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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

considerar

to consider

  • #373 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: considerando
  • Past participle: considerado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use considerar

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

  1. Present

    Eu considero esse o melhor pão da cidade.

    I consider this the best bread in town.

  2. Past

    A gente considerou mudar para o interior.

    We considered moving to the countryside.

  3. Future

    Vou considerar a proposta com calma.

    I'm going to consider the offer calmly.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele considerava o avô o maior herói dele.

    He regarded his grandfather as his greatest hero.

  5. Conditional

    Eu consideraria morar fora por um ano.

    I'd consider living abroad for a year.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você considere a minha sugestão.

    I hope you'll consider my suggestion.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a empresa considerasse o home office, eu ficaria.

    If the company considered remote work, I'd stay.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você considerar todas as opções, me diga.

    When you've considered all the options, tell me.

  9. Imperative

    Considere o custo da mudança antes de aceitar.

    Consider the cost of moving before accepting.

Good to know

  • "Considerar" is also to regard: "considero ela uma amiga".

Verbs like this one

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