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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

curar

to cure

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: curando
  • Past participle: curado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use curar

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

  1. Present

    Esse chá cura qualquer dor de garganta, minha mãe jura.

    This tea cures any sore throat, my mom swears.

  2. Past

    O antibiótico curou a infecção em uma semana.

    The antibiotic cured the infection in a week.

  3. Future

    O tempo vai curar essa tristeza, confia em mim.

    Time is going to heal this sadness, trust me.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente, o povo curava tudo com erva do quintal.

    In the old days, people cured everything with herbs from the yard.

  5. Conditional

    Uma semana de praia me curaria desse cansaço.

    A week at the beach would cure me of this tiredness.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que a pomada cure essa alergia logo.

    I hope the ointment cures this allergy soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o remédio curasse mesmo, eu já estaria bom.

    If the medicine really worked, I'd be well by now.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você se curar, a gente volta a correr juntos.

    When you get better, we'll go back to running together.

  9. Imperative

    Cure essa gripe antes de voltar ao trabalho.

    Get over this cold before going back to work.

Good to know

  • "Se curar" is to get better, to heal: "ele se curou da gripe"; "curativo" is a bandage.

Where you hear curar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Este pão cura qualquer tristeza. This bread cures any sadness.
  • O café curou o meu cansaço. The coffee cured my tiredness.
  • O sol vai curar essa tristeza. The sun is going to cure that sadness.
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It Had Been Months

Intermediate Level 3 · Mas eu curo a saudade aqui, no forno.

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Verbs like this one

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