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ENGLISH VERB

retire

se aposentar

  • #443 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: retiring
  • Past participle: retired

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 retire

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

  1. Present

    Most people here retire at sixty-seven.

    A maioria das pessoas aqui se aposenta aos sessenta e sete.

  2. Past

    My grandmother retired and moved to Florida.

    Minha avó se aposentou e se mudou para a Flórida.

  3. Future

    Dad will retire at the end of the year.

    O papai vai se aposentar no fim do ano.

  4. Present continuous

    Our mail carrier is retiring after forty years.

    Nosso carteiro está se aposentando depois de quarenta anos.

  5. Present perfect

    Both of my parents have retired now.

    Meus pais já se aposentaram, os dois.

  6. Conditional

    I would retire early if I could afford it.

    Eu me aposentaria cedo se pudesse.

  7. Imperative

    Retire when you're ready, not when they tell you.

    Se aposenta quando você estiver pronto, não quando mandarem.

Good to know

  • "Retire" é se aposentar, sem pronome: "my mom retired last year". "Retired" é aposentado; "retirement" é a aposentadoria.
  • Não é "retirar": sacar dinheiro é "withdraw" e tirar algo de um lugar é "take out" ou "remove".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.