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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

subir

to go up

  • #128 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: subindo
  • Past participle: subido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você go up!
  2. vocês go up! (all of you)

How to use subir

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

  1. Present

    Eu subo de escada pra fazer exercício.

    I take the stairs to get exercise.

  2. Past

    A gente subiu o morro a pé.

    We went up the hill on foot.

  3. Future

    O preço da gasolina vai subir de novo.

    The price of gas is going to go up again.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando criança, eu subia em todas as árvores.

    As a kid, I climbed every tree.

  5. Conditional

    Eu subiria até o topo, mas estou com medo.

    I would go up to the top, but I'm scared.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu suba com as malas?

    Do you want me to go up with the bags?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o aluguel subisse, a gente teria que mudar.

    If the rent went up, we'd have to move.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você subir, bate na porta três.

    When you go up, knock on door three.

  9. Imperative

    Subam pelo elevador, a escada está em obra.

    Go up by the elevator, the stairs are under repair.

Good to know

  • "Subir" is to go up; "descer" is to go down. "Subir no ônibus" is to get on the bus.

Where you hear subir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • A gente sobe devagar. We go up slowly.
  • Eu subi de escada. I went up by the stairs.
  • Vamos subir até a igreja? Shall we go up to the church?

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • O elevador sobe devagar. The lift goes up slowly.
  • Eu subi para falar com a diretora. I went up to talk to the director.
  • Às dez eu vou subir para a sala dela. At ten I'm going to go up to her office.
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Three Hundred Years Old

Beginner Level 3 · subir · a gente sobe

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I'm Sorry You're Upset

Intermediate Level 1 · eu subi

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Half, a Third, and the Rest

Intermediate Level 2 · subiu

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What If It Rains?

Intermediate Level 2 · subirem · subindo

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · subia

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It's a Good Sign

Intermediate Level 2 · subiram

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · subiu

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