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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cantar

to sing

  • #140 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cantando
  • Past participle: cantado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use cantar

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

  1. Present

    Ele canta no chuveiro todo dia.

    He sings in the shower every day.

  2. Past

    Nós cantamos parabéns para a vovó.

    We sang happy birthday to grandma.

  3. Future

    Quem vai cantar no casamento?

    Who is going to sing at the wedding?

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe cantava para eu dormir.

    My mother used to sing me to sleep.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cantaria, mas minha voz é horrível.

    I'd sing, but my voice is awful.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que ela cante aquela música antiga.

    I hope she sings that old song.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele cantasse mais baixo, o bebê dormiria.

    If he sang more quietly, the baby would sleep.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando cantarem o hino, fique de pé.

    When they sing the anthem, stand up.

  9. Imperative

    Cante mais alto, ninguém está ouvindo!

    Sing louder, nobody can hear you!

Where you hear cantar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Ela canta muito bem. She sings very well.
  • Eles cantaram parabéns. They sang happy birthday.
  • Eu vou cantar na festa. I'm going to sing at the party.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Ele canta muito bem. He sings very well.
  • Eles cantaram todas as músicas. They sang all the songs.
  • Eu vou cantar na festa. I'm going to sing at the party.
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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · cantar

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles cantaram

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As Long As Nobody Kicks Me

Intermediate Level 1 · cante · ele canta

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Verbs like this one

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