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ENGLISH VERB

translate

to translate

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: translating
  • Past participle: translated

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am translating
  2. you you are translating
  3. he, she, it he is translating
  4. we we are translating
  5. they they are translating

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already translated
  2. you you have already translated
  3. he, she, it he has already translated
  4. we we have already translated
  5. they they have already translated

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Translate!

How to use translate

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

  1. Present

    She translates books from English into Portuguese.

    She translates books from English into Portuguese.

  2. Past

    I translated the menu for my parents.

    I translated the menu for my parents.

  3. Future

    The app will translate the sign for you.

    The app will translate the sign for you.

  4. Present continuous

    I'm translating a contract for a client today.

    I'm translating a contract for a client today.

  5. Present perfect

    Someone has translated the poem into forty languages.

    Someone translated the poem into forty languages.

  6. Conditional

    I would translate it differently.

    I would translate it differently.

  7. Imperative

    Translate this sentence without a dictionary.

    Translate this sentence without a dictionary.

Good to know

  • "Translate from Portuguese into English": "from" the source language, "into" the target language.

Where you hear translate

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • Carol's neighbors translate our flyers for free. Carol's neighbors translate our flyers for free.
  • I translated the yes-or-no card. I translated the yes-or-no card.
  • Next time, I'll translate the new card, too. Next time, I'll translate the new card, too.
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