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ENGLISH VERB

worry

se preocupar

  • #126 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: worrying
  • Past participle: worried

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 worry

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

  1. Present

    My mom worries when I don't call.

    Minha mãe se preocupa quando eu não ligo.

  2. Past

    We worried about you all night.

    A gente ficou preocupado com você a noite toda.

  3. Future

    He will worry if you don't text him.

    Ele vai se preocupar se você não mandar mensagem.

  4. Present continuous

    You are worrying about nothing, the test was easy.

    Você está se preocupando à toa, a prova foi fácil.

  5. Present perfect

    I have worried about this interview for weeks.

    Eu me preocupei com essa entrevista por semanas.

  6. Conditional

    I would worry less if she had a phone.

    Eu me preocuparia menos se ela tivesse celular.

  7. Imperative

    Don't worry, the doctor said it's nothing serious.

    Não se preocupe, o médico disse que não é nada grave.

Good to know

  • "Worry about" é se preocupar com: "don't worry about me".
  • "Don't worry" é "não se preocupe", "relaxa".

Where you hear worry

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I worry about my talk. Eu me preocupo com a minha fala.
  • I worried about her a lot. Eu me preocupei muito com ela.
  • Tomorrow, you won't worry about it. Amanhã você não vai se preocupar com isso.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • When the line is long, people worry. Quando a fila está comprida, as pessoas se preocupam.
  • I was worried I was in the wrong line. Eu estava preocupado de estar na fila errada.
  • With a reason on the card, nobody will worry. Com um motivo no cartão, ninguém vai se preocupar.
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A entrevista por chamada

Intermediate Level 2 · I was worried

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A fila começou a crescer

Intermediate Level 3 · is worried

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