Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I play a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente you play a game
- nós we play a game
- vocês, eles, elas you all play a game
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
jogar
to play a game
- #71 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: jogando
- Past participle: jogado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I played a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente you played a game
- nós we played a game
- vocês, eles, elas you all played a game
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to play a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to play a game
- nós we are going to play a game
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to play a game
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to play a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to play a game
- nós we used to play a game
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to play a game
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would play a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would play a game
- nós we would play a game
- vocês, eles, elas you all would play a game
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I play a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you play a game
- nós (that) we play a game
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all play a game
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I played a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you played a game
- nós (if) we played a game
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all played a game
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I play a game
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you play a game
- nós (when) we play a game
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all play a game
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você play a game!
- vocês play a game! (all of you)
How to use jogar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Eu jogo futebol com os amigos toda quarta.
I play soccer with friends every Wednesday.
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Past
As crianças jogaram videogame a tarde inteira.
The kids played video games all afternoon.
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Future
Vocês vão jogar vôlei na praia amanhã?
Are you going to play volleyball on the beach tomorrow?
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Imperfect
Meu avô jogava dominó na praça.
My grandfather used to play dominoes in the square.
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Conditional
Eu jogaria uma partida, mas estou sem tênis.
I'd play a game, but I don't have sneakers.
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Present subjunctive
Não quero que você jogue bola na sala.
I don't want you playing ball in the living room.
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Past subjunctive
Se ele jogasse melhor, entraria no time.
If he played better, he'd make the team.
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Future subjunctive
Quando jogarem a final, eu vou assistir.
When they play the final, I'm going to watch.
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Imperative
Joguem lá fora, aqui dentro não dá.
Play outside, you can't in here.
Good to know
- Jogar is to play a game or a sport; to play music is "tocar", and "jogar fora" is to throw away.
Where you hear jogar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1
- Eu jogo futebol com o Rafael. I play football with Rafael.
- Ontem joguei futebol com o Rafael. Yesterday I played football with Rafael.
- Amanhã vou jogar futebol com o Rafael. Tomorrow I'm going to play football with Rafael.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2
- Eu jogo futebol aos domingos. I play football on Sundays.
- Nós jogamos na praia ontem. We played on the beach yesterday.
- Você vai jogar com a gente? Are you going to play with us?
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.