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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

plantar

to plant, to grow

  • #457 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: plantando
  • Past participle: plantado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use plantar

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

  1. Present

    Minha mãe planta tomate na varanda.

    My mother grows tomatoes on the balcony.

  2. Past

    A gente plantou uma mangueira no quintal.

    We planted a mango tree in the yard.

  3. Future

    Eu vou plantar temperos na janela da cozinha.

    I'm going to grow herbs on the kitchen window.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô plantava milho e feijão na roça.

    My grandfather used to grow corn and beans on the farm.

  5. Conditional

    Eu plantaria flores se tivesse um jardim.

    I would plant flowers if I had a garden.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que a gente plante uma árvore por ano.

    I want us to plant a tree every year.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você plantasse alface, economizaria no mercado.

    If you grew lettuce, you'd save at the market.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando plantar as mudas, regue bem.

    When you plant the seedlings, water them well.

  9. Imperative

    Plante a semente num lugar com sol.

    Plant the seed in a sunny spot.

Where you hear plantar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A vó planta tudo na horta. Grandma grows everything in the vegetable garden.
  • Eu plantei essa mangueira com o seu avô. I planted that mango tree with your grandfather.
  • Depois do casamento, a gente vai plantar uma árvore aqui. After the wedding, we're going to plant a tree here.
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Intermediate Level 2 · planta

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