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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pedalar

to cycle

  • #451 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pedalando
  • Past participle: pedalado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use pedalar

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

  1. Present

    Eu pedalo até o trabalho três vezes por semana.

    I bike to work three times a week.

  2. Past

    A gente pedalou trinta quilômetros no domingo.

    We cycled thirty kilometers on Sunday.

  3. Future

    Vou pedalar na orla antes do café.

    I'm going to ride along the waterfront before breakfast.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai pedalava pela cidade quando era jovem.

    My father used to cycle around the city when he was young.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pedalaria mais se tivesse ciclovia aqui.

    I'd cycle more if there were a bike lane here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiro que você pedale com capacete.

    I'd rather you cycle with a helmet.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu pedalasse todo dia, perderia barriga.

    If I cycled every day, I'd lose my belly.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando pedalar à noite, acenda a luz da bicicleta.

    When you cycle at night, turn on the bike light.

  9. Imperative

    Pedale devagar, a descida é perigosa.

    Pedal slowly, the downhill is dangerous.

Good to know

  • "Andar de bicicleta" is to ride a bike; "pedalar" is the pedaling itself, and what cyclists say.

Verbs like this one

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