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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

criticar

to criticise

  • #368 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: criticando
  • Past participle: criticado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use criticar

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

  1. Present

    Minha sogra critica tudo o que eu cozinho.

    My mother-in-law criticizes everything I cook.

  2. Past

    O jornal criticou o novo filme sem dó.

    The paper criticized the new movie without mercy.

  3. Future

    Se eu falar, ele vai criticar de novo.

    If I speak, he's going to criticize again.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu criticava sem conhecer a história.

    I used to criticize without knowing the story.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não criticaria alguém que está tentando.

    I wouldn't criticize someone who's trying.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não ligue, mesmo que ele critique você.

    Don't mind it, even if he criticizes you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela me criticasse na frente dos outros, eu sairia.

    If she criticized me in front of others, I'd leave.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem criticar o prato tem que cozinhar amanhã.

    Whoever criticizes the dish has to cook tomorrow.

  9. Imperative

    Critique com respeito, ninguém aprende com grito.

    Criticize with respect, nobody learns from shouting.

Good to know

  • "Crítica" is both criticism and a review; "criticar" can be fair or harsh.

Verbs like this one

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