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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

contratar

to hire

  • #335 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: contratando
  • Past participle: contratado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use contratar

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

  1. Present

    A empresa contrata gente nova todo verão.

    The company hires new people every summer.

  2. Past

    A gente contratou um pedreiro pra reforma.

    We hired a bricklayer for the renovation.

  3. Future

    Vou contratar um guia pra conhecer a cidade.

    I'm going to hire a guide to see the city.

  4. Imperfect

    A loja contratava vendedores extras no Natal.

    The store used to hire extra salespeople at Christmas.

  5. Conditional

    Eu contrataria uma diarista se pudesse.

    I'd hire a cleaning lady if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que eles me contratem logo.

    I hope they hire me soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a escola contratasse mais professores, melhoraria.

    If the school hired more teachers, it would improve.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando eu contratar alguém, aviso vocês.

    When I hire someone, I'll let you know.

  9. Imperative

    Contrate um eletricista, não mexa nisso sozinho.

    Hire an electrician, don't mess with it alone.

Where you hear contratar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • A empresa contrata muita gente. The company hires a lot of people.
  • Eu contratei a Luana. I hired Luana.
  • Eu vou contratar dois funcionários. I'm going to hire two employees.
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Rafael's New Cafe

Beginner Level 3 · contratar

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