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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

lidar

to deal with

  • #390 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lidando
  • Past participle: lidado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você deal with!
  2. vocês deal with! (all of you)

How to use lidar

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

  1. Present

    Ela lida bem com cliente nervoso.

    She deals well with nervous customers.

  2. Past

    Eu lidei com muita pressão no emprego antigo.

    I dealt with a lot of pressure at my old job.

  3. Future

    Quem vai lidar com a papelada da mudança?

    Who's going to deal with the paperwork for the move?

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó lidava com dez netos sem reclamar.

    My grandmother handled ten grandchildren without complaining.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não lidaria tão bem com tanta crítica.

    I wouldn't cope so well with so much criticism.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso de alguém que lide com os fornecedores.

    I need someone who deals with the suppliers.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele lidasse melhor com o estresse, dormiria mais.

    If he handled stress better, he'd sleep more.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você lidar com ele, tenha paciência.

    When you deal with him, be patient.

  9. Imperative

    Lide com um problema de cada vez.

    Deal with one problem at a time.

Good to know

  • "Lidar" always takes "com": lidar com gente, lidar com pressão.

Verbs like this one

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