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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

escrever

to write

  • #61 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: escrevendo
  • Past participle: escrito

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use escrever

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

  1. Present

    Eu escrevo um diário desde os doze anos.

    I've kept a diary since I was twelve.

  2. Past

    Ela escreveu um bilhete e deixou na geladeira.

    She wrote a note and left it on the fridge.

  3. Future

    Vou escrever para o hotel pedindo uma cama extra.

    I'm going to write to the hotel asking for an extra bed.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô escrevia poemas para a minha avó.

    My grandfather used to write poems for my grandmother.

  5. Conditional

    Eu escreveria um livro sobre a minha família.

    I would write a book about my family.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A professora quer que a gente escreva uma redação.

    The teacher wants us to write an essay.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você escrevesse mais devagar, eu entenderia a letra.

    If you wrote more slowly, I'd understand your handwriting.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando escrever o e-mail, revise antes de enviar.

    When you write the email, check it before sending.

  9. Imperative

    Escreva seu nome no topo da folha.

    Write your name at the top of the page.

Where you hear escrever

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu escrevo uma mensagem para a Luana todo dia. I write a message to Luana every day.
  • Eu escrevi os meus votos ontem à noite. I wrote my vows last night.
  • Vou escrever o endereço para você. I'll write the address for you.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu escrevo as palavras novas no meu caderno. I write the new words in my notebook.
  • Eu escrevi os nomes dos convidados. I wrote down the guests' names.
  • Eu vou escrever os convites em agosto. I'm going to write the invitations in August.
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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · escrever · você escreveu · eu escrevi

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The Secret Is the Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · escrita

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · está escrito

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Whether It's a Boy or a Girl

Intermediate Level 3 · escrevo

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