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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

perceber

to notice

  • #186 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: percebendo
  • Past participle: percebido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use perceber

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

  1. Present

    Eu percebo quando você está mentindo.

    I notice when you're lying.

  2. Past

    Só percebi o erro depois de enviar o e-mail.

    I only noticed the mistake after sending the email.

  3. Future

    Ela vai perceber que você cortou o cabelo.

    She's going to notice you cut your hair.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu não percebia o quanto ela estava cansada.

    I didn't realize how tired she was.

  5. Conditional

    Ninguém perceberia a diferença entre os dois vinhos.

    No one would notice the difference between the two wines.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ele perceba o que fez de errado.

    I hope he realizes what he did wrong.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você percebesse o problema antes, seria mais barato.

    If you noticed the problem earlier, it would be cheaper.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando perceber algo estranho, me avise.

    When you notice something strange, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Perceba como o bairro mudou nesses anos.

    Notice how the neighborhood has changed in these years.

Good to know

  • "Perceber" is to notice or realize, not to perceive: "percebi que esqueci a chave".

Where you hear perceber

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • A sua mãe percebe tudo. Your mother notices everything.
  • Eu não percebi nada. I didn't notice anything.
  • Ninguém vai perceber. Nobody is going to notice.
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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · percebesse

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I've Been Studying in Secret

Intermediate Level 3 · percebeu

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It Hasn't Sunk In Yet

Intermediate Level 3 · percebido · percebi · percebo

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