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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

gerar

to create, to generate

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: gerando
  • Past participle: gerado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use gerar

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

  1. Present

    O site gera o boleto na hora.

    The website generates the payment slip right away.

  2. Past

    A fábrica nova gerou duzentos empregos na cidade.

    The new factory created two hundred jobs in the city.

  3. Future

    Essa mudança vai gerar muita reclamação.

    This change is going to generate a lot of complaints.

  4. Imperfect

    A usina gerava energia para a região toda.

    The plant generated power for the whole region.

  5. Conditional

    Um feriado no meio da semana geraria confusão.

    A midweek holiday would create confusion.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Explique bem para que não gere dúvida.

    Explain it well so it doesn't create doubt.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o projeto gerasse lucro, eu investiria.

    If the project generated profit, I'd invest.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o sistema gerar um erro, tire um print.

    If the system generates an error, take a screenshot.

  9. Imperative

    Gere o relatório e me mande hoje ainda.

    Generate the report and send it to me today.

Good to know

  • "Gerar" goes with abstract things: gerar emprego, gerar dúvida, gerar um boleto.

Where you hear gerar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • O projeto gera trezentos empregos. The project creates three hundred jobs.
  • A obra gerou muito barulho no bairro. The work generated a lot of noise in the neighbourhood.
  • A torre vai gerar emprego para a rua. The tower is going to create jobs for the street.
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With All Due Respect

Advanced Level 3 · O projeto gera trezentos empregos e respeita todas as normas.

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Verbs like this one

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