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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

praticar

to practise

  • #238 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: praticando
  • Past participle: praticado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use praticar

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

  1. Present

    Eu pratico português toda manhã no ônibus.

    I practise Portuguese every morning on the bus.

  2. Past

    Ela praticou a música até acertar.

    She practised the song until she got it right.

  3. Future

    Vamos praticar a conversa antes da entrevista.

    Let's practise the conversation before the interview.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão praticava natação quando era criança.

    My brother used to swim when he was a kid.

  5. Conditional

    Eu praticaria mais se tivesse com quem falar.

    I'd practise more if I had someone to talk to.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É importante que você pratique um pouco todo dia.

    It's important that you practise a little every day.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente praticasse junto, seria mais divertido.

    If we practised together, it would be more fun.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quanto mais você praticar, mais fácil fica.

    The more you practise, the easier it gets.

  9. Imperative

    Pratique em voz alta, não só na cabeça.

    Practise out loud, not just in your head.

Good to know

  • "Praticar esporte" is to play sports in general; a specific one you "joga": "jogo futebol".

Verbs like this one

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