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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

inchar

to swell

  • #443 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: inchando
  • Past participle: inchado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use inchar

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

  1. Present

    Meu pé incha quando eu fico muito tempo sentado.

    My foot swells when I sit for a long time.

  2. Past

    O tornozelo dela inchou depois da queda.

    Her ankle swelled up after the fall.

  3. Future

    Coloque gelo, senão vai inchar ainda mais.

    Put ice on it, or it's going to swell even more.

  4. Imperfect

    Na gravidez, minhas mãos inchavam no calor.

    During pregnancy, my hands used to swell in the heat.

  5. Conditional

    Sem o remédio, a picada incharia bem mais.

    Without the medicine, the bite would swell much more.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deixe a perna para cima para que não inche.

    Keep your leg up so it doesn't swell.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o joelho inchasse de novo, eu voltaria ao médico.

    If the knee swelled again, I'd go back to the doctor.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o rosto inchar, pare de usar o creme.

    If your face swells, stop using the cream.

  9. Imperative

    Não inche o peito ainda, o jogo não acabou.

    Don't puff out your chest yet, the game isn't over.

Good to know

  • "Inchado" is swollen: pé inchado, olho inchado.

Verbs like this one

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