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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

segurar

to hold

  • #208 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: segurando
  • Past participle: segurado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use segurar

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

  1. Present

    Eu seguro a sua bolsa enquanto você paga.

    I'll hold your bag while you pay.

  2. Past

    Ela segurou a minha mão o filme inteiro.

    She held my hand the whole movie.

  3. Future

    Vou segurar a escada, pode subir.

    I'm going to hold the ladder, you can go up.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente segurava o riso durante a aula.

    We used to hold back our laughter during class.

  5. Conditional

    Eu seguraria o bebê, mas estou com as mãos sujas.

    I'd hold the baby, but my hands are dirty.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você segure a porta um segundo.

    I need you to hold the door for a second.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você segurasse firme, não cairia.

    If you held on tight, it wouldn't fall.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto você segurar aqui, eu aperto o parafuso.

    While you hold here, I'll tighten the screw.

  9. Imperative

    Segure o corrimão, a escada está molhada.

    Hold the handrail, the stairs are wet.

Good to know

  • "Segura aí!" is "hold on!" or "hang on!"; "segurar as pontas" is to hold the fort.

Where you hear segurar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu seguro a escada, e o seu Tião sobe. I hold the ladder, and Tiao goes up.
  • O Daniel segurou a faca comigo. Daniel held the knife with me.
  • Eu vou segurar as alianças até a hora. I'm going to hold the rings until it's time.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • No gelo, eu sempre seguro a mão do Daniel. On the ice, I always hold Daniel's hand.
  • Eu segurei a mão dele o tempo todo. I held his hand the whole time.
  • Eu vou segurar você. I'm going to hold you.
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I'd Never Seen My Father Dance

Intermediate Level 2 · segura

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Nowhere Near as Good as Copacabana

Intermediate Level 3 · segura

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · segurei

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · segurar · segurando

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