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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sofrer

to suffer

  • #317 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: sofrendo
  • Past participle: sofrido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sofrer

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

  1. Present

    Minha avó sofre muito com o frio.

    My grandmother suffers a lot with the cold.

  2. Past

    Ele sofreu um acidente de moto no mês passado.

    He had a motorcycle accident last month.

  3. Future

    Você vai sofrer na subida, mas a vista compensa.

    You'll suffer on the climb, but the view is worth it.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu sofria de dor de cabeça quase todo dia.

    I used to suffer from headaches almost every day.

  5. Conditional

    Sem o seu apoio, eu sofreria muito mais.

    Without your support, I would suffer a lot more.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você sofra por causa disso.

    I don't want you to suffer because of this.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o time sofresse mais um gol, estaria fora.

    If the team conceded one more goal, it'd be out.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se ela sofrer alguma queda, me liga na hora.

    If she takes a fall, call me right away.

  9. Imperative

    Não sofra por antecipação, espere o resultado.

    Don't suffer in advance, wait for the result.

Good to know

  • "Sofrer um acidente" is to have an accident; "sofrer de" is to suffer from an illness.

Verbs like this one

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