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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

estragar

to spoil, to break down

  • #199 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: estragando
  • Past participle: estragado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use estragar

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

  1. Present

    O leite estraga rápido fora da geladeira.

    Milk goes bad fast out of the fridge.

  2. Past

    A máquina de lavar estragou de novo.

    The washing machine broke down again.

  3. Future

    Essa chuva vai estragar o nosso churrasco.

    This rain is going to ruin our barbecue.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente a comida estragava mais rápido, sem geladeira.

    In the old days food went bad faster, without a fridge.

  5. Conditional

    Contar o final estragaria o filme para você.

    Telling you the ending would spoil the movie for you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Guarda as frutas antes que estraguem.

    Put the fruit away before it goes bad.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o carro estragasse na estrada, seria um problema.

    If the car broke down on the road, it would be a problem.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o celular estragar de novo, compro outro.

    If the phone breaks again, I'll buy another one.

  9. Imperative

    Não estrague a surpresa da sua irmã!

    Don't spoil your sister's surprise!

Good to know

  • Food "estraga" when it goes bad and a machine when it breaks; "estragar a surpresa" is to spoil the surprise.

Verbs like this one

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