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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

negar

to deny

  • #378 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: negando
  • Past participle: negado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use negar

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

  1. Present

    Ele nega tudo, mesmo com as provas na mesa.

    He denies everything, even with the proof on the table.

  2. Past

    O banco negou o meu pedido de empréstimo.

    The bank denied my loan application.

  3. Future

    Ela vai negar, mas foi ela que contou.

    She's going to deny it, but she's the one who told.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai nunca negava um pedido da minha mãe.

    My father never refused a request from my mother.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não negaria ajuda a um vizinho.

    I wouldn't refuse help to a neighbor.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mesmo que ele negue, eu sei que foi ele.

    Even if he denies it, I know it was him.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles negassem o visto, eu adiaria a viagem.

    If they denied the visa, I'd postpone the trip.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o gerente negar o desconto, a gente compra em outra loja.

    If the manager refuses the discount, we'll buy at another shop.

  9. Imperative

    Não negue, eu vi você comendo o último brigadeiro.

    Don't deny it, I saw you eating the last brigadeiro.

Good to know

  • "Negar" is also to refuse: "ele negou ajuda"; "não nego" is "I won't deny it".

Verbs like this one

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