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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

terminar

to finish

  • #83 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: terminando
  • Past participle: terminado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use terminar

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

  1. Present

    Eu termino o trabalho às seis em ponto.

    I finish work at six sharp.

  2. Past

    A gente terminou de jantar agora mesmo.

    We just finished dinner.

  3. Future

    Vou terminar o relatório antes do almoço.

    I'm going to finish the report before lunch.

  4. Imperfect

    A aula sempre terminava cinco minutos atrasada.

    Class always ended five minutes late.

  5. Conditional

    Eu terminaria o curso, mas ficou caro.

    I would finish the course, but it got expensive.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que a reunião termine logo.

    I hope the meeting ends soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o filme terminasse cedo, a gente jantava fora.

    If the movie ended early, we'd eat out.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você terminar, me chama.

    When you finish, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Terminem a lição antes de ligar a TV.

    Finish your homework before turning on the TV.

Good to know

  • "Terminar com" someone is to break up: "Ela terminou com o namorado."

Where you hear terminar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • A gente termina hoje à noite. We'll finish tonight.
  • Eu terminei a primeira parte. I finished the first part.
  • Eu vou terminar amanhã. I'm going to finish tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu termino o trabalho às cinco. I finish work at five.
  • O filme terminou tarde. The film finished late.
  • A gente vai terminar hoje. We're going to finish today.
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You Did It!

Beginner Level 3 · terminar · eu terminei · você terminou

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · terminado

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Before the Ceremony Starts

Intermediate Level 1 · termine

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As Soon As It's Signed

Intermediate Level 3 · terminada

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · tiver terminado

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Verbs like this one

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