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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pular

to jump

  • #211 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pulando
  • Past participle: pulado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use pular

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

  1. Present

    Meu cachorro pula de alegria quando chego.

    My dog jumps for joy when I get home.

  2. Past

    A gente pulou carnaval em Salvador esse ano.

    We celebrated Carnival in Salvador this year.

  3. Future

    Vou pular o almoço hoje, estou sem fome.

    I'm going to skip lunch today, I'm not hungry.

  4. Imperfect

    As crianças pulavam corda na calçada.

    The kids used to jump rope on the sidewalk.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pularia de paraquedas se você fosse junto.

    I would skydive if you came along.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você pule o jantar.

    I don't want you to skip dinner.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu pulasse essa parte, ninguém notaria.

    If I skipped this part, nobody would notice.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você pular na piscina, segura o nariz.

    When you jump in the pool, hold your nose.

  9. Imperative

    Pulem na água, está uma delícia!

    Jump in the water, it's lovely!

Good to know

  • "Pular" is also to skip: "pular o café da manhã", "pular uma página."
  • "Pular carnaval" is to go out and celebrate Carnival.

Where you hear pular

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • A gente pula sete ondas. We jump seven waves.
  • Eu pulei as ondas à meia-noite. I jumped the waves at midnight.
  • Vamos pular as ondas! Let's jump the waves!

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O Pipoca pula em todo mundo que chega. Pipoca jumps on everyone who arrives.
  • Ele pulou no carro do Rafael. He jumped into Rafael's car.
  • Ele vai pular no sofá novo, eu sei. He's going to jump on the new sofa, I know it.
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Everyone Wears White

Beginner Level 3 · pular

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Happy New Year

Beginner Level 3 · eu pulei

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It's the Dog That Chooses You

Intermediate Level 3 · ele pula

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Verbs like this one

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