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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

enfrentar

to face

  • #387 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: enfrentando
  • Past participle: enfrentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use enfrentar

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

  1. Present

    Todo dia eu enfrento duas horas de trânsito.

    Every day I face two hours of traffic.

  2. Past

    Ela enfrentou a doença com muita coragem.

    She faced the illness with great courage.

  3. Future

    A gente vai enfrentar uma fila enorme no banco.

    We're going to face a huge line at the bank.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu enfrentava o chefe sem medo nenhum.

    I used to stand up to the boss without any fear.

  5. Conditional

    Eu enfrentaria qualquer coisa pelos meus filhos.

    I would face anything for my kids.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É importante que você enfrente esse problema agora.

    It's important that you face this problem now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele enfrentasse o medo, aprenderia a nadar.

    If he faced his fear, he'd learn to swim.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você enfrentar a prova, respire fundo.

    When you face the exam, take a deep breath.

  9. Imperative

    Enfrente a situação de cabeça erguida.

    Face the situation with your head held high.

Good to know

  • "Enfrentar fila" or "enfrentar trânsito" is to put up with a line or with traffic.

Verbs like this one

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