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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

achar

to think

  • #14 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: achando
  • Past participle: achado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use achar

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

  1. Present

    Eu acho que vai chover hoje.

    I think it's going to rain today.

  2. Past

    Você achou o restaurante caro?

    Did you find the restaurant expensive?

  3. Future

    Ela vai achar o presente lindo.

    She's going to think the gift is beautiful.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu achava que você morava em Recife.

    I thought you lived in Recife.

  5. Conditional

    Minha mãe acharia essa casa pequena demais.

    My mother would find this house too small.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Talvez ele ache o preço alto.

    Maybe he'll find the price high.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu achasse a carteira, pagaria a conta.

    If I found my wallet, I'd pay the bill.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Faça o que você achar melhor.

    Do what you think is best.

  9. Imperative

    Ache um lugar na sombra para a gente.

    Find a spot in the shade for us.

Good to know

  • "Acho que" is "I think that"; "achei!" is "found it!".

Where you hear achar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu acho que sim. I think so.
  • Eu achei o filme bom. I thought the film was good.
  • Você vai achar fácil. You're going to find it easy.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu acho que sim. I think so.
  • Eu achei o filme bom. I thought the film was good.
  • Você vai achar fácil. You're going to find it easy.
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Who's Going to Win?

Beginner Level 1 · acho · eu acho que

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · eu acho que

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Where Are You All?

Beginner Level 3 · Achei! · eu não acho · Você achou?

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These Are My Parents

Beginner Level 3 · acharam

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Not as Bad as I Thought

Intermediate Level 1 · o que vocês acharam

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We Ended Up Finding a Band

Intermediate Level 2 · achando

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In Case There Are Any Questions

Intermediate Level 3 · achar

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · achado

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · achava

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Verbs like this one

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