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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cansar

to get tired

  • #326 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cansando
  • Past participle: cansado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você get tired!
  2. vocês get tired! (all of you)

How to use cansar

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

  1. Present

    Eu me canso rápido subindo escada.

    I get tired quickly climbing stairs.

  2. Past

    As crianças cansaram depois de uma hora de piscina.

    The kids got tired after an hour in the pool.

  3. Future

    Você vai cansar os pés com esse sapato.

    You're going to tire your feet out with those shoes.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu cansava só de andar até a padaria.

    I used to get tired just walking to the bakery.

  5. Conditional

    Uma caminhada dessas cansaria até atleta.

    A hike like that would tire out even an athlete.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vamos devagar para que ninguém se canse.

    Let's go slowly so nobody gets tired.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu cansasse de pizza, seria o fim do mundo.

    If I got tired of pizza, it'd be the end of the world.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você cansar, a gente para um pouco.

    When you get tired, we'll stop for a bit.

  9. Imperative

    Não canse a vovó com tantas perguntas.

    Don't wear Grandma out with so many questions.

Good to know

  • "Se cansar de" is to get tired of something; "cansado" is tired.

Verbs like this one

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