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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

conversar

to chat

  • #103 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: conversando
  • Past participle: conversado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use conversar

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

  1. Present

    A gente conversa todo dia pelo telefone.

    We talk every day on the phone.

  2. Past

    Eu conversei com a vizinha nova hoje de manhã.

    I chatted with the new neighbor this morning.

  3. Future

    Vou conversar com meu chefe sobre o aumento.

    I'm going to talk to my boss about the raise.

  4. Imperfect

    Meus avós conversavam na varanda até tarde.

    My grandparents used to chat on the porch till late.

  5. Conditional

    Eu conversaria com ela, mas ela não atende.

    I would talk to her, but she doesn't pick up.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que vocês conversem antes de decidir.

    It's better that you talk before deciding.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente conversasse mais, brigaria menos.

    If we talked more, we'd fight less.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você conversar com ele, manda um abraço.

    When you talk to him, send him a hug.

  9. Imperative

    Converse com o seu médico sobre esse remédio.

    Talk to your doctor about this medicine.

Good to know

  • "Conversar com" is to chat with someone; "bater papo" means the same, more casual.

Where you hear conversar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • A gente conversa todo dia. We chat every day.
  • Nós conversamos muito ontem. We talked a lot yesterday.
  • A gente precisa conversar. We need to talk.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A gente conversa na varanda depois do jantar. We talk on the veranda after dinner.
  • Eu conversei com a minha mãe ontem. I talked to my mother yesterday.
  • Vamos conversar amanhã? Shall we talk tomorrow?
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In the Old Days

Beginner Level 3 · conversar

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We Ended Up Finding a Band

Intermediate Level 2 · conversando

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Verbs like this one

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