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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

passar fome

to go hungry

  • #428 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: passando fome
  • Past participle: passado fome

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você go hungry!
  2. vocês go hungry! (all of you)

How to use passar fome

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

  1. Present

    Ninguém passa fome na casa da minha avó.

    Nobody goes hungry at my grandmother's house.

  2. Past

    A gente passou fome naquela viagem de ônibus.

    We went hungry on that bus trip.

  3. Future

    Leva um lanche, senão você vai passar fome.

    Take a snack, or you're going to go hungry.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô passava fome quando era menino.

    My grandfather used to go hungry when he was a boy.

  5. Conditional

    Sem a ajuda dos vizinhos, eles passariam fome.

    Without the neighbors' help, they would go hungry.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que o gato passe fome enquanto viajo.

    Don't let the cat go hungry while I'm traveling.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu passasse fome, comeria qualquer coisa.

    If I were starving, I'd eat anything.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se passar fome no caminho, pare numa padaria.

    If you get hungry on the way, stop at a bakery.

  9. Imperative

    Não passe fome por economia, coma direito.

    Don't go hungry to save money, eat properly.

Where you hear passar fome

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Nesta casa, ninguém passa fome. In this house, nobody goes hungry.
  • No avião, eu passei fome. On the plane, I went hungry.
  • A Emily não vai passar fome. Emily isn't going to go hungry.
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By the Wedding, We'll Have Become One Family

Intermediate Level 2 · passar fome

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