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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

quebrar

to break

  • #197 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: quebrando
  • Past participle: quebrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use quebrar

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

  1. Present

    Meu filho quebra um copo por semana.

    My son breaks a glass a week.

  2. Past

    Eu quebrei o braço jogando futebol.

    I broke my arm playing soccer.

  3. Future

    Cuidado, você vai quebrar isso!

    Careful, you're going to break that!

  4. Imperfect

    Quando era criança, eu quebrava tudo em casa.

    When I was a kid, I used to break everything at home.

  5. Conditional

    Isso quebraria na primeira queda.

    That would break on the first fall.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o celular não quebre nessa viagem.

    I hope the phone doesn't break on this trip.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a geladeira quebrasse, seria um problema.

    If the fridge broke, it would be a problem.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se quebrar, a loja troca em trinta dias.

    If it breaks, the shop replaces it within thirty days.

  9. Imperative

    Quebre esse galho para mim, por favor.

    Do me this favor, please.

Good to know

  • "Quebrar" is also to go broke: "a loja quebrou"; and "quebrar um galho" is to help someone out.

Where you hear quebrar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • O Rafael quebra um copo. Rafael breaks a glass.
  • Você quebrou a cadeira da minha mãe. You broke my mother's chair.
  • Cuidado, você vai quebrar o prato. Careful, you are going to break the plate.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Essa máquina quebra toda semana. That machine breaks down every week.
  • O carro quebrou na estrada. The car broke down on the road.
  • Cuidado, o copo vai quebrar! Careful, the glass is going to break!
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Dinner at My Place

Beginner Level 2 · você quebrou

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However Much I Like Her

Intermediate Level 2 · quebrou

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It Can't Be True

Intermediate Level 2 · quebrou · quebrei

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