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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

relaxar

to relax

  • #181 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: relaxando
  • Past participle: relaxado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use relaxar

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

  1. Present

    Eu relaxo ouvindo música depois do trabalho.

    I relax listening to music after work.

  2. Past

    A gente relaxou na rede a tarde inteira.

    We relaxed in the hammock all afternoon.

  3. Future

    Nas férias eu vou relaxar na praia o dia todo.

    On vacation I'm going to relax at the beach all day.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe relaxava cuidando das plantas.

    My mother used to relax by tending her plants.

  5. Conditional

    Eu relaxaria mais se o trabalho terminasse cedo.

    I'd relax more if work finished early.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O médico quer que você relaxe o ombro.

    The doctor wants you to relax your shoulder.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele relaxasse um pouco, dormiria melhor.

    If he relaxed a bit, he'd sleep better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você relaxar, a dor passa.

    When you relax, the pain goes away.

  9. Imperative

    Relaxe os ombros e respire fundo.

    Relax your shoulders and breathe deeply.

Good to know

  • "Relaxa!" is what Brazilians say for "take it easy, don't worry".

Verbs like this one

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