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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

gravar

to record

  • #250 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: gravando
  • Past participle: gravado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use gravar

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

  1. Present

    Eu gravo áudio em vez de digitar.

    I record voice messages instead of typing.

  2. Past

    A gente gravou a aula inteira para rever.

    We recorded the whole class to watch again.

  3. Future

    Vou gravar um vídeo para a minha avó.

    I'm going to record a video for my grandma.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele gravava as músicas do rádio em fita.

    He used to record songs off the radio onto tape.

  5. Conditional

    Eu gravaria a reunião, mas ninguém deixou.

    I'd record the meeting, but nobody allowed it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você grave a sua pronúncia e escute.

    I want you to record your pronunciation and listen.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente gravasse a conversa, lembraria tudo.

    If we recorded the conversation, we'd remember everything.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando gravar o áudio, fale perto do microfone.

    When you record the audio, speak close to the mic.

  9. Imperative

    Grave a receita no celular para não esquecer.

    Record the recipe on your phone so you don't forget.

Good to know

  • "Gravar" is to record audio or video, and also to save a file; "gravar na memória" is to fix in your memory.

Verbs like this one

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