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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

embarcar

to board

  • #455 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: embarcando
  • Past participle: embarcado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use embarcar

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

  1. Present

    A gente embarca às seis da manhã.

    We board at six in the morning.

  2. Past

    Ela embarcou para Lisboa ontem à noite.

    She left for Lisbon last night.

  3. Future

    Os passageiros vão embarcar pelo portão doze.

    The passengers are going to board through gate twelve.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente embarcava no ônibus toda sexta para o interior.

    We used to take the bus to the countryside every Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Eu embarcaria amanhã mesmo se tivesse passagem.

    I would leave tomorrow if I had a ticket.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Chegue cedo para que a gente embarque sem correria.

    Arrive early so we board without rushing.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu embarcasse hoje, chegaria antes do casamento.

    If I left today, I'd arrive before the wedding.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando embarcar, me manda uma mensagem.

    When you board, send me a message.

  9. Imperative

    Embarque pela porta da frente, por favor.

    Board through the front door, please.

Good to know

  • "Embarcar em": embarcar no avião, no ônibus; "desembarcar" is to get off. The boarding pass is the "cartão de embarque".

Verbs like this one

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