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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

reconhecer

to recognise

  • #375 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: reconhecendo
  • Past participle: reconhecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use reconhecer

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

  1. Present

    Eu não reconheço mais o meu bairro.

    I don't recognize my neighborhood anymore.

  2. Past

    Ela me reconheceu pela voz no telefone.

    She recognized me by my voice on the phone.

  3. Future

    Você não vai reconhecer ele sem a barba.

    You're not going to recognize him without the beard.

  4. Imperfect

    O porteiro reconhecia todos os moradores pelo nome.

    The doorman knew every resident by name.

  5. Conditional

    Eu reconheceria aquele sorriso em qualquer lugar.

    I would recognize that smile anywhere.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que ele reconheça o erro e peça desculpa.

    I want him to admit his mistake and apologize.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você reconhecesse a culpa, tudo ficaria mais fácil.

    If you admitted your fault, everything would be easier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você reconhecer alguém na foto, me avisa.

    If you recognize anyone in the photo, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Reconheça o trabalho da equipe na frente de todos.

    Acknowledge the team's work in front of everyone.

Good to know

  • "Reconhecer" is to recognise a face and to admit something: "reconheço que errei".

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