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beber — to drink
Full conjugation of beber in the tenses that matter for everyday speech, with pronunciation hints in the Rio (carioca) accent and example sentences the way Brazilians actually talk — not textbook European Portuguese.
How to use beber in Brazilian Portuguese
Beber is the Brazilian Portuguese verb for to drink. It is a regular -er verb, so once you know the endings there are no surprises.
Three tenses do almost all the work in conversation. The presente covers the present and the near future: eu bebo — I drink. The pretérito perfeito is the finished past, the English simple past: eu bebi — I drank. The pretérito imperfeito is for habits, background and how things used to be: eu bebia — I used to drink / was drinking.
Said the Rio way, bebo sounds like BEH-boo. The nós form bebemos ends in the carioca “sh”, beh-BEH-moosh — the most recognisable sound of the Rio accent, where São Paulo says a plain s.
Presente — present tense
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | beboI drink | BEH-boo | Eu bebo suco. |
| você / ele / ela | bebeyou drink | BEH-bee | Você bebe café? |
| nós | bebemoswe drink | beh-BEH-moosh | Nós bebemos muita água. |
| vocês / eles / elas | bebemyou all drink | BEH-beng | Vocês bebem chá? |
Pretérito Perfeito — simple past
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | bebiI drank | beh-BEE | Eu bebi muita água depois da corrida. |
| você / ele / ela | bebeuyou drank | beh-BEH-oo | Você bebeu café hoje cedo? |
| nós | bebemoswe drank | beh-BEH-moosh | Nós bebemos vinho no jantar. |
| vocês / eles / elas | beberamyou all drank | beh-BEH-rahng | Vocês beberam suco ou água? |
Pretérito Imperfeito — past habitual, “used to”
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | bebiaI used to drink / was drinking | beh-BEE-ah | Eu bebia leite todo dia de manhã. |
| você / ele / ela | bebiayou used to drink / were drinking | beh-BEE-ah | Você bebia café quando era adolescente? |
| nós | bebíamoswe used to drink / were drinking | beh-BEE-ah-moosh | Nós bebíamos suco natural em casa. |
| vocês / eles / elas | bebiamyou all used to drink / were drinking | beh-BEE-ahng | Vocês bebiam água durante o treino? |
More “Rotina e lazer” verbs
- comer to eat
- tomar to take (a shower, a coffee, medicine)
- cozinhar to cook
- almoçar to have lunch
- jantar to have dinner
- assistir to watch
- escutar to listen (actively)
- dançar to dance
- viajar to travel
- descansar to rest
- praticar to practice
- treinar to train
- curtir to enjoy (slang)
- aproveitar to make the most of, to take advantage of
- frequentar to attend, to go regularly
- jogar to play (sports), to throw
- torcer to root for, to cheer (for a team)
- brincar to play (kids), to joke
- nadar to swim
- passear to go for a walk, to stroll
- ganhar to win, to earn
- perder to lose