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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

constar

to be on record, to say, of an official paper

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: constando
  • Past participle: constado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você be on record!
  2. vocês be on record! (all of you)

How to use constar

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

  1. Present

    Meu nome não consta na lista de passageiros.

    My name isn't on the passenger list.

  2. Past

    O erro constou no contrato e ninguém viu.

    The mistake was in the contract and nobody saw it.

  3. Future

    Essa multa vai constar no seu histórico por cinco anos.

    This fine is going to stay on your record for five years.

  4. Imperfect

    O endereço antigo ainda constava no cadastro.

    The old address was still on file.

  5. Conditional

    Sem a certidão, o casamento não constaria em lugar nenhum.

    Without the certificate, the marriage wouldn't be on record anywhere.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que o meu nome conste na escritura também.

    I want my name to be on the deed too.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o pagamento constasse no sistema, eu não cobraria.

    If the payment showed in the system, I wouldn't be charging you.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se constar alguma dívida, me avise antes de assinar.

    If any debt shows up, let me know before signing.

  9. Imperative

    Conste em ata que eu votei contra.

    Let the record show that I voted against.

Good to know

  • "Consta que" is "it is on record that"; "não consta" is "it isn't listed here".
  • "Pelo que me consta" is "as far as I know".

Where you hear constar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 1

  • No sistema consta o nome do pai e da mãe. The father's and the mother's names are on the system.
  • Na certidão antiga constava Magdalena, com G. The old certificate said Magdalena, with a G.
  • Na nova certidão vai constar Madalena, sem G. The new certificate will say Madalena, without a G.
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It Says Magdalena

Advanced Level 1 · Aqui consta Alice Magdalena, com G.

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I'd Like the Floor

Advanced Level 1 · E quero que conste em ata.

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Verbs like this one

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