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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

calcular

to work out, to calculate

  • #268 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: calculando
  • Past participle: calculado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você work out!
  2. vocês work out! (all of you)

How to use calcular

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

  1. Present

    Eu calculo a gorjeta de cabeça.

    I work out the tip in my head.

  2. Past

    A gente calculou errado e faltou dinheiro.

    We calculated wrong and came up short.

  3. Future

    Vou calcular quanto custa a viagem toda.

    I'm going to work out how much the whole trip costs.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô calculava tudo sem calculadora.

    My grandfather used to calculate everything without a calculator.

  5. Conditional

    Eu calcularia uns dois mil reais de reforma.

    I'd estimate about two thousand reais for the renovation.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preciso que você calcule o frete para o Nordeste.

    I need you to work out the shipping to the Northeast.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele calculasse os gastos, não se assustaria no fim do mês.

    If he worked out his expenses, he wouldn't get a shock at the end of the month.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando calcular o total, inclua a taxa de serviço.

    When you work out the total, include the service charge.

  9. Imperative

    Calcule o tempo com folga, o trânsito está feio.

    Allow extra time, the traffic is bad.

Good to know

  • "Calcular" is also to estimate: "calculo que chego às oito".

Verbs like this one

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