present indicative » Eu vou abrir meu coração. I'm going to open my heart.
preterit indicative » Você abriu sua casa? Did you open your house?
past participle » A loja estava aberta? Was the store open?
unlock, spread, start, launch…
unlock Pega sua chave e abrir o carro. Get your key and unlock the car.
launch / start Vou abrir uma empresa. I'm going to launch (start) a business.
Acabar in Portuguese means TO… end, end up, finish, be over, stop.
Acaba sendo muito difícil. (It ends up being very difficult.)
Minha paciencia acabou. (I'm out of patience.)
A festa acabou. (The party's over).
When a “de” is added : ACABAR de, it takes on the meaning to have just; to to end up.
O filme acabou de começar. (The film just started.)
Ela não aceitou o convite. (She didn't acceot the invitation)
Eu aceito qualquer coisa. (I'll accept anything.)
Você vai aceitar? (Are you going to take it?)
ACEITAR is also used to express, “would like”:
Você aceita uma bebida? (Would you like a drink?)
It’s tough to find an English verb that matches this one! ACERTAR has the meaning of to get (it) right, to nail, to hit (it), to get it… ETC.
Ele não consegue acertar. He can't get it right.
Ele não conseguiu acertar. He couldn't get it right.
Você acertou tudo! You got it all right!
Podemos acertar tudo agora. We can get it all right now.
Relaxa irmã não tem como acertar. Relax sister, there's no way to get it right.
(past tense) Você achou um apartamento? Did you find an apartment?
(present tense) Eu acho que é bom! I think it's good!
Você acompanha as notícias? (Do you follow the news?)
O que aconteceu? What happened?
Acontece toda hora! It happens all the time!
Eu acordei feliz hoje. I woke up happy today.
A que horas você acorda? What time do you wake up?
✻ It’s almost always used with a reflexive pronoun to make it clear that the subject it the one being accustomed or used to something.
(reflexive + past tense) Nunca me acostumei ao frio. (I never got used to cold.)
(past participle) Eu já estou acostumado! (I'm already used to it.)
(pres + reflexive) Não consigo me acostumar! (I can't get used to it!)
(pres + reflexive) Você vai se acostumer. (You'll get used to it.)
Eu acredito em você. I believe in you.
Pode acreditar em mim! You can believe me!
Dá para acreditar. It's believable.
Vou te adicionar no facebook. (I'm going to add you on Facebook.)
Voce me adiciona no skype. (Add me in Skype.)
Adivinha quanto custou. (Guess how much it cost.)
Nem consigo adivinhar. (I can't even guess.)
(to manage) Quem vai administrar o dinheiro? (Who's going to manage the money?)
(to run) O software vai administrar a empresa. (The software is going to run the company.)
(to give) O médico vai administrar a injecção. (The doctor is going to give the injection.)
Administrar in Portuguese means: TO… administer, manage, run, give, administer, handle.
Eu adoro esse vinho! I love this wine!
Adorei o filme. I adored the film.
Todo mundo vai adorar o design. Everyone is going to love the design.
Eu quero agradecer os participantes. I want to thank the participants.
Como eu posso te agradecer? How can I ever thank you?
Te agradeço! I thank you!
No aguento mais! I can't stand any more!
Consegue aguentar mais trabalho? Can you handle more work?
Você pode me ajudar? Can you help me?
Eu vou ajudar você. I'm going to help you.
Eu vou te ajudar. I'm going to help you.
Nós almoçamos juntos. (We had lunch together.)
Onde nós vamos almoçar hoje? (Where are we going to eat lunch today?)
| to love | amar | ||
| I love | eu am | o | |
| you/he/she love(s) | você/ele/ela am | a | |
| we love | nós am | amos | |
| you all/they love | vocês/eles/elas am | am |
In English we often say we love something when we like it a whole lot. But in Portuguese, to love is a more serious verb. Use AMAR to express true love and use ADORAR to really, really like something.
Complete conjugation.
Eu te amo. (I love you.)
A gente se ama. (We love each other.)
| to walk, step, go | andar | ||
| I walk | eu and | o | |
| you/he/she walks(s) | você/ele/ela and | a |
Ela anda rápida! She goes fast!
Vamos andar de bicicleta. Let's go by bike.
Não anda na rua. Don't walk in the street.
ANDAR is also used to express BEEN, as in been doing this or that. It’s considered a shorthand/conversational method and is used as a substitution for the grammatically correct conjugation into the Present Perfect form of the verb ANDAR. It sounds more streamlined, and a bit less formal.
Como você anda hoje? How are you doing today?
Você anda trabalando seu projeto? Have you been working on your project?
| to appear, show up | aparecer | ||
| I appear | eu apareç | o | |
| you/he/she appear(s) | você/ele/ela aparec | e | |
| we appear | nós aparec | emos | |
| you all/they appear | vocês/eles/elas aparec | em |
*Often confused with PARECER which also means to appear – but in the way that someone or something SEEMS / APPEARS.
Complete conjugation.
Aparece mais vezes. (Come again!)
Eu apareço no filme. (I'm in the movie.)
| I introduce | eu apresent | o | |
| you/he/she introduce(s) | você/ele/ela apresent | a |
| to introduce, present | apresentar | ||
| I introduce | eu apresent | o | |
| you/he/she introduce(s) | você/ele/ela apresent | a |
Eu vou me apresentar. I'm going to introduce myself.
Vou apresentar o meu namorado. I'm going to introduce my boyfriend.
Ele se apresentou? He introduced himself.
| to approve | aprovar | ||
| I approve | eu aprov | o | |
| you/he/she approve(s) | você/ele/ela aprov | a |
| aproveitar | to take advantage of | ||
| I take advantage of | eu aproveit | o | |
| you/he/she take(s) advantage of | você/ele/ela aproveit | a |
| to fix up | arrumar | ||
| I fix up | eu arrum | o | |
| you/he/she fixe(s) it up | você/ele/ela arrum | a |
| to watch, assist | assistir | ||
| I watch | eu assist | o | |
| you/he/she watch(es) | você/ele/ela assist | e | |
| we watch | nós assist | imos | |
| you all/they watch | vocês/eles/elas assist | em |
*Used mainly to say, to watch. But it also can mean to assist.
Complete conjugation.
Vamos assistir um filme. (Let's watch a movie.)
Eu estava assistindo televisao. (I was watching TV.)
