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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

falar

to speak

  • #13 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: falando
  • Past participle: falado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use falar

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

  1. Present

    Minha irmã fala inglês e um pouco de espanhol.

    My sister speaks English and a little Spanish.

  2. Past

    Eu falei com a minha mãe hoje de manhã.

    I talked to my mother this morning.

  3. Future

    Amanhã eu vou falar com o seu professor.

    Tomorrow I'm going to talk to your teacher.

  4. Imperfect

    Meus avós falavam italiano em casa.

    My grandparents spoke Italian at home.

  5. Conditional

    Eu falaria com ela, mas não tenho o número.

    I'd talk to her, but I don't have her number.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você fale mais devagar, por favor.

    I want you to speak more slowly, please.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele falasse português, seria mais fácil.

    If he spoke Portuguese, it would be easier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você falar com o João, manda um abraço.

    When you talk to João, say hi from me.

  9. Imperative

    Fale um pouco mais alto, não estou ouvindo.

    Speak a bit louder, I can't hear you.

Good to know

  • "Falar com" is to talk to someone; "falar de" or "falar sobre" is to talk about something.

Where you hear falar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu falo português. I speak Portuguese.
  • Eu falei com a Bia ontem. I spoke with Bia yesterday.
  • Eu vou falar com ele amanhã. I'm going to speak with him tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu falo devagar no telefone. I speak slowly on the phone.
  • Eu falei com a Renata ontem. I spoke to Renata yesterday.
  • Amanhã eu vou falar com o Marcos. Tomorrow I'm going to speak to Marcos.
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Where Are You From?

Beginner Level 1 · você fala · falo · Falo um pouco. · Você fala bem!

Free 17
Do You Have Brothers and Sisters?

Beginner Level 1 · eles falam

Needs a subscription 26
Can You Hear Me?

Beginner Level 1 · falando

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Can I Speak to Marcos?

Beginner Level 2 · falar mais alto · Você pode falar mais alto?

Needs a subscription 29
The Offer

Beginner Level 2 · eu falo primeiro · Pode falar.

Needs a subscription 7
This Isn't What I Ordered

Beginner Level 3 · falei

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A Flat for Two

Beginner Level 3 · nós falamos

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Looking Back

Beginner Level 3 · a gente estava falando

Needs a subscription 1
I Want You to Apply

Intermediate Level 1 · que você fale

Free 4
The Interview

Intermediate Level 1 · fale

Needs a subscription 9
Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · eu falaria

Needs a subscription 21
If You Were Me

Intermediate Level 1 · falaria

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And 8 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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