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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

prever

to forecast, to foresee; previsto, due, expected

  • #419 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: prevendo
  • Past participle: previsto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use prever

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

  1. Present

    O site prevê chuva para o fim de semana.

    The website forecasts rain for the weekend.

  2. Past

    Ninguém previu que o jogo ia acabar assim.

    No one foresaw the game would end like that.

  3. Future

    O engenheiro vai prever o custo da obra.

    The engineer is going to estimate the cost of the work.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó previa tempestade pela dor no joelho.

    My grandmother could predict storms from her knee pain.

  5. Conditional

    Quem preveria uma fila dessas num domingo?

    Who would have predicted a line like this on a Sunday?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o contrato preveja férias remuneradas.

    I hope the contract provides for paid vacation.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu previsse o trânsito, sairia mais cedo.

    If I foresaw the traffic, I'd leave earlier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se a meteorologia prever sol, a gente vai à praia.

    If the weather service forecasts sun, we're going to the beach.

  9. Imperative

    Preveja um dinheiro extra para imprevistos na viagem.

    Set aside some extra money for surprises on the trip.

Good to know

  • "Previsto para" is due or expected: "o voo está previsto para as oito".

Where you hear prever

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O aplicativo prevê chuva para domingo. The app is forecasting rain for Sunday.
  • Ninguém previu tanta chuva. Nobody saw so much rain coming.
  • Ninguém vai prever o final dessa novela. Nobody's going to predict the ending of this soap opera.
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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · previsto

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Verbs like this one

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