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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sair

to leave

  • #28 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: saindo
  • Past participle: saído

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sair

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

  1. Present

    Eu saio do trabalho às seis.

    I leave work at six.

  2. Past

    Ontem a gente saiu para jantar fora.

    Yesterday we went out for dinner.

  3. Future

    Vocês vão sair hoje à noite?

    Are you going out tonight?

  4. Imperfect

    Eu saía com os amigos toda sexta.

    I used to go out with friends every Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Eu sairia agora, mas está chovendo muito.

    I'd go out now, but it's raining hard.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você saia sozinha tão tarde.

    I don't want you going out alone so late.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente saísse às sete, chegaria na hora.

    If we left at seven, we'd arrive on time.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando sair, apaga a luz.

    When you leave, turn off the light.

  9. Imperative

    Saia da chuva, você vai ficar doente!

    Get out of the rain, you're going to get sick!

Good to know

  • "Sair com" is to go out with someone; "sair de casa" is to leave the house.

Where you hear sair

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • O ônibus sai às oito. The bus leaves at eight.
  • Ele saiu cedo. He left early.
  • Eu vou sair agora. I'm going to leave now.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu saio do trabalho às seis. I leave work at six.
  • Eu saí com o meu namorado. I went out with my boyfriend.
  • Nós vamos sair hoje à noite. We're going to go out tonight.
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A Return Ticket

Beginner Level 1 · sai

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A Normal Day

Beginner Level 2 · eu saio

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu saí · você saiu

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What a Heat!

Beginner Level 2 · sair

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles saíram

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · nós saímos

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · saído

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Before the Ceremony Starts

Intermediate Level 1 · que você saia

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Apparently, You Survived the Cold

Intermediate Level 3 · eu saí

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