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ENGLISH VERB

make sure

garantir, ter certeza de que

  • #161 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: making sure
  • Past participle: made sure

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I eu garanto
  2. you você garante
  3. he, she, it ele garante
  4. we nós garantimos
  5. they eles garantem

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I eu garanti
  2. you você garantiu
  3. he, she, it ele garantiu
  4. we nós garantimos
  5. they eles garantiram

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I eu já garanti
  2. you você já garantiu
  3. he, she, it ele já garantiu
  4. we nós já garantimos
  5. they eles já garantiram

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I eu garantiria
  2. you você garantiria
  3. he, she, it ele garantiria
  4. we nós garantiríamos
  5. they eles garantiriam

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. garanta!

How to use make sure

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

  1. Present

    I always make sure the stove is off.

    Eu sempre confiro se o fogão está desligado.

  2. Past

    She made sure everyone had a seat.

    Ela garantiu que todo mundo tivesse um lugar.

  3. Future

    I will make sure he gets the message.

    Eu vou garantir que ele receba o recado.

  4. Present continuous

    I'm making sure we have enough chairs.

    Estou conferindo se a gente tem cadeiras suficientes.

  5. Present perfect

    Have you made sure the tickets are refundable?

    Você conferiu se os ingressos são reembolsáveis?

  6. Conditional

    I would make sure to arrive early.

    Eu faria questão de chegar cedo.

  7. Imperative

    Make sure you bring your passport.

    Não esqueça de levar o passaporte.

Good to know

  • "Make sure" + frase: "make sure the door is locked"; não precisa de "that".

Where you hear make sure

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 1

  • I make sure someone is always at the door. Eu garanto que sempre tenha alguém na porta.
  • This time, I made sure everyone got the message. Desta vez, eu garanti que todo mundo recebesse o recado.
  • I'll make sure everyone knows. Vou garantir que todo mundo saiba.
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