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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

comentar

to comment

  • #350 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: comentando
  • Past participle: comentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use comentar

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

  1. Present

    Minha mãe comenta todas as minhas fotos.

    My mother comments on all my photos.

  2. Past

    Ele comentou que vai mudar de emprego.

    He mentioned that he's going to change jobs.

  3. Future

    Não vou comentar nada até ter certeza.

    I'm not going to say anything until I'm sure.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente comentava o jogo no dia seguinte.

    We used to talk about the game the next day.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não comentaria isso na frente dela.

    I wouldn't mention that in front of her.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que ninguém comente o meu cabelo.

    I don't want anyone to comment on my hair.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele comentasse o preço, eu ficaria sem graça.

    If he mentioned the price, I'd be embarrassed.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se alguém comentar algo estranho, me avisa.

    If anyone says something odd, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Comente no vídeo o que você achou.

    Comment on the video what you thought.

Good to know

  • "Comentar" is also to mention: "ela comentou que vai viajar".

Verbs like this one

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