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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

vencer

to run out, to expire

  • #308 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: vencendo
  • Past participle: vencido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você run out!
  2. vocês run out! (all of you)

How to use vencer

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

  1. Present

    O meu passaporte vence em março.

    My passport expires in March.

  2. Past

    O leite venceu ontem, não bebe.

    The milk expired yesterday, don't drink it.

  3. Future

    A conta de luz vai vencer na sexta.

    The electricity bill is going to be due on Friday.

  4. Imperfect

    O aluguel vencia sempre no dia cinco.

    The rent was always due on the fifth.

  5. Conditional

    Com mais treino, ela venceria a corrida.

    With more training, she would win the race.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Paga antes que o boleto vença.

    Pay before the bill is due.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o visto vencesse, eu teria que voltar.

    If the visa expired, I'd have to go back.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o remédio vencer, joga fora.

    When the medicine expires, throw it out.

  9. Imperative

    Vença a preguiça e venha correr comigo!

    Beat the laziness and come run with me!

Good to know

  • "Vencer" is also to win: "o Brasil venceu o jogo"; a bill or a passport "vence".

Where you hear vencer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O meu passaporte vence em março. My passport runs out in March.
  • O passaporte dele venceu no ano passado. His passport ran out last year.
  • O seu passaporte vai vencer antes do casamento. Your passport is going to run out before the wedding.
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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · vencia

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