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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ficar

to stay, to keep

  • #12 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ficando
  • Past participle: ficado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ficar

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

  1. Present

    O banco fica na esquina da praça.

    The bank is on the corner of the square.

  2. Past

    Eu fiquei em casa o fim de semana inteiro.

    I stayed home the whole weekend.

  3. Future

    A gente vai ficar num hotel perto do centro.

    We're going to stay at a hotel near downtown.

  4. Imperfect

    Eles ficavam horas conversando na varanda.

    They used to spend hours talking on the balcony.

  5. Conditional

    Eu ficaria mais uns dias, se desse.

    I'd stay a few more days, if possible.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você fique bom logo.

    I hope you get better soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ficasse mais tempo, conheceria o museu.

    If you stayed longer, you'd see the museum.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se ficar frio, a gente entra.

    If it gets cold, we'll go inside.

  9. Imperative

    Fique tranquilo, eu resolvo isso.

    Don't worry, I'll sort it out.

Good to know

  • Ficar is also where a place is: o hotel fica perto da praia.
  • "Ficar com" is to become or to feel: fiquei com fome, ela ficou feliz.

Where you hear ficar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu fico em casa hoje. I'm staying home today.
  • Eu fiquei até tarde. I stayed late.
  • Eu vou ficar com a chave. I'm going to keep the key.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu fico em casa aos domingos. I stay at home on Sundays.
  • Nós ficamos em uma pousada. We stayed at a guesthouse.
  • Eu vou ficar no Rio. I'm going to stay in Rio.
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What Are You Doing on Saturday?

Beginner Level 1 · ficar

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Thank You for Everything

Beginner Level 1 · fique com

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu fiquei · você ficou

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At the Doctor's

Beginner Level 2 · Fique bem!

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We Went to an Island

Beginner Level 2 · nós ficamos

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · eu fiquei preocupada

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The Offer

Beginner Level 2 · Eu fico. · Você fica?

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles ficaram

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In the Old Days

Beginner Level 3 · ficava

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If You Were Me

Intermediate Level 1 · ficasse

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I Wish She Would Stay

Intermediate Level 1 · ficasse

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We'd Like You to Take Care of Everything

Intermediate Level 2 · ficassem

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