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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

encomendar

to order

  • #493 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: encomendando
  • Past participle: encomendado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use encomendar

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

  1. Present

    Eu encomendo o bolo sempre na mesma confeitaria.

    I always order the cake from the same bakery.

  2. Past

    A gente encomendou um sofá sob medida.

    We ordered a made-to-measure sofa.

  3. Future

    Vou encomendar flores para a minha mãe.

    I'm going to order flowers for my mother.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha tia encomendava doces para toda festa.

    My aunt used to order sweets for every party.

  5. Conditional

    Eu encomendaria o livro pela internet.

    I would order the book online.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você encomende o presente hoje.

    You'd better order the gift today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente encomendasse agora, chegaria antes do Natal.

    If we ordered now, it would arrive before Christmas.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando encomendar as camisetas, peça tamanho grande.

    When you order the T-shirts, ask for large.

  9. Imperative

    Encomende o vestido da festa com antecedência.

    Order the party dress in advance.

Good to know

  • "Encomendar" is to order something made or sent; in a restaurant you "pede".

Where you hear encomendar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sempre encomendo o bolo um mês antes. I always order the cake a month before.
  • Eu encomendei duas caixas de café. I ordered two boxes of coffee.
  • Eu vou encomendar o bolo esta semana. I'm going to order the cake this week.
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