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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

precisar

to need

  • #23 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: precisando
  • Past participle: precisado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use precisar

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

  1. Present

    Eu preciso de um café agora.

    I need a coffee right now.

  2. Past

    Ontem eu precisei sair mais cedo do trabalho.

    Yesterday I needed to leave work earlier.

  3. Future

    Vocês vão precisar de casaco à noite.

    You're going to need a coat at night.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela precisava de ajuda, mas não pediu.

    She needed help, but didn't ask.

  5. Conditional

    Eu precisaria de mais dois dias para terminar.

    I'd need two more days to finish.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Me liga caso você precise de alguma coisa.

    Call me in case you need anything.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você precisasse de dinheiro, eu emprestaria.

    If you needed money, I'd lend you some.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se precisar de mim, estou na sala ao lado.

    If you need me, I'm in the next room.

  9. Imperative

    Precise do que precisar, pode contar comigo.

    Whatever you need, you can count on me.

Good to know

  • "Precisar de" goes before a noun: preciso de ajuda; before a verb there is no "de": preciso sair.

Where you hear precisar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu preciso de um café. I need a coffee.
  • Eu precisei de ajuda. I needed help.
  • Você vai precisar de um documento. You're going to need an ID.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Nós precisamos de dois quartos. We need two bedrooms.
  • Eu precisei de ajuda. I needed help.
  • Vocês vão precisar de um carro. You're going to need a car.
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I Need a Phone Chip

Beginner Level 1 · preciso · eu preciso de · você precisa · você precisa de

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I Have a Headache

Beginner Level 1 · você precisa

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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · Não precisava!

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It Was Working This Morning

Beginner Level 3 · vocês precisam · nós precisamos

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I Need You All To

Intermediate Level 1 · eu preciso que vocês

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While You're Here

Intermediate Level 1 · se vocês precisarem

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Hot or Cold?

Intermediate Level 1 · se você precisar

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As Long As Nobody Kicks Me

Intermediate Level 1 · precise

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The Most Beautiful Wedding I've Ever Seen

Intermediate Level 1 · eu vou precisar de

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For Sale, Two Bedrooms, a View of Sugarloaf

Intermediate Level 3 · precisa-se

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The Room in Which

Intermediate Level 3 · precisa de · precise

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · precisarem

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Verbs like this one

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