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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pôr

to put

  • #125 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: pondo
  • Past participle: posto

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use pôr

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

  1. Present

    Eu ponho açúcar no café, e você?

    I put sugar in my coffee, and you?

  2. Past

    Você pôs o leite de volta na geladeira?

    Did you put the milk back in the fridge?

  3. Future

    Vou pôr a mesa enquanto você termina o jantar.

    I'll set the table while you finish dinner.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó punha uma pitada de sal no café.

    My grandmother used to put a pinch of salt in the coffee.

  5. Conditional

    Eu poria mais pimenta nesse molho.

    I would put more pepper in this sauce.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você ponha o casaco, está frio.

    I want you to put your coat on, it's cold.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela pusesse o despertador, não se atrasaria.

    If she set the alarm, she wouldn't be late.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando puser o bolo no forno, me avise.

    When you put the cake in the oven, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Ponha os sapatos na sapateira, por favor.

    Put the shoes in the shoe rack, please.

Good to know

  • In everyday speech "colocar" and "botar" are more common than "pôr".
  • "Pôr a mesa" is to set the table; "pôr o despertador" is to set the alarm.

Where you hear pôr

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu ponho açúcar em tudo. I put sugar in everything.
  • Quem pôs os copos aqui? Who put the glasses here?
  • Eu vou pôr o sofá na sala. I'm going to put the sofa in the living room.
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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · põe

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