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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sugerir

to suggest

  • #347 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sugerindo
  • Past participle: sugerido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sugerir

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

  1. Present

    Eu sugiro o peixe, está fresquinho hoje.

    I suggest the fish, it's really fresh today.

  2. Past

    O guia sugeriu um restaurante perto da praia.

    The guide suggested a restaurant near the beach.

  3. Future

    Vou sugerir uma reunião mais curta.

    I'm going to suggest a shorter meeting.

  4. Imperfect

    A professora sempre sugeria livros ótimos.

    The teacher always used to suggest great books.

  5. Conditional

    Eu sugeriria sair mais cedo para evitar trânsito.

    I'd suggest leaving earlier to avoid traffic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você sugira um lugar para o jantar.

    I want you to suggest a place for dinner.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se alguém sugerisse pizza, eu toparia na hora.

    If someone suggested pizza, I'd be in right away.

  8. Future subjunctive

    O que você sugerir, a gente faz.

    Whatever you suggest, we'll do.

  9. Imperative

    Sugira um filme leve para hoje à noite.

    Suggest a light movie for tonight.

Good to know

  • "Sugiro que" is followed by the subjunctive: "sugiro que você vá de manhã".

Verbs like this one

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