Present
Simple present · now, habits and facts
- I eu seguro
- you você segura
- he, she, it ele segura
- we nós seguramos
- they eles seguram
ENGLISH VERB
segurar; atrasar
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Simple present · now, habits and facts
Simple past · finished actions
Future · “will”
Present continuous · happening right now
Present perfect · “have done”
Conditional · “would”
Imperative · requests and orders
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
Those two screws hold up the whole shelf.
Esses dois parafusos seguram a prateleira inteira.
An accident held up traffic for two hours.
Um acidente atrasou o trânsito por duas horas.
This rope will hold up the tent fine.
Essa corda vai segurar a barraca direitinho.
Sorry, what is holding up the order?
Desculpa, o que está atrasando o pedido?
The rain has held up the flights all morning.
A chuva atrasou os voos a manhã inteira.
That old bridge would never hold up a truck.
Aquela ponte velha nunca aguentaria um caminhão.
Hold up, I think I left my phone in the car.
Espera aí, acho que deixei o celular no carro.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.