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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ferver

to boil

  • #466 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: fervendo
  • Past participle: fervido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ferver

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

  1. Present

    A água ferve mais rápido com a tampa.

    Water boils faster with the lid on.

  2. Past

    O leite ferveu e derramou no fogão.

    The milk boiled over onto the stove.

  3. Future

    Eu vou ferver água para o chá.

    I'm going to boil water for tea.

  4. Imperfect

    Enquanto a sopa fervia, ele cortava o pão.

    While the soup boiled, he cut the bread.

  5. Conditional

    Eu ferveria essa água antes de beber.

    I would boil that water before drinking it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espere até que a água ferva para pôr o macarrão.

    Wait until the water boils to put the pasta in.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o leite fervesse demais, perderia o sabor.

    If the milk boiled too long, it would lose its flavor.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a água ferver, desliga o fogo.

    When the water boils, turn off the heat.

  9. Imperative

    Ferva os ovos por dez minutos.

    Boil the eggs for ten minutes.

Good to know

  • "Estou fervendo" means I'm boiling hot, or furious.

Where you hear ferver

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A água ferve rápido no fogão a lenha. The water boils fast on the wood stove.
  • A água já ferveu. The water has already boiled.
  • O leite vai ferver em um minuto. The milk is going to boil in a minute.
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