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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

limpar

to clean

  • #121 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: limpando
  • Past participle: limpado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use limpar

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

  1. Present

    Eu limpo a casa aos sábados.

    I clean the house on Saturdays.

  2. Past

    Quem limpou a cozinha? Está brilhando!

    Who cleaned the kitchen? It's sparkling!

  3. Future

    A gente vai limpar o quintal depois do almoço.

    We're going to clean the yard after lunch.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó limpava a casa cantando.

    My grandmother used to clean the house singing.

  5. Conditional

    Eu limparia o banheiro, mas acabou o produto.

    I'd clean the bathroom, but we're out of cleaner.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que vocês limpem o quarto hoje.

    I need you to clean your room today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente limpasse a garagem, caberia o carro.

    If we cleaned the garage, the car would fit.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando limpar a mesa, use o pano azul.

    When you wipe the table, use the blue cloth.

  9. Imperative

    Limpe os pés antes de entrar.

    Wipe your feet before coming in.

Where you hear limpar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu limpo o apartamento aos sábados. I clean the flat on Saturdays.
  • Eu limpei a cozinha. I cleaned the kitchen.
  • Eu vou limpar o banheiro. I'm going to clean the bathroom.
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Beginner Level 2 · limpar · eu limpei

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