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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

virar

to turn

  • #79 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: virando
  • Past participle: virado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use virar

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

  1. Present

    Você vira à direita no semáforo.

    You turn right at the traffic light.

  2. Past

    Eu virei na rua errada e me perdi.

    I turned onto the wrong street and got lost.

  3. Future

    Daqui a pouco esse céu vai virar chuva.

    Soon this sky is going to turn into rain.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele virava a noite estudando antes das provas.

    He used to stay up all night studying before exams.

  5. Conditional

    Eu viraria vegetariana, mas adoro churrasco.

    I'd go vegetarian, but I love barbecue.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que isso não vire um problema.

    I hope this doesn't turn into a problem.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você virasse à esquerda, chegaria mais rápido.

    If you turned left, you'd get there faster.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando virar a esquina, você vê a igreja.

    When you turn the corner, you'll see the church.

  9. Imperative

    Vire à esquerda na próxima rua.

    Turn left at the next street.

Good to know

  • Virar is also to become: ele virou médico, a água virou gelo.

Where you hear virar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Você vira à direita. You turn right.
  • Eu virei à esquerda. I turned left.
  • Você vai virar na primeira rua. You're going to turn at the first street.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • O café vira uma festa quando todos chegam. The cafe turns into a party when everyone arrives.
  • Ele virou meu amigo. He became my friend.
  • Essa conversa vai virar uma história. This conversation is going to become a story.
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I'm Lost

Beginner Level 1 · você vira

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I Wish She Would Stay

Intermediate Level 1 · virou

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What If It Rains?

Intermediate Level 2 · vira

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By the Wedding, We'll Have Become One Family

Intermediate Level 2 · virado

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