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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

emprestar

to lend

  • #255 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: emprestando
  • Past participle: emprestado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use emprestar

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

  1. Present

    Eu não empresto meu carro para ninguém.

    I don't lend my car to anyone.

  2. Past

    Ela me emprestou um guarda-chuva na saída.

    She lent me an umbrella on the way out.

  3. Future

    Minha irmã vai me emprestar o vestido azul.

    My sister is going to lend me the blue dress.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu vizinho emprestava ferramentas para a rua toda.

    My neighbor used to lend tools to the whole street.

  5. Conditional

    Eu emprestaria o dinheiro se tivesse.

    I'd lend you the money if I had it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pede para o seu pai que empreste a escada.

    Ask your father to lend us the ladder.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você me emprestasse o livro, devolveria em uma semana.

    If you lent me the book, I'd return it in a week.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se emprestar o celular, cuidado com a tela.

    If you lend your phone, watch out for the screen.

  9. Imperative

    Empreste a caneta um minutinho, por favor.

    Lend me the pen for a second, please.

Good to know

  • "Emprestar" is to lend; to borrow is "pegar emprestado": "peguei o carro emprestado".

Where you hear emprestar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu empresto meus livros para os amigos. I lend my books to my friends.
  • Eu emprestei o meu anel para a Carla. I lent my ring to Carla.
  • Eu vou emprestar minha caneta. I'm going to lend my pen.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sempre empresto os meus livros. I always lend my books.
  • O Rafael me emprestou o carro dele. Rafael lent me his car.
  • Eu vou te emprestar o meu vestido. I'm going to lend you my dress.
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Not a Word to Anyone

Intermediate Level 1 · emprestado · emprestou

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I Insist

Intermediate Level 2 · empresta · empresto

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Intermediate Level 3 · empresto · emprestar

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · emprestei

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