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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

brincar

to play

  • #142 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: brincando
  • Past participle: brincado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use brincar

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

  1. Present

    As crianças brincam no quintal a tarde inteira.

    The kids play in the yard all afternoon.

  2. Past

    Eu brinquei muito de esconde-esconde quando era pequeno.

    I played a lot of hide-and-seek when I was little.

  3. Future

    O cachorro vai brincar com as crianças na praça.

    The dog is going to play with the kids in the square.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente brincava na rua até escurecer.

    We used to play in the street until dark.

  5. Conditional

    Eu brincaria mais com meu filho se tivesse tempo.

    I'd play more with my son if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deixa que elas brinquem um pouco antes do banho.

    Let them play a bit before their bath.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você brincasse menos no celular, estudaria mais.

    If you played less on your phone, you'd study more.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando vocês brincarem lá fora, usem protetor solar.

    When you play outside, wear sunscreen.

  9. Imperative

    Brinque com o seu irmão enquanto eu cozinho.

    Play with your brother while I cook.

Good to know

  • "Brincar" is to play like a child, or to joke; a sport is "jogar" and an instrument is "tocar".

Where you hear brincar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • As crianças brincam no quintal todo dia. The children play in the back yard every day.
  • Ontem as crianças brincaram até tarde. Yesterday the children played until late.
  • Depois do almoço, vocês vão brincar lá fora. After lunch, you're going to play outside.
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I Insist

Intermediate Level 2 · brincarem

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · brincava

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Verbs like this one

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