BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

chover

to rain

Conjugation

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Presente · now, habits and facts

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

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

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

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

Present

Chove muito em Manaus nessa época.

It rains a lot in Manaus at this time of year.
Past

Choveu a noite inteira e a rua alagou.

It rained all night and the street flooded.
Future

Vai chover no fim de semana, leva capa.

It's going to rain on the weekend, take a raincoat.
Imperfect

Chovia tanto que o jogo foi cancelado.

It was raining so hard that the game was canceled.
Conditional

Sem essas nuvens, não choveria tanto.

Without those clouds, it wouldn't rain so much.
Present subjunctive

Tomara que não chova no churrasco.

I hope it doesn't rain on the barbecue.
Past subjunctive

Se chovesse menos, a gente sairia mais.

If it rained less, we'd go out more.
Future subjunctive

Se chover amanhã, a aula é cancelada.

If it rains tomorrow, class is canceled.