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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ensinar

to teach

  • #236 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ensinando
  • Past participle: ensinado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ensinar

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

  1. Present

    Eu ensino matemática numa escola pública.

    I teach math at a public school.

  2. Past

    Minha avó me ensinou a fazer pão.

    My grandmother taught me to make bread.

  3. Future

    Você vai me ensinar a dançar samba?

    Are you going to teach me to dance samba?

  4. Imperfect

    Ele ensinava inglês para crianças.

    He used to teach English to children.

  5. Conditional

    Eu ensinaria português de graça para você.

    I'd teach you Portuguese for free.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você me ensine essa receita.

    I want you to teach me this recipe.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela ensinasse violão, eu faria aula.

    If she taught guitar, I'd take lessons.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você ensinar as crianças, tenha paciência.

    When you teach the kids, be patient.

  9. Imperative

    Ensine seu filho a cozinhar desde cedo.

    Teach your son to cook from an early age.

Good to know

  • "Ensinar a" with a verb: ela me ensinou a dirigir.

Where you hear ensinar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu ensino inglês. I teach English.
  • Ela me ensinou a dançar. She taught me to dance.
  • Eu vou te ensinar. I'm going to teach you.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu ensino inglês. I teach English.
  • A minha mãe me ensinou a cozinhar. My mother taught me to cook.
  • Eu vou te ensinar a dançar. I'm going to teach you to dance.
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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · Eu te ensino. · me ensinar

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In Dona Lucia's Kitchen

Beginner Level 2 · ela me ensinou

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · me ensinou

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Verbs like this one

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