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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

encher

to fill

  • #464 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: enchendo
  • Past participle: enchido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use encher

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

  1. Present

    Eu encho a garrafa d'água antes de sair.

    I fill the water bottle before leaving.

  2. Past

    O garçom encheu o meu copo de novo.

    The waiter filled my glass again.

  3. Future

    Vou encher o tanque antes da viagem.

    I'm going to fill up the tank before the trip.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão enchia o meu saco o dia inteiro.

    My brother used to bug me all day long.

  5. Conditional

    Eu encheria a piscina, mas falta água.

    I would fill the pool, but there's a water shortage.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que a pia encha demais.

    Don't let the sink fill too much.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a sala enchesse, a gente abriria o salão.

    If the room filled up, we'd open the hall.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando encher, desliga a torneira.

    When it fills up, turn off the tap.

  9. Imperative

    Encha o copo até a metade, por favor.

    Fill the glass halfway, please.

Good to know

  • "Encher o saco" is to annoy someone; "encher o tanque" is to fill up the tank.
  • "Cheio" is full: "Estou cheio, não aguento mais comer."

Where you hear encher

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu encho a garrafa antes de sair. I fill the bottle before leaving.
  • O frentista encheu o tanque. The petrol station attendant filled the tank.
  • Eu vou encher o copo de água. I'm going to fill the glass with water.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu encho as meias todo ano. I fill the stockings every year.
  • Eu enchi as meias de madrugada. I filled the stockings in the night.
  • No ano que vem, eu vou encher as meias. Next year, I'm going to fill the stockings.
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We Missed the Exit

Beginner Level 3 · encher o tanque

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · encheu

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Verbs like this one

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