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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pescar

to fish

  • #453 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pescando
  • Past participle: pescado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use pescar

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

  1. Present

    Meu sogro pesca no rio todo sábado de manhã.

    My father-in-law fishes in the river every Saturday morning.

  2. Past

    Ontem a gente pescou dois peixes enormes.

    Yesterday we caught two huge fish.

  3. Future

    Vou pescar com meu filho nas férias.

    I'm going to fish with my son on vacation.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô pescava de madrugada, antes do sol.

    My grandfather used to fish at dawn, before the sun.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pescaria mais se morasse perto do mar.

    I'd fish more if I lived near the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que você pesque alguma coisa para o almoço.

    I hope you catch something for lunch.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente pescasse hoje, jantaria peixe fresco.

    If we fished today, we'd have fresh fish for dinner.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se pescar algum peixe, me mande uma foto.

    If you catch a fish, send me a photo.

  9. Imperative

    Pesque em silêncio, senão os peixes fogem.

    Fish quietly, otherwise the fish run off.

Good to know

  • "Pescar" is also to catch what someone means: "não pesquei nada da aula".

Verbs like this one

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