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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

chamar

to call out

  • #39 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: chamando
  • Past participle: chamado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use chamar

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

  1. Present

    Todo mundo me chama de Pedrinho.

    Everyone calls me Pedrinho.

  2. Past

    A professora chamou o meu nome duas vezes.

    The teacher called my name twice.

  3. Future

    Eu vou chamar um táxi para você.

    I'm going to call a taxi for you.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe chamava a gente para o jantar às sete.

    My mother used to call us for dinner at seven.

  5. Conditional

    Eu chamaria a polícia nesse caso.

    I would call the police in that case.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu chame o garçom?

    Do you want me to call the waiter?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você me chamasse, eu viria correndo.

    If you called me, I'd come running.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o médico chamar, pode entrar.

    When the doctor calls, you can go in.

  9. Imperative

    Chame as crianças, o almoço está pronto.

    Call the kids, lunch is ready.

Good to know

  • "Me chamo" is "my name is"; "chamar alguém" is to call someone over, and "ligar" is to phone.

Where you hear chamar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sempre chamo o mesmo eletricista. I always call the same electrician.
  • Você chamou a polícia? Did you call the police?
  • Eu vou chamar um táxi. I'm going to call a taxi.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Chamam Chicago de cidade do vento. They call Chicago the windy city.
  • A Susan chamou a gente para o Natal. Susan invited us for Christmas.
  • Eu vou chamar o meu pai. I'm going to call my father.
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There's No Hot Water

Beginner Level 2 · chamar

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They Stole My Phone

Beginner Level 2 · você chamou

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Nowhere Near as Good as Copacabana

Intermediate Level 3 · chamam

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For Sale, Two Bedrooms, a View of Sugarloaf

Intermediate Level 3 · chamado

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Named After Her Great-Grandmother

Intermediate Level 3 · me chama · chamava · chame

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Every Five Minutes

Intermediate Level 3 · chamo

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Verbs like this one

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