Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
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Presente do subjuntivo |
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| In noun clauses after connector que, when preceded by verbs that express desire, suggestions, advice and recommendations | Quero que você esteja pronto antes da meia-noite. | I want you to be ready by midnight. |
| Sugiro que não se atrase para a reunião de amanhã. | I suggest that you not be late for tomorrow's meeting. | |
| In sentences with quer...quer | Quer você queira quer não, iremos para Porto Alegre. | Whether you like it or not, we're going to Porto Alegre. |
| Exclamations expressing desire | Cuide-se! | Take care! |
| After adverb talvez | Talvez eu compre um novo computador. | Maybe I'll buy a new computer. |
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Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo |
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| Conditional clauses expressing imginary situations, right after se | Se eu tivesse carro, eu te levaria ao aeroporto. | If I had a car, I'd take you up to the airport. |
| Sentences expressing desire | Se ao menos eu tivesse vinte anos! | If only I were twenty years old! |
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Pretérito mais-que-perfeito do subjuntivo |
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| Clauses expressing what you would have done if things had been different | Se você não tivesse ido, eu não teria me divertido tanto. | If you hadn't been there, I wouldn't have had so much fun. |
| Sentences expressing frustration | Se eu lhes tivesse dito a verdade! | If only I had told them the truth! |
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Futuro do subjuntivo |
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| Future time (adverb) clauses right after time conjunctions such as quando, assim que, etc | Vou te ligar assim que eu chegar. | I'll call you as soon as I arrive. |
| Conditional clauses expressing future possibility or probability, right after conjunctions se, caso, etc | Meus pais ficarão contentes se você vier à festa. | My parents will be glad if you come to the party. |
| Defining adjective clauses, right after relative pronouns such as que, quem, etc | Aqueles que estudarem bastante terão boas notas. | Those who study a lot will get good grades. |
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| Future time (adverb) clauses right after time conjunctions such as quando, assim que, etc | Envie-me um e-mail assim que você tiver obtido o resultado das prova. | Send me an e-mail as soon as you have gotten the test result. |
| Defining adjective clauses, right after relative pronouns such as que, quem, etc | Aqueles que tiverem estudado bastante terão boas notas. | Those who study a lot will get good grades. |
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| Orders, requests, instructions, permission, prohibition, invitation | Não seja mal-educada comigo. | Don't be rude to me. |
| Vamos ao cinema. | Let's go to the movies. | |
| Venha me visitar logo. | Come visit me soon. | |
| Apague a luz e feche a porta. | Turn out the light and close the door. | |
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