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ENGLISH VERB

finish

terminar

  • #73 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: finishing
  • Past participle: finished

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I eu termino
  2. you você termina
  3. he, she, it ele termina
  4. we nós terminamos
  5. they eles terminam

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I eu terminei
  2. you você terminou
  3. he, she, it ele terminou
  4. we nós terminamos
  5. they eles terminaram

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I eu vou terminar
  2. you você vai terminar
  3. he, she, it ele vai terminar
  4. we nós vamos terminar
  5. they eles vão terminar

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I eu estou terminando
  2. you você está terminando
  3. he, she, it ele está terminando
  4. we nós estamos terminando
  5. they eles estão terminando

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I eu já terminei
  2. you você já terminou
  3. he, she, it ele já terminou
  4. we nós já terminamos
  5. they eles já terminaram

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I eu terminaria
  2. you você terminaria
  3. he, she, it ele terminaria
  4. we nós terminaríamos
  5. they eles terminariam

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. termine!

How to use finish

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

  1. Present

    I finish work at six on Fridays.

    Eu termino o trabalho às seis nas sextas.

  2. Past

    We finished the project just in time.

    A gente terminou o projeto bem na hora.

  3. Future

    The game will finish around eleven.

    O jogo vai terminar lá pelas onze.

  4. Present continuous

    I am finishing my coffee, give me a minute.

    Estou terminando o meu café, me dá um minuto.

  5. Present perfect

    Have you finished your homework?

    Você já terminou o dever de casa?

  6. Conditional

    I would finish it today if I could.

    Eu terminaria hoje se pudesse.

  7. Imperative

    Finish your vegetables before dessert.

    Termine os legumes antes da sobremesa.

Good to know

  • "Finish" com outro verbo leva -ing: "finish eating", nunca "finish to eat".

Where you hear finish

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

English for Brazilians · Beginner Level 2

  • I usually finish my notes before dinner. Eu costumo terminar minhas anotações antes do jantar.
  • I finished all the questions. Terminei todas as perguntas.
  • I'll finish my notes tonight. Vou terminar minhas anotações hoje à noite.

English for Brazilians · Beginner Level 3

  • I finish my work before lunch. Termino meu trabalho antes do almoço.
  • We finished the cards on time. Terminamos os cartões no horário.
  • We'll finish before eleven. Vamos terminar antes das onze.
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Estudei e depois descansei

Beginner Level 2 · finished

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Você encontrou o Sam?

Beginner Level 2 · finish

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Acabei de chegar

Beginner Level 3 · I've just finished

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Nem tudo saiu como previsto

Beginner Level 3 · We couldn't finish the cards. · Eventually, we finished everything. · We finished on time.

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O que já está pronto?

Intermediate Level 1 · I've already finished

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.