ruim

bad

Portuguese adjective

Each tense uses this word in a sentence.

Ruim in the Present

Ruim in the Present
EnglishExample in Portuguese
I have a bad headache today.Eu tenho uma dor de cabeça ruim hoje.
You have bad habits.Você tem hábitos ruins.
She has a bad memory.Ela tem uma memória ruim.
We have bad weather this week.Nós temos tempo ruim esta semana.
You all have bad grades.Vocês têm notas ruins.
They have bad luck.Eles têm azar ruim.

Ruim in the Past Simple

Ruim in the Past Simple
EnglishExample in Portuguese
I had a bad day yesterday.Eu tive um dia ruim ontem.
You had a bad experience.Você teve uma experiência ruim.
He had a bad accident.Ele teve um acidente ruim.
We had bad news.Nós tivemos notícias ruins.
You all had bad results.Vocês tiveram resultados ruins.
They had a bad time.Elas tiveram um tempo ruim.

Ruim in the Imperfect

Ruim in the Imperfect
EnglishExample in Portuguese
I was feeling bad that morning.Eu estava me sentindo ruim naquela manhã.
You were in a bad mood.Você estava de mau humor.
She was having bad dreams.Ela estava tendo sonhos ruins.
We were going through bad times.Nós estávamos passando por tempos ruins.
You all were making bad decisions.Vocês estavam tomando decisões ruins.
They were having bad luck.Eles estavam tendo azar ruim.

Ruim in the Future (Ir + Infinitive)

Ruim in the Future (Ir + Infinitive)
EnglishExample in Portuguese
I'm going to have a bad week.Eu vou ter uma semana ruim.
You're going to get bad news.Você vai receber notícias ruins.
He's going to make a bad choice.Ele vai fazer uma escolha ruim.
We're going to have bad weather.Nós vamos ter tempo ruim.
You all are going to see bad results.Vocês vão ver resultados ruins.
They're going to have a bad time.Elas vão ter um tempo ruim.

Ruim in the Conditional

Ruim in the Conditional
EnglishExample in Portuguese
I would be bad at singing.Eu seria ruim em cantar.
You would be bad at math.Você seria ruim em matemática.
He/she would be bad at cooking.Ele/ela seria ruim em cozinhar.
We would be bad drivers.Nós seríamos motoristas ruins.
You all would be bad students.Vocês seriam alunos ruins.
They would be bad at sports.Eles/elas seriam ruins em esportes.

Ruim in the Present Subjunctive

Ruim in the Present Subjunctive
EnglishExample in Portuguese
I hope I'm not bad at this.Espero que eu não seja ruim nisso.
I doubt you're bad at dancing.Duvido que você seja ruim em dançar.
It's possible he/she is bad at lying.É possível que ele/ela seja ruim em mentir.
They want us to be bad examples.Eles querem que sejamos exemplos ruins.
I don't think you all are bad people.Não acho que vocês sejam pessoas ruins.
We hope they aren't bad neighbors.Esperamos que eles/elas não sejam vizinhos ruins.