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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cozinhar

to cook

  • #123 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cozinhando
  • Past participle: cozinhado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use cozinhar

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

  1. Present

    Meu marido cozinha melhor do que eu.

    My husband cooks better than I do.

  2. Past

    Ontem eu cozinhei feijão pela primeira vez.

    Yesterday I cooked beans for the first time.

  3. Future

    Hoje à noite nós vamos cozinhar juntos.

    Tonight we're going to cook together.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe cozinhava para dez pessoas todo domingo.

    My mother cooked for ten people every Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cozinharia mais se tivesse tempo.

    I would cook more if I had the time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu cozinhe alguma coisa para você?

    Do you want me to cook something for you?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você cozinhasse, eu lavaria a louça.

    If you cooked, I'd do the dishes.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando cozinhar o arroz, não esquece o alho.

    When you cook the rice, don't forget the garlic.

  9. Imperative

    Cozinhe o macarrão por oito minutos.

    Cook the pasta for eight minutes.

Where you hear cozinhar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu cozinho todo dia. I cook every day.
  • Eu cozinhei para a família. I cooked for the family.
  • Hoje o Daniel vai cozinhar. Today Daniel is going to cook.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu cozinho todo dia. I cook every day.
  • A minha mãe cozinhava no fogão a lenha. My mother cooked on the wood stove.
  • Hoje o Daniel vai cozinhar. Today Daniel is going to cook.
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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · cozinhar · eu cozinhei · ela cozinhou

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In Dona Lucia's Kitchen

Beginner Level 2 · eu cozinho

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In the Old Days

Beginner Level 3 · eu cozinhava

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · cozinhava

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New Home, New Life

Intermediate Level 3 · eu cozinhei

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