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ENGLISH VERB

wonder

se perguntar

  • #125 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: wondering
  • Past participle: wondered

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 wonder

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

  1. Present

    I wonder what time the pharmacy closes.

    Fico me perguntando a que horas a farmácia fecha.

  2. Past

    We wondered where you were all afternoon.

    A gente ficou se perguntando onde você estava a tarde toda.

  3. Future

    People will wonder why we left so early.

    As pessoas vão se perguntar por que a gente saiu tão cedo.

  4. Present continuous

    I am wondering if we should take a taxi.

    Estou me perguntando se a gente deveria pegar um táxi.

  5. Present perfect

    I have always wondered how planes stay in the air.

    Eu sempre me perguntei como os aviões ficam no ar.

  6. Conditional

    I would wonder the same thing in your place.

    Eu me perguntaria a mesma coisa no seu lugar.

  7. Imperative

    Don't wonder, just ask her out.

    Não fique se perguntando, chama ela para sair.

Good to know

  • "I wonder if…" é um jeito educado de perguntar ou de pensar alto: "I wonder if she's home".
  • "No wonder" é "não é à toa": "no wonder you're tired".

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