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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sentar

to sit

  • #133 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: sentando
  • Past participle: sentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sentar

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

  1. Present

    Eu sento sempre perto da janela.

    I always sit by the window.

  2. Past

    Ela sentou do meu lado no ônibus.

    She sat next to me on the bus.

  3. Future

    A gente vai sentar lá fora, está fresquinho.

    We're going to sit outside, it's cool.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô sentava na varanda todo fim de tarde.

    My grandfather used to sit on the porch every evening.

  5. Conditional

    Eu sentaria no fundo, enxergo bem de longe.

    I'd sit at the back, I can see well from far away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu sente aqui ou ali?

    Do you want me to sit here or there?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você sentasse direito, as costas não doeriam.

    If you sat properly, your back wouldn't hurt.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando sentarem, eu trago o cardápio.

    When you sit down, I'll bring the menu.

  9. Imperative

    Sente aqui comigo um pouquinho.

    Sit here with me for a bit.

Good to know

  • In Brazil "sentar" and "se sentar" are both used: senta aqui, pode se sentar.

Where you hear sentar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu sento aqui. I sit here.
  • Ela sentou perto de mim. She sat near me.
  • Nós vamos sentar ali. We're going to sit over there.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sento na varanda depois do almoço. I sit on the veranda after lunch.
  • Ela sentou no chão, na cozinha. She sat down on the floor, in the kitchen.
  • Eu vou sentar aqui, do lado dela. I'm going to sit here, beside her.
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This Is My Mother

Beginner Level 1 · Senta!

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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · sentou

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I'd Never Seen My Father Dance

Intermediate Level 2 · sentei

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