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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

garantir

to guarantee

  • #362 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: garantindo
  • Past participle: garantido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use garantir

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

  1. Present

    Eu garanto que esse restaurante vale a pena.

    I guarantee this restaurant is worth it.

  2. Past

    A loja garantiu a entrega até sexta.

    The shop guaranteed delivery by Friday.

  3. Future

    Vou garantir o seu lugar na mesa.

    I'm going to secure your seat at the table.

  4. Imperfect

    O gerente garantia que o problema seria resolvido.

    The manager kept assuring us the problem would be solved.

  5. Conditional

    Eu garantiria a vaga se dependesse de mim.

    I'd guarantee the spot if it were up to me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que o hotel garanta a reserva por escrito.

    I want the hotel to confirm the booking in writing.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles garantissem o preço, eu fecharia hoje.

    If they guaranteed the price, I'd close the deal today.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você garantir que chega cedo, eu guardo um pedaço.

    If you promise to come early, I'll save you a slice.

  9. Imperative

    Garanta o seu ingresso antes que acabe.

    Secure your ticket before they run out.

Good to know

  • "Garanto que" is "I promise you that": "garanto que vale a pena".

Verbs like this one

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