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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

torcer

to twist

  • #302 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: torcendo
  • Past participle: torcido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use torcer

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

  1. Present

    Eu torço pro Corinthians desde criança.

    I've rooted for Corinthians since I was a kid.

  2. Past

    Ela torceu o pé descendo a escada.

    She twisted her ankle going down the stairs.

  3. Future

    A gente vai torcer pelo Brasil na final.

    We're going to root for Brazil in the final.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai torcia pro Santos na época do Pelé.

    My father rooted for Santos in Pelé's time.

  5. Conditional

    Eu torceria por você em qualquer competição.

    I would root for you in any competition.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que vocês torçam por mim na prova.

    I want you to root for me in the test.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu torcesse o pé agora, perderia a viagem.

    If I twisted my ankle now, I'd miss the trip.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você torcer a roupa, seca mais rápido.

    If you wring out the clothes, they dry faster.

  9. Imperative

    Torça pela gente no jogo de hoje!

    Root for us in today's game!

Good to know

  • "Torcer por" is to root for a team or a person: "Eu torço pro Flamengo."
  • "Torcer o pé" is to twist your ankle, and "torcer a roupa" is to wring out clothes.

Where you hear torcer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu sempre torço o pé. I always twist my foot.
  • Ele torceu o tornozelo. He twisted his ankle.
  • Cuidado, você vai torcer o pé. Careful, you're going to twist your foot.
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He Can't Walk

Beginner Level 3 · ele torceu · eu torci

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