Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I close a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente you close a deal
- nós we close a deal
- vocês, eles, elas you all close a deal
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
fechar negócio
to close a deal
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: fechando negócio
- Past participle: fechado negócio
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I closed a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente you closed a deal
- nós we closed a deal
- vocês, eles, elas you all closed a deal
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to close a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to close a deal
- nós we are going to close a deal
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to close a deal
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to close a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to close a deal
- nós we used to close a deal
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to close a deal
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would close a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would close a deal
- nós we would close a deal
- vocês, eles, elas you all would close a deal
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I close a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you close a deal
- nós (that) we close a deal
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all close a deal
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I closed a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you closed a deal
- nós (if) we closed a deal
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all closed a deal
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I close a deal
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you close a deal
- nós (when) we close a deal
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all close a deal
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você close a deal!
- vocês close a deal! (all of you)
How to use fechar negócio
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Eu só fecho negócio depois de ler o contrato.
I only close a deal after reading the contract.
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Past
A gente fechou negócio com a loja no mesmo dia.
We closed the deal with the store that same day.
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Future
Acho que eles vão fechar negócio ainda esta semana.
I think they're going to close the deal this week.
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Imperfect
Meu avô fechava negócio com um aperto de mão.
My grandfather closed deals with a handshake.
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Conditional
Eu fecharia negócio hoje se o preço baixasse um pouco.
I'd close the deal today if the price came down a bit.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que vocês fechem negócio logo.
I hope you close the deal soon.
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Past subjunctive
Se a gente fechasse negócio agora, ganhava desconto.
If we closed the deal now, we'd get a discount.
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Future subjunctive
Quando fechar negócio, peça tudo por escrito.
When you close the deal, ask for everything in writing.
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Imperative
Feche negócio antes que outro comprador apareça.
Close the deal before another buyer shows up.
Good to know
- "Fechar negócio" is to close a deal; "fechou?" after a price means "deal?".
Where you hear fechar negócio
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2
- Aqui, a gente fecha negócio na mesa. Here, we close deals at the table.
- Até março, a gente fechou negócio com três clientes. By March, we had closed deals with three clients.
- Em julho, a gente vai fechar negócio em Porto Alegre. In July, we're going to close the deal in Porto Alegre.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.