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ENGLISH VERB

react

reagir

  • #462 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: reacting
  • Past participle: reacted

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I eu reajo
  2. you você reage
  3. he, she, it ele reage
  4. we nós reagimos
  5. they eles reagem

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I eu reagi
  2. you você reagiu
  3. he, she, it ele reagiu
  4. we nós reagimos
  5. they eles reagiram

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I eu já reagi
  2. you você já reagiu
  3. he, she, it ele já reagiu
  4. we nós já reagimos
  5. they eles já reagiram

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I eu reagiria
  2. you você reagiria
  3. he, she, it ele reagiria
  4. we nós reagiríamos
  5. they eles reagiriam

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. reaja!

How to use react

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

  1. Present

    My skin reacts badly to this soap.

    Minha pele reage mal a este sabonete.

  2. Past

    How did your parents react to the news?

    Como seus pais reagiram à notícia?

  3. Future

    I don't know how he will react.

    Não sei como ele vai reagir.

  4. Present continuous

    People are reacting strongly to the new rules.

    As pessoas estão reagindo com força às regras novas.

  5. Present perfect

    The market has reacted well to the announcement.

    O mercado reagiu bem ao anúncio.

  6. Conditional

    I would react the same way, honestly.

    Eu reagiria do mesmo jeito, sinceramente.

  7. Imperative

    Don't react, just listen to him first.

    Não reaja, só escute ele primeiro.

Good to know

  • "React to": "how did she react to the news?".

Where you hear react

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 1

  • Visitors react well when we ask questions. Os visitantes reagem bem quando a gente faz perguntas.
  • Everyone reacted well. Todo mundo reagiu bem.
  • How will people react to the music? Como as pessoas vão reagir à música?

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