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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

nadar

to swim

  • #212 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: nadando
  • Past participle: nadado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use nadar

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

  1. Present

    Eu nado na piscina do clube três vezes por semana.

    I swim at the club pool three times a week.

  2. Past

    Nós nadamos no mar até o pôr do sol.

    We swam in the sea until sunset.

  3. Future

    As crianças vão nadar a tarde inteira.

    The kids are going to swim all afternoon.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô nadava no rio quando era jovem.

    My grandfather used to swim in the river when he was young.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nadaria mais se a água fosse quente.

    I'd swim more if the water were warm.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você nade sozinho.

    I don't want you to swim alone.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu nadasse todo dia, estaria em forma.

    If I swam every day, I'd be in shape.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se nadar hoje, cuidado com as ondas.

    If you swim today, be careful with the waves.

  9. Imperative

    Nade perto da areia, o mar está forte.

    Swim near the sand, the sea is rough.

Where you hear nadar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu nado muito bem. I swim very well.
  • Eu nadava todo sábado. I used to swim every Saturday.
  • Nós vamos nadar na piscina. We're going to swim in the pool.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu nado no mar todo dia de manhã. I swim in the sea every morning.
  • Ontem a gente nadou até as pedras. Yesterday we swam out to the rocks.
  • Daqui a dez dias, eu vou nadar em Copacabana. In ten days, I'm going to swim at Copacabana.
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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · nadar · eu nadava

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Apparently, You Survived the Cold

Intermediate Level 3 · nadando

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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · nadando

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