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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pisar

to step on

  • #492 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pisando
  • Past participle: pisado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você step on!
  2. vocês step on! (all of you)

How to use pisar

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

  1. Present

    Cuidado, você sempre pisa no meu pé dançando.

    Careful, you always step on my foot when we dance.

  2. Past

    Eu pisei numa poça e molhei a meia.

    I stepped in a puddle and got my sock wet.

  3. Future

    Não vou pisar naquela loja nunca mais.

    I'm never going to set foot in that store again.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando chovia, a gente pisava na lama até o joelho.

    When it rained, we'd step in mud up to our knees.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nunca pisaria na grama do vizinho.

    I would never step on the neighbor's lawn.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuidado para que ninguém pise no vidro quebrado.

    Be careful that no one steps on the broken glass.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você pisasse mais leve, o chão não rangeria.

    If you stepped more lightly, the floor wouldn't creak.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando pisar na areia quente, corra para o mar.

    When you step on the hot sand, run to the sea.

  9. Imperative

    Pise com cuidado, o chão está molhado.

    Step carefully, the floor is wet.

Good to know

  • "Pisar em": "pisei em alguma coisa molhada".

Where you hear pisar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Você está pisando no meu vestido. You're stepping on my dress.
  • Eu pisei no pé da Bia. I stepped on Bia's foot.
  • Não vou pisar no seu pé de novo. I won't step on your foot again.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O Daniel sempre pisa no meu pé quando a gente dança. Daniel always steps on my foot when we dance.
  • Eu pisei numa pedra e quase caí. I stepped on a stone and nearly fell.
  • Ninguém vai pisar na minha horta! Nobody is going to step on my vegetable garden!
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Whoever Catches the Bouquet

Intermediate Level 1 · pisou

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · pisou

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Come What May

Intermediate Level 2 · pisar

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