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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

errar

to make a mistake

  • #403 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: errando
  • Past participle: errado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você make a mistake!
  2. vocês make a mistake! (all of you)

How to use errar

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

  1. Present

    Eu erro sempre o nome dessa rua.

    I always get this street's name wrong.

  2. Past

    Desculpa, eu errei o número.

    Sorry, I got the wrong number.

  3. Future

    Todo mundo vai errar no começo, é normal.

    Everyone's going to make mistakes at first, it's normal.

  4. Imperfect

    No começo, eu errava a pronúncia toda hora.

    At first, I got the pronunciation wrong all the time.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não erraria essa pergunta nem dormindo.

    I wouldn't get that question wrong even asleep.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não tem problema que você erre, continue tentando.

    It's fine if you make mistakes, keep trying.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu errasse o caminho, usava o GPS.

    If I went the wrong way, I'd use the GPS.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você errar, é só corrigir.

    If you make a mistake, just correct it.

  9. Imperative

    Errem sem medo, é assim que se aprende.

    Make mistakes without fear, that's how you learn.

Good to know

  • "Errar" is also to miss or get wrong: "Errei o caminho", "errou o gol."
  • "Errado" is wrong: "O número está errado."

Where you hear errar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Todo mundo erra. Everyone makes mistakes.
  • Eu errei no começo. I made a mistake at the beginning.
  • Você não vai errar. You're not going to make a mistake.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Todo mundo erra. Everybody makes mistakes.
  • Eu errei o caminho. I took the wrong way.
  • Você não vai errar dessa vez. You won't get it wrong this time.
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You Did It!

Beginner Level 3 · Eu errei.

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As Long As Nobody Kicks Me

Intermediate Level 1 · errar

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Even If I Get Everything Wrong

Intermediate Level 3 · erre

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If Only It Snowed in Rio

Intermediate Level 3 · errou

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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · erraram

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · errando

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Verbs like this one

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