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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cuidar

to take care

  • #95 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cuidando
  • Past participle: cuidado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você take care!
  2. vocês take care! (all of you)

How to use cuidar

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

  1. Present

    Eu cuido do meu avô nos fins de semana.

    I take care of my grandfather on weekends.

  2. Past

    Quem cuidou do cachorro nas férias?

    Who took care of the dog during the vacation?

  3. Future

    Eu vou cuidar de tudo, pode deixar.

    I'm going to take care of everything, don't worry.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha tia cuidava da gente quando éramos pequenos.

    My aunt looked after us when we were little.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cuidaria das plantas enquanto você viaja.

    I'd take care of the plants while you travel.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você cuide bem da sua saúde.

    I want you to take good care of your health.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele cuidasse do carro, não quebraria tanto.

    If he looked after the car, it wouldn't break down so much.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto você cuidar das crianças, eu faço o jantar.

    While you watch the kids, I'll make dinner.

  9. Imperative

    Cuide bem dela, ela é muito especial.

    Take good care of her, she's very special.

Good to know

  • Cuidar takes "de": cuidar das crianças; "se cuida!" is "take care!".

Where you hear cuidar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu me cuido bem. I take good care of myself.
  • Eu me cuidei durante a viagem. I took care of myself during the trip.
  • Eu vou me cuidar. I'm going to take care of myself.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu cuido das plantas de manhã. I take care of the plants in the morning.
  • A minha mãe cuidou de mim quando eu estava doente. My mother took care of me when I was ill.
  • Eu vou cuidar de você. I'm going to take care of you.
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I Have a Headache

Beginner Level 1 · Se cuida!

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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · cuidar de você

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We'd Like You to Take Care of Everything

Intermediate Level 2 · cuidasse

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Come Back Soon

Intermediate Level 2 · cuidem

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