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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

girar

to turn, to spin

  • #447 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: girando
  • Past participle: girado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use girar

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

  1. Present

    A chave gira, mas a porta não abre.

    The key turns, but the door won't open.

  2. Past

    O carro girou na pista molhada.

    The car spun on the wet road.

  3. Future

    A roda-gigante vai girar devagar.

    The Ferris wheel is going to turn slowly.

  4. Imperfect

    As crianças giravam até ficar tontas.

    The kids used to spin until they got dizzy.

  5. Conditional

    O ventilador giraria mais rápido se estivesse limpo.

    The fan would spin faster if it were clean.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que a roda gire sem fazer barulho.

    I hope the wheel turns without making noise.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a Terra girasse mais devagar, o dia seria maior.

    If the Earth turned more slowly, the day would be longer.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a chave girar, empurre a porta.

    When the key turns, push the door.

  9. Imperative

    Gire a maçaneta duas vezes para abrir.

    Turn the handle twice to open.

Where you hear girar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Na quadrilha, todo mundo gira junto. In the square dance, everyone turns together.
  • A Susan girou e quase caiu. Susan spun round and nearly fell.
  • Agora vocês vão girar para o outro lado! Now you're going to turn the other way!
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I'd Never Seen My Father Dance

Intermediate Level 2 · gira

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