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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

conquistar

to win over, to conquer

  • #420 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: conquistando
  • Past participle: conquistado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você win over!
  2. vocês win over! (all of you)

How to use conquistar

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

  1. Present

    Ele conquista todo mundo com aquele sorriso.

    He wins everyone over with that smile.

  2. Past

    O time conquistou o título depois de dez anos.

    The team won the title after ten years.

  3. Future

    Você vai conquistar a vaga, tenho certeza.

    You're going to land the job, I'm sure.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó conquistava as pessoas com a comida dela.

    My grandmother won people over with her cooking.

  5. Conditional

    Com esse currículo, você conquistaria qualquer empresa.

    With that résumé, you'd win over any company.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ela conquiste a confiança do chefe.

    I hope she wins her boss's trust.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu conquistasse a sogra, o resto seria fácil.

    If I won over my mother-in-law, the rest would be easy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você conquistar o cliente, a gente comemora.

    When you win the client over, we'll celebrate.

  9. Imperative

    Conquiste os sogros pelo estômago.

    Win your in-laws over through their stomachs.

Where you hear conquistar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • A Bia conquista todo mundo. Bia wins everyone over.
  • A sogra conquistou a Bia com um suéter. Her mother-in-law won Bia over with a jumper.
  • O pão de queijo vai conquistar Chicago. Cheese bread is going to win Chicago over.
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Apparently, You Survived the Cold

Intermediate Level 3 · te conquistou

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