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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

provar

to taste

  • #138 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: provando
  • Past participle: provado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use provar

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

  1. Present

    Eu sempre provo a comida antes de pôr sal.

    I always taste the food before adding salt.

  2. Past

    Você provou o bolo de cenoura da Ana?

    Did you taste Ana's carrot cake?

  3. Future

    Hoje a gente vai provar a comida baiana.

    Today we're going to try Bahian food.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô provava o vinho antes de todo mundo.

    My grandfather used to taste the wine before everyone else.

  5. Conditional

    Eu provaria tudo nesse cardápio.

    I would taste everything on this menu.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você prove essa fruta.

    I want you to taste this fruit.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você provasse o molho, saberia o que falta.

    If you tasted the sauce, you'd know what's missing.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando provar o café, me diz se está doce.

    When you taste the coffee, tell me if it's sweet.

  9. Imperative

    Prove um pedacinho, só para ver.

    Taste a little piece, just to see.

Good to know

  • "Provar" is to taste, and also to prove: "provar que você tem razão".

Where you hear provar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sempre provo a comida. I always taste the food.
  • Eu provei o feijão. Está uma delícia! I tasted the beans. They're delicious!
  • Você vai provar o milho? Are you going to taste the corn?

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu sempre provo o bolo antes de servir. I always taste the cake before serving it.
  • Eu provei um pedaço de bolo. I tried a piece of cake.
  • Vou deixar um pedaço para vocês provarem. I'll leave a piece for you to try.
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In Dona Lucia's Kitchen

Beginner Level 2 · provar · Prova!

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For You to Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · provarem

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By the Wedding, We'll Have Become One Family

Intermediate Level 2 · provado

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