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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

enxergar

to see, to make out

  • #414 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: enxergando
  • Past participle: enxergado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use enxergar

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

  1. Present

    Sem óculos eu não enxergo quase nada.

    Without glasses I can barely see anything.

  2. Past

    Ele não enxergou a placa e passou direto.

    He didn't see the sign and drove straight past.

  3. Future

    Com essa luz fraca ninguém vai enxergar o cardápio.

    With this dim light nobody's going to make out the menu.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó já não enxergava bem no fim da vida.

    My grandmother couldn't see well anymore at the end of her life.

  5. Conditional

    Com um farol melhor, você enxergaria a estrada.

    With a better headlight, you'd see the road.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que ele enxergue o quanto você se esforça.

    I hope he sees how hard you try.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu enxergasse de longe, não precisaria de óculos.

    If I could see far away, I wouldn't need glasses.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você enxergar o farol, vire à esquerda.

    When you can see the lighthouse, turn left.

  9. Imperative

    Enxergue o lado bom da situação.

    See the bright side of the situation.

Good to know

  • "Enxergar" is to be able to see: "não enxergo sem óculos"; "ver" is to see something.

Verbs like this one

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