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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

lutar

to fight

  • #307 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lutando
  • Past participle: lutado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use lutar

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

  1. Present

    Ela luta todos os dias para dar o melhor aos filhos.

    She fights every day to give her kids the best.

  2. Past

    Meu avô lutou muito para abrir a própria loja.

    My grandfather fought hard to open his own shop.

  3. Future

    Vamos lutar pelos nossos direitos até o fim.

    We're going to fight for our rights to the end.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão lutava judô quando era adolescente.

    My brother did judo when he was a teenager.

  5. Conditional

    Eu lutaria por essa vaga com unhas e dentes.

    I would fight tooth and nail for that job.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você lute pelo seu sonho.

    I want you to fight for your dream.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele lutasse mais, não teria perdido o cargo.

    If he had fought harder, he wouldn't have lost the position.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem lutar até o fim merece ganhar.

    Whoever fights to the end deserves to win.

  9. Imperative

    Lute pelo que você acredita, sem medo.

    Fight for what you believe in, without fear.

Good to know

  • "Lutar por" is to fight for something, "lutar contra" is to fight against it.

Verbs like this one

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