{"id":4998,"date":"2013-10-30T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=4998"},"modified":"2014-07-28T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T17:44:38","slug":"conditional-sentences-in-portuguese-past-unreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/conditional-sentences-in-portuguese-past-unreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditional Sentences in Portuguese (Past Unreal)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1! Tudo bem?<\/p>\n

In our last post we learned how to make present-real conditional sentences in Portuguese and most importantly, how to use the Futuro do Subjuntivo<\/em> (which can be a pain to conjugate).<\/p>\n

Today let’s take a look at some other conditional sentences:<\/p>\n

If I studied hard, I would pass the test.<\/em>
\n If I had money, I’d buy a new car.<\/em>
\n If you saw her, what would you do?<\/em><\/p>\n

As you can see, the if-clause is in the past tense and the main clause has a “would” verb, something that would happen. In Portuguese the past tense is expressed by a subjunctive verb tense, the Pret\u00e9rito Imperfeito do Subjuntivo (sorry, these names kill me too!).<\/p>\n

Let’s learn how they are formed:<\/p>\n

Regular Verbs<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st Conjugation \u2013 verbs ending in -ar<\/em><\/p>\n

Se eu trabalhasse<\/strong>\u00a0[If I worked]<\/em>
\nSe voc\u00ea* trabalhasse<\/strong>\u00a0[If you worked]<\/em>
\nSe ele\/ela trabalhasse<\/strong>\u00a0[If he\/she worked]<\/em>
\nSe n\u00f3s trabalh\u00e1ssemos<\/strong>\u00a0[If we worked]<\/em>
\nSe voc\u00eas* trabalhassem<\/strong>\u00a0[If you worked – plural]<\/em>
\nSe eles\/elas trabalhassem<\/strong>\u00a0[If they worked]<\/em><\/p>\n

2nd conjugation \u2013 verbs ending in -er<\/em><\/p>\n

Se eu bebesse<\/strong>\u00a0[If I drank]<\/em>
\nSe voc\u00ea* bebesse<\/strong>\u00a0[If you drank<\/em>]<\/em>
\nSe ele\/ela bebesse<\/strong>\u00a0[If he\/she drank<\/em>]<\/em>
\nSe n\u00f3s beb\u00e9ssemos<\/strong>\u00a0[If we drank<\/em>]<\/em>
\nSe voc\u00eas* bebessem<\/strong>\u00a0[If you drank<\/em>– plural]<\/em>
\nSe eles\/elas bebesem<\/strong>\u00a0[If they drank<\/em>]<\/em><\/p>\n

3rd conjugation \u2013 verbs ending in -ir<\/em><\/p>\n

Se eu partisse<\/strong>\u00a0[If I left]<\/em>
\nSe voc\u00ea* partisse<\/strong>\u00a0[If you left<\/em>]<\/em>
\nSe ele\/ela partisse<\/strong>\u00a0[If he\/she left<\/em>]<\/em>
\nSe n\u00f3s part\u00edssemos<\/strong>\u00a0[If we left<\/em>]<\/em>
\nSe voc\u00eas* partissem<\/strong>\u00a0[If you left<\/em>– plural]<\/em>
\nSe eles\/elas partissem<\/strong>\u00a0[If they left<\/em>]<\/em><\/p>\n

*I\u2019m not using pronouns\u00a0tu<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0v\u00f3s<\/em>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

Most verbs are conjugated like this, but as you may have imagined we have some common irregular verbs too. Check out their conjugations. Follow the example above (se eu\u2026, se voc\u00ea\u2026, etc.):<\/p>\n

Caber<\/strong>\u00a0(to fit)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 coubesse, coubesse, coubesse, coub\u00e9ssemos, coubessem, coubessem
\nDar<\/strong>\u00a0(to give)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 desse, desse, desse, d\u00e9ssemos, dessem, dessem
\nEstar<\/strong>\u00a0(to be)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 estivesse, estivesse, estivesse, estiv\u00e9ssemos, estivessem, estissem
\nFazer<\/strong>\u00a0(to do)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 fizesse, fizesse, fizesse, fiz\u00e9ssemos, fizessem, fizessem
\nPoder<\/strong>\u00a0(can, to be able to)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 pudesse, pudesse, pudesse, pud\u00e9ssemos, pudessem, pudessem
\nP\u00f4r<\/strong>\u00a0(to put)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 pusesse, pusesse, pusesse, pus\u00e9ssemos, pusessem, pusessem
\nQuerer<\/strong>\u00a0(to want)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 quisesse, quisesse, quisesse, quis\u00e9ssemos, quisessem, quisessem
\nSaber<\/strong>\u00a0(to know)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 soubesse, soubesse, soubesse, soub\u00e9ssemos, soubessem, soubessem
\nSer<\/strong>\u00a0(to be)<\/em>\u00a0and Ir (to go) \u2013 fosse, fosse, fosse, f\u00f4ssemos, fossem, fossem
\nTer<\/strong>\u00a0(to have)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 tivesse, tivesse, tivesse, tiv\u00e9ssemos, tivessem, tivessem
\nTrazer<\/strong>\u00a0(to bring)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 trouxesse, trouxessse, trouxesse, troux\u00e9ssemos, trouxessem, trouxessem
\nVer<\/strong>\u00a0(to see)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 visse, visse, visse, v\u00edssemos, vissem, vissem
\nVir<\/strong>\u00a0(to come)<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 viesse, viesse, viesse, vi\u00e9ssemos, viessem, viessem<\/p>\n

So the sentences above would be translated as:<\/p>\n

Se eu estudasse bastante, eu passaria na prova.
\nIf I studied hard, I would pass the test.<\/em><\/p>\n

Se eu tivesse dinheiro, eu compraria um carro novo.
\nIf I had money, I’d buy a new car.<\/em><\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea a visse, o que voc\u00ea faria?
\nIf you saw her, what would you do?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ol\u00e1! Tudo bem? In our last post we learned how to make present-real conditional sentences in Portuguese and most importantly, how to use the Futuro do Subjuntivo (which can be a pain to conjugate). Today let’s take a look at some other conditional sentences: If I studied hard, I would pass the test. If I…<\/p>\n

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