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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ligar

to call

  • #56 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ligando
  • Past participle: ligado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ligar

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

  1. Present

    Eu ligo para a minha mãe todo domingo.

    I call my mother every Sunday.

  2. Past

    Alguém ligou para você hoje de manhã.

    Someone called you this morning.

  3. Future

    Eu vou ligar para o restaurante e reservar.

    I'm going to call the restaurant and book.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes ele ligava todo dia, agora sumiu.

    He used to call every day, now he's vanished.

  5. Conditional

    Eu ligaria para ela, mas é muito tarde.

    I'd call her, but it's too late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu ligue para um táxi?

    Do you want me to call a taxi?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você ligasse antes, eu teria esperado.

    If you'd called earlier, I would have waited.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando ligar o computador, me chama.

    When you turn on the computer, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Ligue para mim quando chegar em casa.

    Call me when you get home.

Good to know

  • "Ligar para" is to call someone; ligar also means to turn on: liga a TV.
  • "Não ligo" is "I don't care".

Where you hear ligar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu ligo para a minha mãe todo dia. I call my mother every day.
  • Eu liguei para você ontem. I called you yesterday.
  • Eu vou ligar amanhã. I'm going to call tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu ligo para a minha mãe toda semana. I call my mother every week.
  • Eu liguei para você ontem. I called you yesterday.
  • Eu vou ligar mais tarde. I'm going to call later.
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I Need a Phone Chip

Beginner Level 1 · Me liga!

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I Went, I Saw, I Ate

Beginner Level 1 · você não me ligou

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Can You Hear Me?

Beginner Level 1 · Eu te ligo.

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See You Next Year

Beginner Level 1 · Ligo, sim.

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu liguei · ela ligou

Needs a subscription 14
Can I Speak to Marcos?

Beginner Level 2 · me ligar · Ele pode me ligar? · Eu ligo de novo mais tarde.

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It Was My Fault

Beginner Level 3 · ter ligado

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · ligado

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Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · eu ligaria

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While You're Here

Intermediate Level 1 · Ele liga

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Not as Bad as I Thought

Intermediate Level 1 · liguem para a gente

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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · ligaria

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And 3 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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