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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

alugar

to rent

  • #260 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: alugando
  • Past participle: alugado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use alugar

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

  1. Present

    Eu alugo um apartamento perto do trabalho.

    I rent an apartment near work.

  2. Past

    A gente alugou um carro para o fim de semana.

    We rented a car for the weekend.

  3. Future

    Eles vão alugar uma casa na praia em dezembro.

    They're going to rent a beach house in December.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu alugava um quarto na casa de uma senhora.

    I used to rent a room in a lady's house.

  5. Conditional

    Eu alugaria esse apartamento se fosse mais barato.

    I would rent this apartment if it were cheaper.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você alugue um lugar com garagem.

    I want you to rent a place with a garage.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente alugasse uma bicicleta, chegaria mais rápido.

    If we rented a bike, we'd get there faster.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você alugar o apartamento, me chama para ajudar.

    When you rent the apartment, call me to help.

  9. Imperative

    Alugue um carro, é mais prático.

    Rent a car, it's more practical.

Good to know

  • "Alugar" works both ways: the owner rents out and the tenant rents.

Where you hear alugar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu alugo um quarto no meu apartamento. I rent out a room in my flat.
  • Ele alugou um apartamento perto daqui. He rented a flat near here.
  • Eu vou alugar uma casa na praia. I'm going to rent a house at the beach.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Muita noiva aluga o vestido. A lot of brides rent their dress.
  • A gente alugou o vestido no sábado. We rented the dress on Saturday.
  • A gente vai alugar um carro para ir à fazenda. We're going to rent a car to go to the farm.
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A Flat for Rent

Beginner Level 2 · alugar · alugado

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A Dress That Is Simple

Intermediate Level 2 · alugar

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The Secret Is the Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · alugam-se

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For Sale, Two Bedrooms, a View of Sugarloaf

Intermediate Level 3 · aluga-se · alugar

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