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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

surgir

to come up, to arise

  • #293 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: surgindo
  • Past participle: surgido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use surgir

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

  1. Present

    Sempre surge um problema na hora de sair.

    A problem always comes up right when we're leaving.

  2. Past

    Surgiu um imprevisto e eu não vou conseguir ir.

    Something came up and I won't be able to go.

  3. Future

    Com certeza vão surgir novas vagas no ano que vem.

    New openings will definitely come up next year.

  4. Imperfect

    Naquela época, surgiam lojas novas toda semana no bairro.

    Back then, new shops were popping up every week in the neighborhood.

  5. Conditional

    Sem esse acordo, surgiriam muitos outros problemas.

    Without this deal, many other problems would arise.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que surja uma oportunidade boa para você.

    I hope a good opportunity comes up for you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se surgisse uma vaga em São Paulo, você aceitaria?

    If an opening came up in São Paulo, would you take it?

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se surgir alguma dúvida, me liga a qualquer hora.

    If any question comes up, call me anytime.

  9. Imperative

    Surja de surpresa na festa e faça ela feliz.

    Show up by surprise at the party and make her happy.

Good to know

  • "Surgiu um imprevisto" is the polite way to say something came up and you can't make it.

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