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ENGLISH VERB

regret

se arrepender

  • #500 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: regretting
  • Past participle: regretted

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use regret

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

  1. Present

    I regret every haircut I got in college.

    Eu me arrependo de todos os cortes de cabelo da faculdade.

  2. Past

    He regretted the text the second he sent it.

    Ele se arrependeu da mensagem no segundo em que mandou.

  3. Future

    You will regret not buying those tickets.

    Você vai se arrepender de não ter comprado esses ingressos.

  4. Present continuous

    I am already regretting this third slice of cake.

    Eu já estou me arrependendo dessa terceira fatia de bolo.

  5. Present perfect

    I have never regretted moving to the coast.

    Eu nunca me arrependi de ter me mudado para o litoral.

  6. Conditional

    You would regret it if you didn't go.

    Você se arrependeria se não fosse.

  7. Imperative

    Regret nothing, you did what you could.

    Não se arrependa de nada, você fez o que pôde.

Good to know

  • "Regret" + -ing é se arrepender de algo que você fez: "I regret saying that"; sem pronome, nunca "regret myself".
  • "No regrets" é "sem arrependimentos"; "I regret to inform you" é a frase formal das más notícias.

Where you hear regret

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I don't regret it at all. Eu não me arrependo nem um pouco.
  • I never regretted my answer. Eu nunca me arrependi da minha resposta.
  • You won't regret it, honey. Você não vai se arrepender, querida.
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Intermediate Level 2 · regret it

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