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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

decorar

to memorise, to decorate

  • #243 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: decorando
  • Past participle: decorado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use decorar

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

  1. Present

    Eu decoro os números de telefone com facilidade.

    I memorise phone numbers easily.

  2. Past

    A gente decorou a sala com flores e balões.

    We decorated the room with flowers and balloons.

  3. Future

    Vou decorar o texto até sexta-feira.

    I'm going to memorise the text by Friday.

  4. Imperfect

    Na escola a gente decorava a tabuada cantando.

    At school we memorised the times tables by singing.

  5. Conditional

    Eu decoraria o quarto com cores mais claras.

    I'd decorate the bedroom in lighter colors.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A professora quer que a gente decore o poema.

    The teacher wants us to memorise the poem.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você decorasse a letra, cantaria sem medo.

    If you memorised the lyrics, you'd sing without fear.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando decorar a casa para o Natal, me chama.

    When you decorate the house for Christmas, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Decore a senha, não escreva em lugar nenhum.

    Memorise the password, don't write it anywhere.

Good to know

  • "Decorar" is both to decorate and to learn by heart: "decorei o poema".

Verbs like this one

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