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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

marcar

to book, to arrange

  • #104 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: marcando
  • Past participle: marcado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use marcar

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

  1. Present

    Eu marco médico sempre de manhã.

    I always book the doctor in the morning.

  2. Past

    A gente marcou o jantar para sábado.

    We arranged the dinner for Saturday.

  3. Future

    Eu vou marcar o dentista para a semana que vem.

    I'm going to book the dentist for next week.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente marcava de jogar bola toda quinta.

    We used to arrange to play soccer every Thursday.

  5. Conditional

    Eu marcaria para as dez, é mais tranquilo.

    I'd book it for ten, it's quieter.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você marque a consulta hoje.

    I want you to book the appointment today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente marcasse mais cedo, teria mesa.

    If we booked earlier, there'd be a table.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando marcar a reunião, me manda o horário.

    When you set up the meeting, send me the time.

  9. Imperative

    Marque um horário e me avise.

    Book a time and let me know.

Good to know

  • "Marcar" is to book an appointment and also to set a time with friends: "vamos marcar!"

Where you hear marcar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu marco uma consulta todo ano. I make an appointment every year.
  • Eu marquei uma consulta para sexta. I made an appointment for Friday.
  • Eu vou marcar uma consulta amanhã. I'm going to make an appointment tomorrow.
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At the Doctor's

Beginner Level 2 · marcar uma consulta

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