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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

esquecer

to forget

  • #80 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: esquecendo
  • Past participle: esquecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use esquecer

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

  1. Present

    Eu sempre esqueço o nome das pessoas.

    I always forget people's names.

  2. Past

    Esqueci o guarda-chuva no restaurante.

    I forgot my umbrella at the restaurant.

  3. Future

    Ele vai esquecer de novo, pode apostar.

    He's going to forget again, you can bet on it.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó esquecia onde deixava os óculos.

    My grandmother forgot where she left her glasses.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nunca esqueceria o seu aniversário.

    I'd never forget your birthday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vou anotar antes que eu esqueça.

    I'll write it down before I forget.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você esquecesse a senha, teria que ligar para o banco.

    If you forgot the password, you'd have to call the bank.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se esquecer alguma coisa, é só voltar.

    If you forget anything, just come back.

  9. Imperative

    Não esqueça de trancar a porta.

    Don't forget to lock the door.

Good to know

  • "Esquecer de" with a verb: esqueci de ligar; "esqueci!" is "I forgot!".

Where you hear esquecer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu nunca esqueço os meus amigos. I never forget my friends.
  • Eu esqueci a chave em casa. I forgot the key at home.
  • Eu nunca vou esquecer este mês. I will never forget this month.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu sempre esqueço a chave. I always forget the key.
  • Você esqueceu, não é? You forgot, didn't you?
  • Eu nunca vou esquecer. I'll never forget.
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Thank You for Everything

Beginner Level 1 · esquecer · nunca vou esquecer · Eu nunca vou esquecer.

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You Should See the Sunset

Beginner Level 3 · Não esquece!

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It Was My Fault

Beginner Level 3 · eu esqueci · você esqueceu

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · esquecido

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However Much I Like Her

Intermediate Level 2 · esqueço

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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · esquecido

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We Ended Up Finding a Band

Intermediate Level 2 · esqueci

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Come Back Soon

Intermediate Level 2 · esqueceram

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