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- it comes into force
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
entrar em vigor
to come into force, word for word to enter into vigour
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: entrando em vigor
- Past participle: entrado em vigor
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- it came into force
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- it is going to come into force
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to come into force
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- it would come into force
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- (that) it come into force
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- (if) it came into force
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- (when) it comes into force
How to use entrar em vigor
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
A nova lei entra em vigor em janeiro.
The new law comes into force in January.
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Past
O aumento da passagem entrou em vigor hoje.
The fare increase came into effect today.
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Future
A nova regra vai entrar em vigor no ano que vem.
The new rule is going to come into force next year.
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Imperfect
Na época, a regra entrava em vigor só em março.
At the time, the rule only came into force in March.
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Conditional
Sem a assinatura do prefeito, a lei não entraria em vigor.
Without the mayor's signature, the law wouldn't come into force.
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Present subjunctive
Compre agora, antes que o novo preço entre em vigor.
Buy now, before the new price comes into effect.
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Past subjunctive
Se a regra entrasse em vigor hoje, muita gente seria multada.
If the rule came into force today, many people would be fined.
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Future subjunctive
Quando a lei entrar em vigor, a sacola plástica some.
When the law comes into force, plastic bags disappear.
Good to know
- "Entrar em vigor" is said of a law, a rule or a price: "a nova tarifa entra em vigor amanhã".
Where you hear entrar em vigor
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2
- Conforme acordado, o contrato entra em vigor em agosto. As agreed, the contract comes into force in August.
- O contrato entrou em vigor em agosto, tchê. The contract came into force in August, pal.
- O aumento vai entrar em vigor em janeiro. The raise is going to come into force in January.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.