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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ouvir

to hear, to listen

  • #43 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: ouvindo
  • Past participle: ouvido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ouvir

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

  1. Present

    Eu ouço música enquanto trabalho.

    I listen to music while I work.

  2. Past

    Você ouviu esse barulho lá fora?

    Did you hear that noise outside?

  3. Future

    Vou ouvir o áudio de novo com calma.

    I'm going to listen to the audio again calmly.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai ouvia rádio toda manhã.

    My father listened to the radio every morning.

  5. Conditional

    Eu ouviria o seu conselho, se fosse você.

    I'd listen to your advice, if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Fala mais alto para que todo mundo ouça.

    Speak louder so that everyone hears.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele ouvisse os pais, não teria esse problema.

    If he listened to his parents, he wouldn't have this problem.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando ouvir a campainha, abre a porta.

    When you hear the doorbell, open the door.

  9. Imperative

    Ouça com atenção, vou falar só uma vez.

    Listen carefully, I'll only say it once.

Good to know

  • Ouvir is to hear or to listen; "escutar" is used the same way in Brazil.
  • "Ouvi dizer que" is "I heard that".

Where you hear ouvir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu ouço música todo dia. I listen to music every day.
  • Eu ouvi um barulho. I heard a noise.
  • Eu vou ouvir o jogo no rádio. I'm going to listen to the game on the radio.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu ouço música no metrô. I listen to music on the metro.
  • Eu não ouvi o celular. I didn't hear the phone.
  • Ele vai me ouvir. He's going to listen to me.
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Can You Hear Me?

Beginner Level 1 · ouvindo · me ouvindo · Você está me ouvindo? · Estou ouvindo.

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You Should See the Sunset

Beginner Level 3 · ouvir

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It's a Good Sign

Intermediate Level 2 · ouviu

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Come Back Soon

Intermediate Level 2 · ouvi

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It Must Have Stayed in Sao Paulo

Intermediate Level 3 · ouvido

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It Had Been Months Since I'd Heard That Accent

Intermediate Level 3 · ouvia

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · ouvisse

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · ouvi · ouvir falar de

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Every Five Minutes

Intermediate Level 3 · ouvi

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