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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

investir

to invest

  • #258 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: investindo
  • Past participle: investido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use investir

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

  1. Present

    Eu invisto um pouco todo mês.

    I invest a little every month.

  2. Past

    Ela investiu as economias num café pequeno.

    She invested her savings in a small café.

  3. Future

    A empresa vai investir em energia solar.

    The company is going to invest in solar energy.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai só investia na poupança.

    My dad only invested in a savings account.

  5. Conditional

    Eu investiria em imóveis se tivesse dinheiro.

    I'd invest in real estate if I had money.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você invista com cuidado.

    It's better that you invest carefully.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a cidade investisse em transporte, o trânsito melhoraria.

    If the city invested in transport, the traffic would improve.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você investir, pense no longo prazo.

    When you invest, think long term.

  9. Imperative

    Invista tempo nos seus amigos de verdade.

    Invest time in your true friends.

Good to know

  • "Investir em" is to invest in: "invisto em ações", "invisto na minha educação".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.