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ENGLISH VERB

pick up

buscar

  • #74 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: picking up
  • Past participle: picked up

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I eu busco
  2. you você busca
  3. he, she, it ele busca
  4. we nós buscamos
  5. they eles buscam

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I eu busquei
  2. you você buscou
  3. he, she, it ele buscou
  4. we nós buscamos
  5. they eles buscaram

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I eu já busquei
  2. you você já buscou
  3. he, she, it ele já buscou
  4. we nós já buscamos
  5. they eles já buscaram

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I eu buscaria
  2. you você buscaria
  3. he, she, it ele buscaria
  4. we nós buscaríamos
  5. they eles buscariam

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. busque!

How to use pick up

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

  1. Present

    I pick up the kids from school at three.

    Eu busco as crianças na escola às três.

  2. Past

    My brother picked me up at the airport.

    Meu irmão me buscou no aeroporto.

  3. Future

    I will pick up the cake on my way home.

    Eu pego o bolo no caminho de casa.

  4. Present continuous

    Who is picking up grandma on Sunday?

    Quem vai buscar a vovó no domingo?

  5. Present perfect

    Have you picked up the dry cleaning?

    Você já buscou a roupa na lavanderia?

  6. Conditional

    I would pick you up, but my car is in the shop.

    Eu te buscaria, mas meu carro está na oficina.

  7. Imperative

    Pick up some milk on your way back.

    Pega um leite na volta.

Good to know

  • "Pick up" também é pegar do chão, atender o telefone e aprender sem estudar: "pick up some Spanish".

Where you hear pick up

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 1

  • People usually pick them up at the side door. As pessoas geralmente buscam elas pela porta lateral.
  • Sam and I picked up the tables at one. O Sam e eu buscamos as mesas à uma.
  • We'll pick them up on Saturday. A gente vai buscar elas no sábado.
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Posso confirmar um detalhe?

Intermediate Level 1 · pick them up · when we can pick them up · pick everything up

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O recado mudou no caminho

Intermediate Level 1 · not to pick up the tables

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Já está combinado

Intermediate Level 1 · are picking up the tables

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