The Portuguese verb subir means "to go up". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of subir is eu subo, tu sobes, ele/ela sobe, nós subimos, vós subis, eles/elas sobem. It is irregular: 3 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| eu | subo | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sobes (irregular) | |
| ele/ | sobe (irregular) | |
| nós | subimos | |
| vós | subis | |
| eles/ | sobem (irregular) |
| eu | subi |
|---|---|
| tu | subiste |
| ele/ | subiu |
| nós | subimos |
| vós | subistes |
| eles/ | subiram |
| eu | subia |
|---|---|
| tu | subias |
| ele/ | subia |
| nós | subíamos |
| vós | subíeis |
| eles/ | subiam |
| eu | subirei |
|---|---|
| tu | subirás |
| ele/ | subirá |
| nós | subiremos |
| vós | subireis |
| eles/ | subirão |
| eu | subiria |
|---|---|
| tu | subirias |
| ele/ | subiria |
| nós | subiríamos |
| vós | subiríeis |
| eles/ | subiriam |
| que eu | suba |
|---|---|
| que tu | subas |
| que ele/ | suba |
| que nós | subamos |
| que vós | subais |
| que eles/ | subam |
| tu | sobe (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | suba |
| nós | subamos |
| vós | subi |
| vocês | subam |
Subir is irregular in the present, with sobes, sobe, and sobem instead of forms with u. The tu imperative is sobe, while the other imperative forms are regular-looking.
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Subir is irregular. Its present forms include sobes, sobe, and sobem, and its tu imperative is sobe.
The forms are subo, sobes, sobe, subimos, subis, and sobem.
The past participle is subido and the gerund is subindo.