Skip to content
fluentbyear

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

acampar

to camp

  • #452 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: acampando
  • Past participle: acampado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I camp
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you camp
  3. nós we camp
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all camp

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I camped
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you camped
  3. nós we camped
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all camped

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to camp
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to camp
  3. nós we are going to camp
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to camp

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to camp
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to camp
  3. nós we used to camp
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to camp

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would camp
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would camp
  3. nós we would camp
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would camp

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I camp
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you camp
  3. nós (that) we camp
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all camp

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I camped
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you camped
  3. nós (if) we camped
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all camped

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I camp
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you camp
  3. nós (when) we camp
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all camp

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você camp!
  2. vocês camp! (all of you)

How to use acampar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    A gente acampa na praia todo réveillon.

    We camp on the beach every New Year's Eve.

  2. Past

    Eles acamparam perto da cachoeira no feriado.

    They camped near the waterfall on the holiday.

  3. Future

    Vamos acampar na serra no fim de semana.

    We're going to camp in the mountains this weekend.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando eu era escoteiro, a gente acampava todo mês.

    When I was a scout, we used to camp every month.

  5. Conditional

    Eu acamparia com você, mas tenho medo de bicho.

    I would camp with you, but I'm scared of critters.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O dono não quer que a gente acampe perto do rio.

    The owner doesn't want us to camp near the river.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente acampasse ali, acordaria com o mar.

    If we camped there, we'd wake up to the sea.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se vocês acamparem, levem repelente.

    If you camp, take insect repellent.

  9. Imperative

    Acampe longe das árvores em dia de tempestade.

    Camp away from the trees on stormy days.

Good to know

  • "Acampar" is to camp; the campsite is the "camping" and the tent is the "barraca".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.