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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

informar

to inform, to say officially

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: informando
  • Past participle: informado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use informar

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

  1. Present

    A companhia informa que o voo está atrasado.

    The airline informs you that the flight is delayed.

  2. Past

    O banco me informou que o cartão foi bloqueado.

    The bank informed me that the card was blocked.

  3. Future

    Vou informar a escola sobre a mudança de endereço.

    I'm going to inform the school about the change of address.

  4. Imperfect

    O porteiro informava a gente de tudo que acontecia.

    The doorman kept us informed of everything that happened.

  5. Conditional

    Eu informaria o síndico antes de começar a obra.

    I'd inform the building manager before starting the work.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Peço que informem qualquer mudança de horário.

    Please inform us of any change of schedule.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se me informassem antes, eu não teria vindo.

    If they'd informed me beforehand, I wouldn't have come.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando se informar sobre o preço, me conta.

    When you find out about the price, tell me.

  9. Imperative

    Informe o número do pedido para a atendente.

    Give the order number to the attendant.

Good to know

  • "Informar alguém de" or "sobre" something; "se informar" is to find out: "me informei sobre o curso".

Where you hear informar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • A prefeitura informa que a obra está suspensa. City hall says that the work is suspended.
  • A construtora informou que vai recorrer. The developer said it will appeal.
  • A Câmara vai informar o resultado na sexta. The council is going to announce the result on Friday.
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According to the Report

Advanced Level 3 · A prefeitura informou que a licença foi concedida em março.

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Verbs like this one

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