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alentar

to encourage

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Conjugation of alentar

Eu
Tu
El(e/a)
Nos
Vos
El(es/as
Present tense
alento
I encourage
alentas
you encourage
alenta
he/she encourages
alentamos
we encourage
alentais
you all encourage
alentam
they encourage
Present perfect tense
tenho alentado
I have encouraged
tens alentado
you have encouraged
tem alentado
he/she has encouraged
temos alentado
we have encouraged
tendes alentado
you all have encouraged
têm alentado
they have encouraged
Past preterite tense
alentei
I encouraged
alentaste
you encouraged
alentou
he/she encouraged
alentamos
we encouraged
alentastes
you all encouraged
alentaram
they encouraged
Future tense
alentarei
I will encourage
alentarás
you will encourage
alentará
he/she will encourage
alentaremos
we will encourage
alentareis
you all will encourage
alentarão
they will encourage
Eu
Tu
El(e/a)
Nos
Vos
El(es/as
Conditional mood
alentaria
I would encourage
alentarias
you would encourage
alentaria
he/she would encourage
alentaríamos
we would encourage
alentaríeis
you all would encourage
alentariam
they would encourage
Past imperfect tense
alentava
I used to encourage
alentavas
you used to encourage
alentava
he/she used to encourage
alentávamos
we used to encourage
alentáveis
you all used to encourage
alentavam
they used to encourage
Past perfect tense
tinha alentado
I had encouraged
tinhas alentado
you had encouraged
tinha alentado
he/she had encouraged
tínhamos alentado
we had encouraged
tínheis alentado
you all had encouraged
tinham alentado
they had encouraged
Future perfect tense
terei alentado
I will have encouraged
terás alentado
you will have encouraged
terá alentado
he/she will have encouraged
teremos alentado
we will have encouraged
tereis alentado
you all will have encouraged
terão alentado
they will have encouraged
Eu
Tu
El(e/a)
Nos
Vos
El(es/as
Present perfect subjunctive tense
tenha alentado
I have encouraged
tenhas alentado
you have encouraged
tenha alentado
he/she has encouraged
tenhamos alentado
we have encouraged
tenhais alentado
you all have encouraged
tenham alentado
they have encouraged
Future subjunctive tense
alentar
(if/so that) I will have encouraged
alentares
(if/so that) you will have encouraged
alentar
(if/so that) he/she will have encouraged
alentarmos
(if/so that) we will have encouraged
alentardes
(if/so that) you all will have encouraged
alentarem
(if/so that) they will have encouraged
Future perfect subjunctive tense
tiver alentado
I will have encouraged
tiveres alentado
you will have encouraged
tiver alentado
he/she will have encouraged
tivermos alentado
we will have encouraged
tiverdes alentado
you all will have encouraged
tiverem alentado
they will have encouraged
Tu
El(e/a)
Nos
Vos
El(es/as
Imperative mood
alenta
encourage!
alente
encourage!
alentemos
let's encourage!
alentai
encourage!
alentem
encourage!
Imperative negative mood
não alentes
do not encourage!
não alente
let him/her/it not encourage!
não alentemos
let us not encourage!
não alenteis
do not encourage!
não alentem
do not encourage!

Examples of alentar

Marilyn procurava-a para ganhar alento e saber o que fazer.

BERNSTElN: Marilyn would look to her for encouragement and for what to do.

Se lhes ocurreu que introduzindo umas pequenas mudanças, podería servir para melhorar o comércio exterior, alentando aos investidores estrangeiros.

They thought that making a few little changes, it could serve to improve foreign trade, encouraging foreign investors.