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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

puxar

to pull; puxar a, to take after

  • #207 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: puxando
  • Past participle: puxado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use puxar

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

  1. Present

    Ele puxa muito ao pai no jeito de falar.

    He takes after his father a lot in the way he talks.

  2. Past

    Puxei a porta e ela não abriu.

    I pulled the door and it didn't open.

  3. Future

    Vou puxar assunto com a vizinha nova.

    I'm going to strike up a conversation with the new neighbor.

  4. Imperfect

    O cachorro puxava a coleira o passeio inteiro.

    The dog pulled on the leash the whole walk.

  5. Conditional

    Eu puxaria a cadeira para você, mas está presa.

    I'd pull the chair out for you, but it's stuck.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você puxe o freio de mão.

    I want you to pull the handbrake.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele puxasse menos o saco do chefe, seria mais respeitado.

    If he sucked up to the boss less, he'd be more respected.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando eu puxar a corda, você solta.

    When I pull the rope, you let go.

  9. Imperative

    Puxe a gaveta devagar, ela está cheia.

    Pull the drawer slowly, it's full.

Good to know

  • "Puxar a" or "puxar para" is to take after someone: "ela puxou à mãe".
  • "Puxar assunto" is to strike up a conversation; "puxar o saco" is to suck up to someone.

Where you hear puxar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O Pipoca puxa a coleira o tempo todo. Pipoca pulls on his collar all the time.
  • A Carla puxou o sofá, e eu empurrei. Carla pulled the sofa, and I pushed.
  • Eu vou puxar a cama para cá. I'm going to pull the bed over here.
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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · puxa

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Intermediate Level 3 · puxar · puxou · puxei · puxe

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Verbs like this one

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