pack the cake in a box.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente embalasse tudo hoje, amanhã seria tranquilo.

    If we packed everything today, tomorrow would be easy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando embalar a televisão, use plástico-bolha.

    When you pack the TV, use bubble wrap.

  9. Imperative

    Embale as frutas separadas do resto.

    Pack the fruit separately from the rest.

Good to know

  • "Embalar" is also to rock a baby to sleep; "embalagem" is the packaging.

Where you hear embalar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu embalo os copos em jornal. I wrap the glasses in newspaper.
  • Quem embalou essa caixa? Who packed this box?
  • Amanhã eu vou embalar os livros. Tomorrow I'm going to pack the books.
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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · embalou

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Verbs like this one

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