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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

fugir

to run away

  • #289 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: fugindo
  • Past participle: fugido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você run away!
  2. vocês run away! (all of you)

How to use fugir

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

  1. Present

    Meu gato foge toda vez que a campainha toca.

    My cat runs away every time the doorbell rings.

  2. Past

    O cachorro fugiu pelo portão aberto.

    The dog ran off through the open gate.

  3. Future

    Vou fugir do calor da cidade no fim de semana.

    I'm going to escape the city heat at the weekend.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando criança, eu fugia da hora do banho.

    As a kid, I used to run from bath time.

  5. Conditional

    Eu fugiria dessa conversa se pudesse.

    I'd run from this conversation if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Segura o cachorro para que ele não fuja.

    Hold the dog so he doesn't run off.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o passarinho fugisse, minha filha choraria.

    If the bird escaped, my daughter would cry.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o assunto fugir do controle, mude de tema.

    If the subject gets out of hand, change the topic.

  9. Imperative

    Fuja desse trânsito e venha de metrô.

    Escape that traffic and come by subway.

Good to know

  • "Fugir de" is to run away from: "fugir da chuva"; "fugir do assunto" is to dodge the subject.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.