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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

perguntar

to ask a question

  • #73 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: perguntando
  • Past participle: perguntado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você ask a question!
  2. vocês ask a question! (all of you)

How to use perguntar

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

  1. Present

    Meu filho pergunta o porquê de tudo.

    My son asks the why of everything.

  2. Past

    Eu perguntei o caminho pra um senhor na rua.

    I asked a man on the street for directions.

  3. Future

    Vou perguntar se o quarto tem vista pro mar.

    I'm going to ask if the room has a sea view.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela sempre perguntava sobre a minha família.

    She always asked about my family.

  5. Conditional

    Eu perguntaria o preço antes de pedir.

    I would ask the price before ordering.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você pergunte na recepção.

    It's better that you ask at the front desk.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele perguntasse, eu contaria a verdade.

    If he asked, I would tell the truth.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se alguém perguntar por mim, diz que já volto.

    If anyone asks for me, say I'll be right back.

  9. Imperative

    Perguntem qualquer coisa que vocês quiserem.

    Ask anything you want.

Good to know

  • "Perguntar" is to ask a question; "pedir" is to ask for something.
  • "Perguntar para" or "perguntar a" someone: "Pergunta pro professor."

Where you hear perguntar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Ela pergunta tudo. She asks everything.
  • Eu perguntei para a sua mãe. I asked your mother.
  • Eu vou perguntar para ele. I'm going to ask him.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • A minha mãe sempre pergunta do Rio. My mother always asks about Rio.
  • Ela perguntou se eu aceito. She asked if I accept.
  • Eu vou perguntar para a diretora. I'm going to ask the director.
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When He Was Little

Beginner Level 3 · perguntar

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She Said Yes

Intermediate Level 1 · ela perguntou se

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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · perguntei

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If I Knew How to Speak Portuguese

Intermediate Level 2 · perguntando

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It Must Have Stayed in Sao Paulo

Intermediate Level 3 · pergunto

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