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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

lanchar

to have a snack

  • #155 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lanchando
  • Past participle: lanchado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você have a snack!
  2. vocês have a snack! (all of you)

How to use lanchar

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

  1. Present

    As crianças lancham às quatro da tarde.

    The kids have a snack at four in the afternoon.

  2. Past

    A gente lanchou pão de queijo na rodoviária.

    We had pão de queijo as a snack at the bus station.

  3. Future

    Vou lanchar alguma coisa antes da reunião.

    I'm going to grab a snack before the meeting.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu lanchava na casa da minha avó depois da escola.

    I used to have a snack at my grandma's after school.

  5. Conditional

    Eu lancharia agora, mas o jantar é daqui a pouco.

    I'd have a snack now, but dinner is soon.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que vocês lanchem antes de sair.

    It's better that you have a snack before leaving.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente lanchasse menos, jantaria com fome.

    If we snacked less, we'd be hungry for dinner.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você lanchar, deixa um pedaço de bolo para mim.

    When you have your snack, leave a piece of cake for me.

  9. Imperative

    Lanche uma fruta em vez de biscoito.

    Have a piece of fruit instead of cookies.

Good to know

  • "Lanchar" is the small meal between lunch and dinner; "o lanche" is also the snack a child takes to school.

Verbs like this one

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