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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

participar

to take part

  • #296 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: participando
  • Past participle: participado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você take part!
  2. vocês take part! (all of you)

How to use participar

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

  1. Present

    Eu participo de um grupo de corrida aos sábados.

    I take part in a running group on Saturdays.

  2. Past

    Minha filha participou do campeonato da escola.

    My daughter took part in the school championship.

  3. Future

    Vocês vão participar do churrasco no domingo?

    Are you going to join the barbecue on Sunday?

  4. Imperfect

    Eu participava de todas as reuniões, mesmo cansada.

    I used to attend every meeting, even when tired.

  5. Conditional

    Eu participaria do curso se fosse à noite.

    I'd take the course if it were in the evening.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É importante que todos participem da votação.

    It's important that everyone takes part in the vote.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se mais gente participasse, a festa seria maior.

    If more people took part, the party would be bigger.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem participar do sorteio pode ganhar uma viagem.

    Whoever enters the draw can win a trip.

  9. Imperative

    Participe da conversa, sua opinião importa.

    Join the conversation, your opinion matters.

Good to know

  • "Participar de" takes "de": "participar de uma reunião", "participar do sorteio".

Verbs like this one

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