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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

chorar

to cry

  • #165 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: chorando
  • Past participle: chorado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use chorar

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

  1. Present

    O bebê chora toda noite por volta das três.

    The baby cries every night around three.

  2. Past

    Eu chorei no final do filme.

    I cried at the end of the movie.

  3. Future

    Minha mãe vai chorar no meu casamento, com certeza.

    My mom is going to cry at my wedding, for sure.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando era pequeno, eu chorava à toa.

    When I was little, I cried over nothing.

  5. Conditional

    Eu choraria de alegria se ganhasse esse prêmio.

    I would cry with joy if I won that prize.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você chore por causa dele.

    I don't want you to cry over him.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu chorasse na frente deles, morreria de vergonha.

    If I cried in front of them, I'd die of embarrassment.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o bebê chorar, me chama.

    If the baby cries, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Não chore, tudo vai dar certo.

    Don't cry, everything is going to work out.

Where you hear chorar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • O bebê chora muito. The baby cries a lot.
  • Ele chorava muito quando era pequeno. He cried a lot when he was little.
  • Eu vou chorar no aeroporto. I'm going to cry at the airport.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu choro quando fico muito emocionada. I cry when I get very emotional.
  • Eu chorei de alegria na cerimônia. I cried with joy at the ceremony.
  • Acho que vou chorar quando ouvir os votos. I think I'm going to cry when I hear the vows.
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When He Was Little

Beginner Level 3 · chorar · eu chorava · Não chora! · chorando

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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · eu chorei

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Will You Marry Me?

Intermediate Level 1 · chorou

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We Ended Up Finding a Band

Intermediate Level 2 · chorando

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · chorei

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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · choraram · tenham chorado

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · chora

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Verbs like this one

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