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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

impedir

to stop, to prevent

  • #192 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: impedindo
  • Past participle: impedido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use impedir

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

  1. Present

    A chuva impede a gente de sair hoje.

    The rain is stopping us from going out today.

  2. Past

    O trânsito me impediu de chegar na hora.

    The traffic stopped me from arriving on time.

  3. Future

    Isso não vai impedir a festa de acontecer.

    That's not going to stop the party from happening.

  4. Imperfect

    O barulho impedia a gente de dormir.

    The noise kept us from sleeping.

  5. Conditional

    Nada me impediria de ver esse show.

    Nothing would stop me from seeing that concert.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que o medo impeça você de tentar.

    Don't let fear stop you from trying.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu te impedisse, você ficaria chateado.

    If I stopped you, you'd be upset.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se algo impedir a entrega, a loja avisa.

    If anything prevents the delivery, the shop will let you know.

  9. Imperative

    Impeça o cachorro de subir no sofá.

    Stop the dog from getting on the sofa.

Good to know

  • "Impedir alguém de fazer" is to stop someone from doing something.

Where you hear impedir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A chuva não impede a festa. The rain doesn't stop the party.
  • O trânsito me impediu de chegar na hora. The traffic stopped me from getting there on time.
  • Nada vai impedir esse casamento. Nothing is going to stop this wedding.
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Intermediate Level 2 · impedir

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