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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

lavar

to wash

  • #122 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lavando
  • Past participle: lavado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use lavar

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

  1. Present

    Eu lavo a louça depois do jantar.

    I wash the dishes after dinner.

  2. Past

    Você já lavou as mãos?

    Have you washed your hands yet?

  3. Future

    Amanhã eu vou lavar o carro.

    Tomorrow I'm going to wash the car.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes a gente lavava roupa no tanque.

    We used to wash clothes in the washtub.

  5. Conditional

    Eu lavaria essa blusa à mão.

    I would wash this blouse by hand.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você lave as frutas antes de comer.

    You'd better wash the fruit before eating it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você lavasse o cabelo agora, secaria até a festa.

    If you washed your hair now, it'd dry before the party.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando lavar a calça, não use água quente.

    When you wash the pants, don't use hot water.

  9. Imperative

    Lave bem a alface, por favor.

    Wash the lettuce well, please.

Where you hear lavar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu lavo as mãos antes de cozinhar. I wash my hands before cooking.
  • Ele lavou a panela. He washed the pan.
  • Eu vou lavar a roupa amanhã. I'm going to wash the clothes tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu lavo a louça todo dia. I do the washing-up every day.
  • Quem lavou a roupa? Who did the washing?
  • Eu vou lavar o seu suéter. I'm going to wash your sweater.
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In Dona Lucia's Kitchen

Beginner Level 2 · lavar

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The Room in Which

Intermediate Level 3 · lavam

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · lavem

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Verbs like this one

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