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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sorrir

to smile

  • #163 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sorrindo
  • Past participle: sorrido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sorrir

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

  1. Present

    Ela sorri para todo mundo na rua.

    She smiles at everyone in the street.

  2. Past

    O bebê sorriu pela primeira vez hoje.

    The baby smiled for the first time today.

  3. Future

    Você vai sorrir quando vir a surpresa.

    You're going to smile when you see the surprise.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô sorria pouco, mas era carinhoso.

    My grandfather didn't smile much, but he was affectionate.

  5. Conditional

    Eu sorriria mais se o dentista fosse mais barato.

    I'd smile more if the dentist were cheaper.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que vocês sorriam na foto.

    I want you to smile in the photo.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele sorrisse de vez em quando, faria mais amigos.

    If he smiled now and then, he'd make more friends.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando ela sorrir, você vai entender.

    When she smiles, you'll understand.

  9. Imperative

    Sorria, você está sendo filmado!

    Smile, you're on camera!

Good to know

  • "Sorrir para" is to smile at someone; "rir de" is to laugh at.

Where you hear sorrir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • O Daniel sempre sorri nas fotos. Daniel always smiles in photos.
  • A Paula não sorriu na reunião. Paula didn't smile in the meeting.
  • Na próxima foto, você vai sorrir! In the next photo, you are going to smile!

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O Tom nunca sorri nas fotos. Tom never smiles in photos.
  • Todo mundo sorriu, menos o Tom. Everyone smiled, except Tom.
  • Esse ano, todo mundo vai sorrir. This year, everyone is going to smile.
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I Need You All To

Intermediate Level 1 · Sorria!

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · sorrindo

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · sorrir

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.