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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

empurrar

to push

  • #206 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: empurrando
  • Past participle: empurrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use empurrar

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

  1. Present

    Eu empurro o carrinho e você pega as compras.

    I'll push the cart and you grab the groceries.

  2. Past

    Alguém me empurrou dentro do ônibus lotado.

    Someone pushed me inside the crowded bus.

  3. Future

    Vamos empurrar o carro até o posto.

    We're going to push the car to the gas station.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão me empurrava no balanço quando eu era pequena.

    My brother used to push me on the swing when I was little.

  5. Conditional

    Eu empurraria a mesa, mas estou com dor nas costas.

    I'd push the table, but my back hurts.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que ninguém empurre você na fila.

    Don't let anyone push you in line.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você empurrasse em vez de puxar, a porta abriria.

    If you pushed instead of pulling, the door would open.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando eu empurrar, você levanta do outro lado.

    When I push, you lift from the other side.

  9. Imperative

    Empurre a porta com força, ela emperra.

    Push the door hard, it sticks.

Where you hear empurrar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu empurro, você puxa. I push, you pull.
  • Alguém me empurrou no metrô. Someone pushed me on the metro.
  • Eu vou empurrar o sofá para perto da janela. I'm going to push the sofa over by the window.
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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · empurra

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