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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

durar

to last

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: durando
  • Past participle: durado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use durar

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

  1. Present

    O filme dura quase três horas.

    The movie lasts almost three hours.

  2. Past

    A festa durou até o sol nascer.

    The party lasted until sunrise.

  3. Future

    Essa bateria vai durar o dia inteiro?

    Is this battery going to last all day?

  4. Imperfect

    Antes, um celular durava uns cinco anos.

    Before, a cell phone used to last about five years.

  5. Conditional

    Com cuidado, esse sofá duraria mais dez anos.

    With care, this sofa would last another ten years.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o tempo bom dure até domingo.

    I hope the good weather lasts until Sunday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a reunião durasse menos, eu almoçava com você.

    If the meeting were shorter, I'd have lunch with you.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto o dinheiro durar, a gente continua viajando.

    As long as the money lasts, we keep traveling.

  9. Imperative

    Dure mais um pouco, bateria, falta só um quilômetro!

    Last a little longer, battery, there's only one kilometer left!

Good to know

  • "Quanto tempo dura?" asks how long something lasts; "durável" is long-lasting.

Where you hear durar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 1

  • Bolo de fubá dura uma semana. Cornmeal cake lasts a week.
  • A festa durou até o sol nascer. The party lasted until sunrise.
  • Essa roupa vai durar mais cem anos. This gown is going to last another hundred years.

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • Bolo de fubá dura uma semana. Cornmeal cake lasts a week.
  • A festa durou até o sol nascer. The party lasted until sunrise.
  • Essa roupa vai durar mais cem anos. This gown is going to last another hundred years.
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Four Generations

Advanced Level 1 · A minha mãe fez para durar.

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For Twelve Floors, Not for Zero

Advanced Level 3 · Mas a obra dura três anos. Três anos de poeira e caminhão na porta.

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Verbs like this one

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