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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

reservar

to book

  • #261 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: reservando
  • Past participle: reservado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use reservar

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

  1. Present

    Eu reservo mesa sempre que saio no sábado.

    I reserve a table whenever I go out on Saturdays.

  2. Past

    A gente reservou um quarto com vista para o mar.

    We booked a room with a sea view.

  3. Future

    Eu vou reservar as passagens hoje à noite.

    I'm going to book the tickets tonight.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente ninguém reservava nada pela internet.

    In the old days nobody booked anything online.

  5. Conditional

    Eu reservaria o restaurante com antecedência.

    I would book the restaurant in advance.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você reserve logo, está lotando.

    You'd better book soon, it's filling up.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu reservasse para quatro, você viria?

    If I booked for four, would you come?

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando reservar o hotel, peça café da manhã.

    When you book the hotel, ask for breakfast.

  9. Imperative

    Reserve um tempo para descansar nas férias.

    Set aside some time to rest on vacation.

Where you hear reservar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sempre reservo tudo com antecedência. I always book everything in advance.
  • Eu reservei a tenda para o dia dezesseis. I booked the marquee for the sixteenth.
  • Eu vou reservar a tenda hoje. I'm going to book the marquee today.
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