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- it is windy
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
ventar
to be windy
- #220 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: ventando
- Past participle: ventado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- it was windy
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- it is going to be windy
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to be windy
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- it would be windy
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- (that) it be windy
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- (if) it were windy
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- (when) it is windy
How to use ventar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Venta muito nessa praia à tarde.
It's very windy on this beach in the afternoon.
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Past
Ventou tanto ontem que caiu uma árvore.
It was so windy yesterday that a tree fell.
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Future
Vai ventar forte no fim de semana.
It's going to be very windy at the weekend.
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Imperfect
Ventava tanto que ninguém ficava na areia.
It was so windy nobody stayed on the sand.
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Conditional
Sem esses prédios, ventaria mais aqui.
Without these buildings, it would be windier here.
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Present subjunctive
Tomara que não vente no dia do casamento.
I hope it's not windy on the wedding day.
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Past subjunctive
Se ventasse menos, a gente iria de barco.
If it were less windy, we'd go by boat.
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Future subjunctive
Se ventar amanhã, a gente vai empinar pipa.
If it's windy tomorrow, we'll fly kites.
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Imperative
Vente à vontade, eu vou à praia assim mesmo!
Blow all you want, I'm going to the beach anyway!
Good to know
- Weather verbs have no subject: "está ventando", "ventou muito ontem".
Where you hear ventar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2
- Hoje está ventando muito. It's very windy today.
- Ventou muito ontem à noite. It was very windy last night.
- Amanhã vai ventar na praia. Tomorrow it's going to be windy on the beach.
Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3
- Aqui venta mais do que em Copacabana. It's windier here than in Copacabana.
- Ontem ventou muito. It was very windy yesterday.
- Amanhã vai ventar de novo. Tomorrow it's going to be windy again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.