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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

morder

to bite

  • #474 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: mordendo
  • Past participle: mordido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use morder

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

  1. Present

    Meu cachorro não morde, só late.

    My dog doesn't bite, he just barks.

  2. Past

    Eu mordi a língua comendo pipoca.

    I bit my tongue eating popcorn.

  3. Future

    Cuidado, esse papagaio vai morder seu dedo.

    Careful, that parrot's going to bite your finger.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando era bebê, ela mordia todo mundo na creche.

    When she was a baby, she used to bite everyone at daycare.

  5. Conditional

    Eu morderia esse bolo inteiro de uma vez.

    I would bite into that whole cake at once.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Segure o cachorro para que não morda o carteiro.

    Hold the dog so he doesn't bite the mailman.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o gato me mordesse, eu tomaria vacina.

    If the cat bit me, I'd get a shot.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o bebê morder, diga não com firmeza.

    If the baby bites, say no firmly.

  9. Imperative

    Morda a maçã, está docinha.

    Bite into the apple, it's nice and sweet.

Good to know

  • "Morder a língua" is to bite your tongue, also when you regret what you said.

Verbs like this one

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