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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

parcelar

to pay in instalments; to divide into instalments

  • #259 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: parcelando
  • Past participle: parcelado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você pay in instalments!
  2. vocês pay in instalments! (all of you)

How to use parcelar

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

  1. Present

    Eu parcelo as compras grandes no cartão.

    I pay for big purchases in installments on my card.

  2. Past

    A gente parcelou a geladeira em dez vezes.

    We paid for the fridge in ten installments.

  3. Future

    Vou parcelar a passagem em seis vezes.

    I'm going to pay for the ticket in six installments.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe parcelava até o material escolar.

    My mother even paid for school supplies in installments.

  5. Conditional

    Eu parcelaria, mas prefiro o desconto à vista.

    I'd pay in installments, but I prefer the cash discount.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A loja permite que você parcele sem juros.

    The store lets you pay in interest-free installments.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles parcelassem a dívida, eu conseguiria pagar.

    If they split the debt into installments, I'd manage to pay.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se parcelar em doze vezes, paga juros.

    If you split it into twelve installments, you pay interest.

  9. Imperative

    Parcele em três vezes, fica mais leve.

    Pay in three installments, it's easier on the wallet.

Good to know

  • "Em três vezes sem juros", three interest-free installments, is on signs all over Brazil.

Where you hear parcelar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Esta loja parcela as compras. This shop lets customers pay for purchases in instalments.
  • Eu parcelei a compra em dez vezes. I arranged to pay for the purchase in ten instalments.
  • Vou parcelar o pagamento. I'm going to pay in instalments.
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Intermediate Level 1 · parcelado

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