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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

levantar

to lift, to get up

  • #129 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: levantando
  • Past participle: levantado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use levantar

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

  1. Present

    Eu levanto peso três vezes por semana.

    I lift weights three times a week.

  2. Past

    Ele levantou a mão e fez uma pergunta.

    He raised his hand and asked a question.

  3. Future

    Vou levantar cedo para pegar a estrada.

    I'm going to get up early to hit the road.

  4. Imperfect

    O avô levantava os netos no colo com facilidade.

    Grandpa used to lift his grandkids up easily.

  5. Conditional

    Eu levantaria essa caixa sozinha, mas é pesada demais.

    I'd lift this box alone, but it's too heavy.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O fisioterapeuta não quer que você levante peso.

    The physical therapist doesn't want you to lift weights.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se levantasse a cabeça, veria o arco-íris.

    If you raised your head, you'd see the rainbow.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem levantar primeiro faz o café.

    Whoever gets up first makes the coffee.

  9. Imperative

    Levante o braço direito e respire fundo.

    Raise your right arm and breathe deeply.

Good to know

  • "Levantar peso" is to lift weights; "levantar a mão" is to raise your hand.

Where you hear levantar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu levanto às seis todo dia. I get up at six every day.
  • Eu levantei o sofá sozinho. I lifted the sofa on my own.
  • Amanhã eu vou levantar cedo. Tomorrow I'm going to get up early.
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Intermediate Level 3 · levanta

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