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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

receber

to receive

  • #68 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: recebendo
  • Past participle: recebido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use receber

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

  1. Present

    Eu recebo o salário no quinto dia útil.

    I get my salary on the fifth working day.

  2. Past

    Você recebeu o meu e-mail de ontem?

    Did you get my email from yesterday?

  3. Future

    Nós vamos receber visita no fim de semana.

    We're going to have visitors over the weekend.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó recebia cartas da Itália todo mês.

    My grandmother used to get letters from Italy every month.

  5. Conditional

    Você receberia o pacote em casa ou no trabalho?

    Would you receive the package at home or at work?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você receba boas notícias hoje.

    I hope you get good news today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu recebesse um aumento, trocaria de carro.

    If I got a raise, I'd change cars.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando receber a encomenda, me mande uma foto.

    When you get the package, send me a photo.

  9. Imperative

    Receba os convidados na porta, eu já vou.

    Greet the guests at the door, I'm coming.

Good to know

  • "Receber" is also to have people over: "a gente adora receber".

Where you hear receber

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Ela recebe alta amanhã de manhã. She'll be discharged tomorrow morning.
  • A vó recebeu alta hoje de manhã. Grandma was discharged this morning.
  • Se tudo correr bem, a senhora vai receber alta amanhã. If all goes well, you'll be discharged tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • A gente sempre recebe os amigos no domingo. We always have our friends round on Sundays.
  • Eu recebi a família inteira no Natal. I had the whole family round at Christmas.
  • Na casa nova, a gente vai receber todo mundo. In the new home, we're going to have everyone round.
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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · recebe alta

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The Room in Which

Intermediate Level 3 · receber

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Verbs like this one

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