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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

candidatar-se

to apply

  • #336 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: candidatando-se
  • Past participle: candidatado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use candidatar-se

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

  1. Present

    Eu me candidato a toda vaga que aparece.

    I apply for every opening that comes up.

  2. Past

    Ela se candidatou a uma vaga no banco.

    She applied for a job at the bank.

  3. Future

    Meu irmão vai se candidatar a vereador.

    My brother is going to run for city council.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu me candidatava sem ler a descrição.

    I used to apply without reading the description.

  5. Conditional

    Eu me candidataria, mas pedem inglês fluente.

    I would apply, but they ask for fluent English.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A empresa quer que mais mulheres se candidatem.

    The company wants more women to apply.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você se candidatasse, teria uma boa chance.

    If you applied, you'd have a good chance.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando se candidatar, mande o currículo em PDF.

    When you apply, send your résumé as a PDF.

  9. Imperative

    Candidate-se hoje, as inscrições fecham amanhã.

    Apply today, registration closes tomorrow.

Good to know

  • "Se candidatar a uma vaga" is to apply for a job; a "candidato" is also someone running for office.

Where you hear candidatar-se

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ela se candidata a todas as vagas. She applies for every position.
  • Eu me candidatei para a vaga. I applied for the position.
  • Eu vou me candidatar no ano que vem. I'm going to apply next year.
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I Want You to Apply

Intermediate Level 1 · se candidatar · que você se candidate

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I'm Sorry You're Upset

Intermediate Level 1 · eu me candidatei · você se candidatou

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