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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

mandar

to send

  • #53 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mandando
  • Past participle: mandado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use mandar

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

  1. Present

    Eu mando a foto por mensagem agora.

    I'll send the photo by message now.

  2. Past

    Minha mãe mandou um abraço para você.

    My mother sent you a hug.

  3. Future

    A loja vai mandar o pedido amanhã.

    The store is going to send the order tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô mandava cartas de Portugal.

    My grandfather used to send letters from Portugal.

  5. Conditional

    Eu mandaria flores, mas ela tem alergia.

    I'd send flowers, but she's allergic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você mande o endereço completo.

    I need you to send the full address.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele mandasse o documento hoje, resolveria tudo.

    If he sent the document today, it would sort everything out.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando mandar o e-mail, coloque o chefe em cópia.

    When you send the email, copy the boss.

  9. Imperative

    Mande a localização que eu vou te buscar.

    Send me your location and I'll pick you up.

Good to know

  • "Mandar" is also to give orders: "quem manda aqui sou eu".
  • "Manda!" means "go ahead, tell me".

Where you hear mandar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu mando o relatório toda segunda. I send the report every Monday.
  • Eu mandei uma foto para a minha mãe. I sent my mother a photo.
  • Eu vou mandar uma mensagem para a Carla. I'm going to send Carla a message.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu mando o cronograma por e-mail. I send the schedule by email.
  • Eu mandei as fotos da capela. I sent the photos of the chapel.
  • Eu vou mandar a pasta amanhã. I'm going to send the folder tomorrow.
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I Need You All To

Intermediate Level 1 · mandar · mandem

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · mandado

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We'd Like You to Take Care of Everything

Intermediate Level 2 · mandassem

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We Want to Have a Stage Built

Intermediate Level 2 · mandei · mandou · mando

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Come Back Soon

Intermediate Level 2 · mandem

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