Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I look for
- você, ele, ela, a gente you look for
- nós we look for
- vocês, eles, elas you all look for
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
procurar
to look for
- #72 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: procurando
- Past participle: procurado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I looked for
- você, ele, ela, a gente you looked for
- nós we looked for
- vocês, eles, elas you all looked for
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to look for
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to look for
- nós we are going to look for
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to look for
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to look for
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to look for
- nós we used to look for
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to look for
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would look for
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would look for
- nós we would look for
- vocês, eles, elas you all would look for
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I look for
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you look for
- nós (that) we look for
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all look for
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I looked for
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you looked for
- nós (if) we looked for
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all looked for
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I look for
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you look for
- nós (when) we look for
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all look for
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você look for!
- vocês look for! (all of you)
How to use procurar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Eu procuro um apartamento perto do metrô.
I'm looking for an apartment near the subway.
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Past
Procurei meus óculos a manhã inteira.
I looked for my glasses all morning.
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Future
A gente vai procurar um lugar para almoçar.
We're going to look for a place to have lunch.
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Imperfect
Ela procurava emprego havia meses.
She had been looking for a job for months.
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Conditional
Eu procuraria outro médico, se fosse você.
I'd look for another doctor, if I were you.
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Present subjunctive
Minha mãe quer que eu procure um emprego melhor.
My mother wants me to look for a better job.
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Past subjunctive
Se você procurasse direito, acharia a chave.
If you looked properly, you'd find the key.
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Future subjunctive
Se procurar na gaveta, vai achar o carregador.
If you look in the drawer, you'll find the charger.
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Imperative
Procure um hotel mais perto do centro.
Look for a hotel closer to downtown.
Good to know
- Procurar needs no preposition: procuro um apartamento, procuro você.
Where you hear procurar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1
- Eu procuro um presente. I'm looking for a present.
- Eu procurei a chave. I looked for the key.
- Eu vou procurar um táxi. I'm going to look for a taxi.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2
- Eu procuro um apartamento pequeno. I'm looking for a small flat.
- Eu procurei a chave em casa. I looked for the key at home.
- Eu vou procurar um lugar para ficar. I'm going to look for a place to stay.
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I'm Looking for a Present
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Beginner Level 1 · procurando · estou procurando
What a Heat!
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Beginner Level 2 · procurar
I Was Sleeping When the Storm Started
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Beginner Level 3 · ele procurava · procurava uma vela
For Sale, Two Bedrooms, a View of Sugarloaf
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Intermediate Level 3 · procura-se
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.