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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

querer

to want

  • #7 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: querendo
  • Past participle: querido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use querer

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

  1. Present

    Eu quero um suco de laranja, por favor.

    I want an orange juice, please.

  2. Past

    Ela não quis vir à festa ontem.

    She didn't want to come to the party yesterday.

  3. Future

    Acho que eles vão querer conhecer a praia.

    I think they're going to want to see the beach.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu queria falar com o gerente, por favor.

    I'd like to speak to the manager, please.

  5. Conditional

    Quem quereria sair com essa chuva?

    Who would want to go out in this rain?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vou fazer um bolo, caso você queira comer.

    I'll make a cake, in case you want some.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela quisesse, podia ficar aqui em casa.

    If she wanted, she could stay here at home.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você quiser, a gente marca o jantar.

    Whenever you want, we'll arrange the dinner.

  9. Imperative

    Queira entrar, o doutor já vai atender.

    Please come in, the doctor will see you shortly.

Good to know

  • In a shop or a café, "queria" sounds softer than "quero": queria uma água, por favor.

Where you hear querer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu quero um café. I want a coffee.
  • Eu quis ficar em casa. I wanted to stay home.
  • Você vai querer mais. You're going to want more.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Nós queremos um quarto duplo. We want a double room.
  • Nós quisemos ficar mais um dia. We wanted to stay one more day.
  • Nós vamos querer voltar. We're going to want to come back.
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A Coffee, Please

Beginner Level 1 · você quer · quero · não quero

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A Table for Two

Beginner Level 1 · vão querer · vocês vão querer · eu vou querer

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We Went to an Island

Beginner Level 2 · nós queremos

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They're Coming!

Beginner Level 3 · eles querem

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When He Was Little

Beginner Level 3 · eu queria

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I Hope You Accept

Intermediate Level 1 · ele quer que eu

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When We Get There

Intermediate Level 1 · se a gente quiser

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Hot or Cold?

Intermediate Level 1 · Vai querer?

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As Long As Nobody Kicks Me

Intermediate Level 1 · queira

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As Soon As It's Signed

Intermediate Level 3 · se quiser

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It Was Supposed to Be Ready Yesterday

Intermediate Level 3 · queiram

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It's the Dog That Chooses You

Intermediate Level 3 · quer dizer

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