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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

rezar

to pray

  • #488 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: rezando
  • Past participle: rezado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use rezar

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

  1. Present

    Minha avó reza todas as noites antes de dormir.

    My grandmother prays every night before bed.

  2. Past

    Eu rezei muito pela saúde do meu pai.

    I prayed a lot for my father's health.

  3. Future

    Vamos rezar para não chover no sábado.

    Let's pray it doesn't rain on Saturday.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente rezava antes do almoço de domingo.

    We used to pray before Sunday lunch.

  5. Conditional

    Eu rezaria por um milagre nessa hora.

    I'd pray for a miracle at a time like this.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Minha mãe pede sempre que a gente reze por ela.

    My mother always asks us to pray for her.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você rezasse comigo, eu ficaria mais calmo.

    If you prayed with me, I'd feel calmer.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você rezar hoje, lembre do meu irmão.

    When you pray today, remember my brother.

  9. Imperative

    Reze por mim, a prova é amanhã.

    Pray for me, the exam is tomorrow.

Good to know

  • "Rezar por alguém" is to pray for someone; "rezar para que" is to pray that something happens.

Where you hear rezar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu rezo todo dia antes de dormir. I pray every day before I go to sleep.
  • Eu rezei muito por vocês. I prayed a lot for you.
  • Eu vou rezar pelos noivos. I'm going to pray for the bride and groom.
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It's Being Restored

Intermediate Level 2 · rezar

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · rezando · O senhor? Rezando?

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Verbs like this one

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