Quando, enquanto & até
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Esta é a categoria em que o brasileiro erra mais e percebe menos. Português marca o futuro depois de "quando" — "quando eu chegar", "assim que ele terminar" — e a mão traduz para "when I will arrive". Inglês não faz isso: depois de when, while, until, as soon as e before, o verbo fica no presente, e o futuro já está implícito na outra metade da frase. Vale também separar while de during, que dividem o "enquanto": um introduz ação conjugada, o outro só aceita nome de período. "During I was studying" é o erro gêmeo, e nasce da mesma pressa de traduzir palavra por palavra.
Traduzir frase inteira ensina o que traduzir palavra não ensina: a ordem, o tempo verbal e a preposição só aparecem quando a frase existe. Cada uma destas aceita 12.1 formas diferentes em média — porque quase nunca há uma resposta única, e reconhecer as variantes é metade do trabalho de entender quem fala. Role para cima para treinar, de graça e sem cadastro.
| Frase | Como se diz | Outras formas aceitas | Formas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assim que ele chegar, a gente começa. | As soon as he arrives, we will start | As soon as he gets here, we will start · The moment he arrives, we will start | 11 |
| Quando eu terminar, eu te ligo. | When I finish, I will call you | When I am done, I will call you · When I finish, I will give you a call | 10 |
| Enquanto ele não sair, eu não consigo ajudar. | While he does not leave, I cannot help | As long as he does not leave, I cannot help · As long as he stays here, I cannot help | 10 |
| Antes de sair, apague as luzes. | Before you leave, turn off the lights | Before you leave, switch off the lights · Before leaving, turn off the lights | 14 |
| Depois que eu chegar em casa, eu te mando mensagem. | After I get home, I will text you | After I get home, I will message you · After I get home, I will send you a message | 11 |
| Enquanto você estiver aqui, fique à vontade. | While you are here, make yourself at home | Make yourself at home while you are here · While you are here, feel at home | 10 |
| Até eu terminar isso, não me chama. | Until I finish this, do not call me | Until I am done, do not call me · Do not call me until I finish this | 10 |
| Sempre que eu posso, eu vou caminhar. | Whenever I can, I go for a walk | Whenever I can, I take a walk · I go for a walk whenever I can | 14 |
| Quando você chegar, me chama. | When you arrive, call me | When you arrive, give me a call · When you arrive, call me up | 16 |
| Assim que eu terminar isso, eu descanso. | As soon as I finish this, I will rest | As soon as I am done with this, I will rest · Once I finish this, I will rest | 11 |
| Depois que você comer, escove os dentes. | After you eat, brush your teeth | After eating, brush your teeth · After you eat, clean your teeth | 16 |
| Antes de dormir, tome um banho. | Before you sleep, take a shower | Before sleeping, take a shower · Before you go to bed, take a shower | 15 |
| Enquanto eu estiver trabalhando, não me interrompa. | While I am working, do not interrupt me | Do not interrupt me while I am working · While I work, do not interrupt me | 10 |
| Até ele voltar, a gente espera aqui. | Until he comes back, we will wait here | Until he returns, we will wait here · We will wait here until he comes back | 10 |
| Quando eu tiver tempo, eu faço isso. | When I have time, I will do it | I will do it when I have time · When I have time, I will do this | 11 |
| Assim que ela sair, eu fecho a porta. | As soon as she leaves, I will close the door | I will close the door as soon as she leaves · Once she leaves, I will close the door | 11 |
| Depois que eu falar com ele, eu te aviso. | After I talk to him, I will let you know | After I speak to him, I will let you know · After I talk with him, I will let you know | 13 |
| Antes de você sair, pega sua chave. | Before you leave, get your key | Before you leave, take your key · Before leaving, get your key | 16 |
| Enquanto estiver chovendo, fique em casa. | While it is raining, stay home | While it is raining, stay at home · Stay home while it is raining | 11 |
| Até eu resolver isso, não faça nada. | Until I fix this, do not do anything | Until I solve this, do not do anything · Until I figure this out, do not do anything | 11 |
| Sempre que eu posso, eu estudo um pouco. | Whenever I can, I study a little | Whenever I can, I study a little bit · Whenever I can, I study a bit | 16 |
| Sempre que ele liga, eu atendo. | Whenever he calls, I answer | Whenever he calls, I answer the phone · Whenever he calls, I pick up | 16 |
| Quando eu acordo, eu bebo água. | When I wake up, I drink water | When I wake up, I have some water · When I wake up, I drink some water | 16 |
| Depois do almoço, eu fico com sono. | After lunch, I get sleepy | After lunch, I feel sleepy · After lunch, I get drowsy | 16 |
| Antes de eu sair, eu confiro tudo. | Before I leave, I check everything | Before leaving, I check everything · Before I go, I check everything | 16 |
| Enquanto eu cozinho, eu escuto música. | While I cook, I listen to music | While I am cooking, I listen to music · I listen to music while I cook | 13 |
| Quando ele terminar, a gente vai embora. | When he finishes, we will leave | When he is done, we will leave · When he finishes, we will go | 11 |
| Assim que você entender, vai ficar fácil. | As soon as you understand, it will get easy | As soon as you understand, it will become easy · As soon as you get it, it will be easy | 11 |
| Depois que eu abrir o arquivo, eu te mostro. | After I open the file, I will show you | After I open the file, I will show it to you · Once I open the file, I will show you | 12 |
| Antes de começar, respira fundo. | Before you start, take a deep breath | Before starting, take a deep breath · Take a deep breath before you start | 13 |
| Enquanto ele não pedir desculpa, eu não falo com ele. | As long as he does not apologize, I will not talk to him | Until he apologizes, I will not talk to him · While he does not apologize, I will not talk to him | 10 |
| Até você terminar, eu vou ficar aqui. | Until you finish, I will stay here | Until you are done, I will stay here · I will stay here until you finish | 11 |
| Sempre que você precisar, eu vou estar aqui. | Whenever you need, I will be here | Whenever you need me, I will be here · I will be here whenever you need me | 11 |
| Quando eu chegar em casa, eu relaxo. | When I get home, I relax | When I arrive home, I relax · When I get home, I chill | 16 |
| Depois que ele acordar, ele vai comer. | After he wakes up, he will eat | Once he wakes up, he will eat · When he wakes up, he will eat | 11 |
| Antes de você falar, pense bem. | Before you speak, think carefully | Before speaking, think carefully · Think carefully before you speak | 16 |
| Enquanto eu não terminar, não me chama. | Until I finish, do not call me | Until I am done, do not call me · Do not call me until I finish | 10 |
| Até eu aprender isso, eu vou praticar todo dia. | Until I learn this, I will practice every day | Until I learn this, I will practice daily · I will practice every day until I learn this | 10 |
| Assim que eu terminar a reunião, eu te respondo. | As soon as I finish the meeting, I will reply to you | As soon as I finish the meeting, I will get back to you · As soon as I wrap up the meeting, I will reply to you | 14 |
| Quando você acabar isso, me avisa. | When you finish that, let me know | When you are done with that, let me know · When you finish that, tell me | 14 |
| Depois que a aula acabar, a gente conversa. | After class ends, we will talk | After class finishes, we will talk · After class is over, we will talk | 13 |
| Antes de sair de casa, eu sempre confiro a carteira. | Before leaving home, I always check my wallet | Before I leave home, I always check my wallet · I always check my wallet before leaving home | 16 |
| Enquanto eu estiver estudando, deixa meu celular longe. | While I am studying, keep my phone away | While I study, keep my phone away · Keep my phone away while I am studying | 14 |
| Até eu receber a resposta, eu não vou decidir nada. | Until I get the answer, I will not decide anything | Until I receive the answer, I will not decide anything · Until I get the answer, I will not make any decisions | 11 |
| Sempre que eu termino cedo, eu vou dormir mais cedo. | Whenever I finish early, I go to bed earlier | Whenever I finish early, I go to sleep earlier · Whenever I finish early, I get to bed earlier | 16 |
| Quando eu estiver pronto, eu te chamo. | When I am ready, I will call you | I will call you when I'm ready · When I am ready, I will give you a call | 10 |
| Depois que você sair, eu organizo tudo. | After you leave, I will organize everything | After you leave, I will tidy everything up · After you leave, I will clean everything up | 13 |
| Antes de começar a prova, eu leio tudo com calma. | Before starting the test, I read everything calmly | Before I start the test, I read everything calmly · Before starting the exam, I read everything calmly | 16 |
| Enquanto ele não confirmar, a gente não compra nada. | Until he confirms, we will not buy anything | As long as he does not confirm, we will not buy anything · While he does not confirm, we will not buy anything | 10 |
| Até você voltar, eu vou ficar por aqui. | Until you come back, I will stay around | Until you return, I will stay around · I will stay around until you come back | 11 |
| O que você faz quando acorda? | What do you do when you wake up? | What do you do when you get up? · When you wake up, what do you do? | 10 |
| Você vai me ligar assim que chegar? | Will you call me as soon as you arrive? | Will you call me as soon as you get there? · As soon as you arrive, will you call me? | 11 |
| Onde você morava antes de vir para cá? | Where did you live before you came here? | Where did you live before you moving here? · Before moving here, where did you live? | 11 |
| O que aconteceu enquanto eu estava fora? | What happened while I was out? | What happened while I was away? · While I was away, what happened? | 11 |
| Você pode esperar até eu terminar? | Can you wait until I finish? | Can you wait until I am done? · Until I finish, can you wait? | 11 |
| O que você fará depois que se formar? | What will you do after you graduate? | After you graduate, what will you do? · What are you going to do after you graduate? | 11 |
| Você sorri sempre que o vê? | Do you smile whenever you see him? | Whenever you see him, do you smile? · Do you always smile when you see him? | 10 |
| O que ela disse quando te viu? | What did she say when she saw you? | When she saw you, what did she say? · What did she tell you when she saw you? | 10 |
| Você tranca a porta antes de dormir? | Do you lock the door before you go to sleep? | Do you lock the door before you go to bed? · Before bed, do you lock the door? | 11 |
| Nós podemos sair assim que a chuva parar? | Can we go out as soon as the rain stops? | As soon as the rain stops, can we go out? · Can we leave as soon as the rain stops? | 11 |
| Quem estava dirigindo quando o acidente aconteceu? | Who was driving when the accident happened? | When the accident happened, who was driving? · Who was driving the car when the accident happened? | 11 |
| Você estuda enquanto ouve música? | Do you study while listening to music? | Do you study while you listen to music? · While you listen to music, do you study? | 11 |
| O que faremos depois que eles forem embora? | What will we do after they leave? | What will we do after they go away? · After they leave, what will we do? | 11 |
| Você vai ficar aqui até ele voltar? | Will you stay here until he comes back? | Will you stay here until he comes returns? · Until he comes back, will you stay here? | 11 |
| Você salva o arquivo antes de fechar o programa? | Do you save the file before closing the program? | Before closing the program, do you save the file? · Do you save the file before you close the program? | 11 |
| Onde você estava quando eu liguei? | Where were you when I called you? | Where were you when I called? · When I called you, where were you? | 10 |
| Você leu o contrato antes de assinar? | Did you read the contract before signing it? | Did you read the contract before signing? · Did you read the contract before you signed it? | 11 |
| O que mudou desde que nos falamos? | What has changed since we spoke? | What has changed since we talked? · Since we last talked, what has changed? | 10 |
| Você me avisa quando estiver pronto? | Will you let me know when you are ready? | Will you tell me when you are ready? · When you're ready, will you let me know? | 11 |
| O que você pensou assim que ouviu a notícia? | What did you think as soon as you heard the news? | As soon as you heard the news, what did you think? · What was your first thought when you heard the news? | 11 |
O controle da linha do tempo. Usamos para conectar eventos e dizer EXATAMENTE quando algo vai acontecer, aconteceu ou costuma acontecer.
"Assim que ele chegar, a gente começa. (Não use 'will arrive')"
As soon as he arrives, we will start.
"Antes de sair, apague as luzes. (Truque do -ing)"
Before leaving, turn off the lights.
"Enquanto chove, fique em casa. (Duração)"
While it is raining, stay home.
Quer a lista inteira numa trilha só? Veja todas as frases. E para os blocos prontos que aparecem nelas, veja os chunks.