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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

amar

to love

  • #97 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: amando
  • Past participle: amado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use amar

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

  1. Present

    Eu amo acordar cedo e ver o mar.

    I love waking up early and seeing the sea.

  2. Past

    Ela amou o presente que você deu.

    She loved the present you gave.

  3. Future

    Você vai amar essa cidade, eu garanto.

    You're going to love this city, I guarantee.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó amava cozinhar pra família toda.

    My grandma loved cooking for the whole family.

  5. Conditional

    Eu amaria conhecer o Pantanal um dia.

    I would love to visit the Pantanal one day.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você ame o seu novo trabalho.

    I hope you love your new job.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele me amasse, ligaria todo dia.

    If he loved me, he'd call every day.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto eu te amar, vou estar aqui.

    As long as I love you, I'll be here.

  9. Imperative

    Ame a sua família enquanto é tempo.

    Love your family while there's time.

Good to know

  • "Eu te amo" is I love you. For things, Brazilians also say "amo" freely: "Amo essa música!"

Where you hear amar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu te amo. I love you.
  • Eu amei o presente. I loved the present.
  • Você vai amar esta cidade. You're going to love this city.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu amo essa vista. I love this view.
  • Eu amei o apartamento. I loved the flat.
  • Vocês vão amar o bairro. You're going to love the neighbourhood.
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Are You Two Together?

Beginner Level 3 · amar · eu amo · Eu te amo. · Você me ama?

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The Room in Which

Intermediate Level 3 · amou · amei

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Verbs like this one

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