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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

mostrar

to show

  • #67 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mostrando
  • Past participle: mostrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use mostrar

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

  1. Present

    Eu mostro a cidade para os meus amigos.

    I show the city to my friends.

  2. Past

    Ele me mostrou as fotos da viagem.

    He showed me the photos from the trip.

  3. Future

    Eu vou mostrar o apartamento para vocês.

    I'm going to show you the apartment.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó mostrava as fotos antigas para todo mundo.

    My grandmother used to show the old photos to everyone.

  5. Conditional

    Eu mostraria o caminho, mas estou atrasado.

    I would show you the way, but I'm late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você mostre o seu trabalho para ela.

    I want you to show her your work.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você me mostrasse a conta, eu entenderia.

    If you showed me the bill, I'd understand.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando mostrar o passaporte, tira os óculos.

    When you show your passport, take your glasses off.

  9. Imperative

    Mostre a sua carteira de identidade, por favor.

    Show your ID card, please.

Where you hear mostrar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sempre mostro a casa para os amigos. I always show the house to friends.
  • Ela me mostrou a cozinha. She showed me the kitchen.
  • Eu vou mostrar a cidade para ela. I'm going to show her the city.
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What Did She Say?

Beginner Level 2 · mostrar

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