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eu ligasse

called, phoned, turned on, switched on

→ ligar
lig to call + asse I/he/she imperfect subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #35,914
called, phoned Used in contexts such as requests and hypothetical situations; English often uses “call” where Portuguese uses this form.
PO: Ela pediu que eu ligasse mais tarde.
EN: She asked me to call later.
turned on, switched on Used with devices such as lights, TVs, and appliances.
PO: Se eu ligasse a luz, você conseguiria ler?
EN: If I turned on the light, could you read?
Conjugation of ligar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ligasse —
Third ligasse —

Ela queria mandar-me um e-mail, mas pedi que me ligasse.

She wanted to email me, but I asked her to call me.

Eu estava com medo de você se sentir desconfortável se eu ligasse.

I was afraid you would feel uncomfortable if I called.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Talvez não quisesse que você ligasse.

Maybe he didn't want you to call.

— Your Name. (2016)

Acho que a May pediu que você ligasse.

I think May asked you to call.

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Seria incômodo se eu ligasse a televisão?

Would it be inconvenient if I turned on the television?

Eu queria que ligasse.

I wanted you to call.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)