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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

engolir

to swallow

  • #473 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: engolindo
  • Past participle: engolido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use engolir

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

  1. Present

    Minha garganta dói quando eu engulo.

    My throat hurts when I swallow.

  2. Past

    O cachorro engoliu uma meia inteira.

    The dog swallowed a whole sock.

  3. Future

    Mastigue bem, senão você vai engolir pedaços grandes.

    Chew well, otherwise you're going to swallow big pieces.

  4. Imperfect

    No trabalho antigo, eu engolia muito sapo.

    At my old job, I used to put up with a lot.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nunca engoliria um comprimido desse tamanho.

    I would never swallow a pill that size.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dê água para que ele engula o remédio.

    Give him water so he swallows the medicine.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a criança engolisse a moeda, seria perigoso.

    If the child swallowed the coin, it would be dangerous.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se engolir com dificuldade, procure um médico.

    If you have trouble swallowing, see a doctor.

  9. Imperative

    Engula o orgulho e ligue para ele.

    Swallow your pride and call him.

Good to know

  • "Engolir sapo" is to put up with something without complaining; "engolir seco" is to gulp nervously.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.