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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

surpreender

to surprise

  • #324 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: surpreendendo
  • Past participle: surpreendido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use surpreender

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

  1. Present

    Essa cidade me surpreende cada vez que eu volto.

    This city surprises me every time I come back.

  2. Past

    O resultado do exame surpreendeu até o médico.

    The test result surprised even the doctor.

  3. Future

    Vou surpreender minha esposa com um jantar.

    I'm going to surprise my wife with a dinner.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele sempre me surpreendia com um presente diferente.

    He always used to surprise me with a different gift.

  5. Conditional

    Uma visita sua surpreenderia a família toda.

    A visit from you would surprise the whole family.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o novo restaurante surpreenda vocês.

    I hope the new restaurant surprises you all.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela me surpreendesse no aeroporto, eu choraria.

    If she surprised me at the airport, I'd cry.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o filme surpreender você, me conta.

    If the movie surprises you, tell me.

  9. Imperative

    Surpreenda seus pais com uma ligação hoje.

    Surprise your parents with a call today.

Good to know

  • "Se surpreender com" is to be surprised by: "me surpreendi com a cidade".

Verbs like this one

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