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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

dançar

to dance

  • #141 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dançando
  • Past participle: dançado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use dançar

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

  1. Present

    Minha avó dança forró melhor do que eu.

    My grandmother dances forró better than I do.

  2. Past

    A gente dançou a noite inteira no casamento.

    We danced all night at the wedding.

  3. Future

    Hoje eu vou dançar até o sol nascer.

    Tonight I'm going to dance until sunrise.

  4. Imperfect

    Meus pais dançavam bolero na sala.

    My parents used to dance bolero in the living room.

  5. Conditional

    Eu dançaria, mas estou com o pé machucado.

    I'd dance, but my foot is hurt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você dance comigo essa música.

    I want you to dance this song with me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu dançasse bem, ia ao baile todo sábado.

    If I danced well, I'd go to the dance every Saturday.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se vocês dançarem, eu tiro foto.

    If you dance, I'll take a photo.

  9. Imperative

    Dance comigo, é só uma música!

    Dance with me, it's just one song!

Where you hear dançar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu danço samba. I dance samba.
  • Nós dançamos na festa. We danced at the party.
  • Você vai dançar comigo? Are you going to dance with me?

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu danço muito bem. I dance very well.
  • Eu dancei a noite toda. I danced all night.
  • Você vai dançar comigo? Are you going to dance with me?
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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · dançar

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Have You Ever?

Beginner Level 2 · eu dancei · você dançou

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles dançaram

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If I Knew How to Speak Portuguese

Intermediate Level 2 · eu dançava

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In Three Hours, I'll Have Said Yes

Intermediate Level 2 · dançado

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I'd Barely Lain Down

Intermediate Level 3 · danço

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Verbs like this one

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