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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ensaiar

to rehearse

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ensaiando
  • Past participle: ensaiado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ensaiar

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

  1. Present

    A banda ensaia na garagem toda quinta.

    The band rehearses in the garage every Thursday.

  2. Past

    A gente ensaiou a apresentação três vezes hoje.

    We rehearsed the presentation three times today.

  3. Future

    Vou ensaiar o discurso na frente do espelho.

    I'm going to rehearse the speech in front of the mirror.

  4. Imperfect

    A escola de samba ensaiava até de madrugada.

    The samba school rehearsed until the small hours.

  5. Conditional

    Eu ensaiaria mais se tivesse tempo.

    I'd rehearse more if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O diretor quer que a gente ensaie a cena de novo.

    The director wants us to rehearse the scene again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles ensaiassem mais, o show seria melhor.

    If they rehearsed more, the show would be better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando ensaiar amanhã, grave para eu ver.

    When you rehearse tomorrow, record it so I can see.

  9. Imperative

    Ensaie a resposta antes da entrevista.

    Rehearse your answer before the interview.

Good to know

  • "Ensaio" is a rehearsal; "ensaiar" is also to try something tentatively: "ensaiou um sorriso".

Where you hear ensaiar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2

  • A gente ensaia toda quinta. We rehearse every Thursday.
  • Ontem eu ensaiei a apresentação. Yesterday I rehearsed the presentation.
  • Hoje à noite a gente vai ensaiar de novo. Tonight we are going to rehearse again.

Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

  • A gente ensaia toda quinta. We rehearse every Thursday.
  • Ontem eu ensaiei a apresentação. Yesterday I rehearsed the presentation.
  • Hoje à noite a gente vai ensaiar de novo. Tonight we are going to rehearse again.

Verbs like this one

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