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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

medir

to measure, to take

  • #266 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: medindo
  • Past participle: medido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use medir

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

  1. Present

    Eu meço a pressão toda semana na farmácia.

    I take my blood pressure every week at the pharmacy.

  2. Past

    A enfermeira mediu a febre do bebê.

    The nurse took the baby's temperature.

  3. Future

    Eu vou medir a parede antes de comprar a estante.

    I'm going to measure the wall before buying the bookcase.

  4. Imperfect

    O médico media a minha altura toda consulta.

    The doctor measured my height at every appointment.

  5. Conditional

    Eu mediria o quarto antes de escolher o tapete.

    I would measure the room before choosing the rug.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você meça a janela com cuidado.

    I want you to measure the window carefully.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele medisse as palavras, brigaria menos.

    If he measured his words, he'd argue less.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando medir a pressão, anote os números.

    When you take your blood pressure, write down the numbers.

  9. Imperative

    Meça duas xícaras de farinha para a massa.

    Measure two cups of flour for the dough.

Good to know

  • "Medir a pressão" is to take your blood pressure; "medir a febre" is to take a temperature.

Where you hear medir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu meço a pressão dela toda hora. I take her blood pressure every hour.
  • Eu medi a pressão da senhora hoje de manhã. Está normal. I took your blood pressure this morning. It's normal.
  • Amanhã eu vou medir o terreno. Tomorrow I'm going to measure the ground.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu meço tudo duas vezes. I measure everything twice.
  • Você mediu a porta? Did you measure the door?
  • Eu vou medir a janela para a cortina. I'm going to measure the window for the curtain.
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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · medir

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · medido

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