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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

estudar

to study

  • #235 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: estudando
  • Past participle: estudado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use estudar

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

  1. Present

    Minha filha estuda medicina em Curitiba.

    My daughter studies medicine in Curitiba.

  2. Past

    Eu estudei francês por dois anos na escola.

    I studied French for two years at school.

  3. Future

    Hoje à noite eu vou estudar para a prova.

    Tonight I'm going to study for the test.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente estudava junto na biblioteca.

    We used to study together at the library.

  5. Conditional

    Eu estudaria japonês se tivesse tempo.

    I'd study Japanese if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A professora quer que vocês estudem mais em casa.

    The teacher wants you to study more at home.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele estudasse um pouco, passaria fácil.

    If he studied a little, he'd pass easily.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você estudar o capítulo, me conta.

    When you've studied the chapter, tell me.

  9. Imperative

    Estude um pouco todo dia, funciona melhor.

    Study a little every day, it works better.

Where you hear estudar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu estudo português. I study Portuguese.
  • Eu estudei ontem à noite. I studied last night.
  • Eu vou estudar no sábado. I'm going to study on Saturday.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu estudo português todos os dias. I study Portuguese every day.
  • Eu estudei muito para a prova. I studied a lot for the test.
  • Vou estudar inglês depois do trabalho. I'm going to study English after work.
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Where Do You Live?

Beginner Level 1 · eu estudo · você estuda

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When Are You Coming Back?

Beginner Level 1 · estudando

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I Wish She Would Stay

Intermediate Level 1 · estudasse

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However Much I Like Her

Intermediate Level 2 · estude

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · estudar

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Verbs like this one

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