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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

engraxar

to polish (shoes)

  • #484 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: engraxando
  • Past participle: engraxado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use engraxar

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

  1. Present

    Eu engraxo os sapatos toda segunda-feira.

    I polish my shoes every Monday.

  2. Past

    Ele engraxou as botas para o casamento.

    He polished his boots for the wedding.

  3. Future

    Vou engraxar o sapato antes da entrevista.

    I'm going to polish my shoes before the interview.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô engraxava sapatos na praça quando era menino.

    My grandfather used to shine shoes in the square as a boy.

  5. Conditional

    Eu engraxaria esse sapato, está muito gasto.

    I'd polish that shoe, it looks really worn.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você engraxe os sapatos antes da missa.

    I want you to polish your shoes before mass.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você engraxasse o couro, duraria mais.

    If you polished the leather, it would last longer.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando engraxar, use um pano macio.

    When you polish, use a soft cloth.

  9. Imperative

    Engraxe bem a ponta, é onde mais aparece.

    Polish the toe well, that's where it shows most.

Where you hear engraxar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu engraxo o meu sapato todo domingo. I polish my shoes every Sunday.
  • Eu engraxei o sapato do Daniel. I polished Daniel's shoes.
  • Eu vou engraxar o sapato antes da festa. I'm going to polish my shoes before the party.
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In Three Hours, I'll Have Said Yes

Intermediate Level 2 · engraxado

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