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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

lembrar

to remember

  • #48 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lembrando
  • Past participle: lembrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use lembrar

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

  1. Present

    Você lembra o nome daquele restaurante?

    Do you remember the name of that restaurant?

  2. Past

    Eu lembrei do aniversário dela na última hora.

    I remembered her birthday at the last minute.

  3. Future

    Ele não vai lembrar de nada amanhã.

    He's not going to remember anything tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó lembrava de todas as datas da família.

    My grandmother remembered every family date.

  5. Conditional

    Eu lembraria se você tivesse me falado.

    I would remember if you had told me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ela lembre de trazer o bolo.

    I hope she remembers to bring the cake.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu lembrasse a senha, já tinha entrado.

    If I remembered the password, I'd be in already.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você lembrar do nome, me manda.

    If you remember the name, send it to me.

  9. Imperative

    Lembre de trancar a porta quando sair.

    Remember to lock the door when you leave.

Good to know

  • "Lembrar de" and "se lembrar de" both work in Brazil: "lembra do nome dela?"; "lembrar alguém de" is to remind.

Where you hear lembrar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu lembro o nome dela. I remember her name.
  • Lembrei do aniversário antes de sair. I remembered the birthday before leaving.
  • Vou lembrar desse passeio. I'll remember this outing.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu lembro do dia em que a gente se conheceu. I remember the day we met.
  • Ainda bem que você lembrou! Good thing you remembered!
  • Vocês vão lembrar deste dia para sempre. You're going to remember this day forever.
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Will You Marry Me?

Intermediate Level 1 · Lembro. · lembrar

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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · lembrem

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