BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

colocar

to put

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

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

Present

Eu sempre coloco as chaves na mesma gaveta.

I always put the keys in the same drawer.
Past

Onde você colocou o meu celular?

Where did you put my phone?
Future

A gente vai colocar o sofá perto da janela.

We're going to put the sofa by the window.
Imperfect

Minha mãe colocava flores na mesa todo domingo.

My mother used to put flowers on the table every Sunday.
Conditional

Eu colocaria a cama do outro lado do quarto.

I would put the bed on the other side of the room.
Present subjunctive

Espero que ele coloque o lixo para fora.

I hope he puts the trash out.
Past subjunctive

Se você colocasse menos sal, ficaria melhor.

If you put less salt, it would be better.
Future subjunctive

Quando colocar a mesa, use os pratos novos.

When you set the table, use the new plates.
Imperative

Coloque o casaco, está frio lá fora.

Put your coat on, it's cold outside.

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

Eu coloco queijo em tudo. I put cheese in everything.
Eu coloquei mais queijo no pastel. I put more cheese in the pastries.
A gente vai colocar as flores na capela. We're going to put the flowers in the chapel.