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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sonhar

to dream

  • #301 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: sonhando
  • Past participle: sonhado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sonhar

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

  1. Present

    Eu sonho com uma casa na praia.

    I dream of a house on the beach.

  2. Past

    Ontem eu sonhei com a minha avó.

    Last night I dreamed about my grandmother.

  3. Future

    Hoje eu vou sonhar com essa pizza.

    Tonight I'm going to dream about this pizza.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando criança, ele sonhava em ser piloto.

    As a child, he dreamed of being a pilot.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nunca sonharia com um emprego assim.

    I would never have dreamed of a job like this.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que você sonhe com coisas boas.

    I hope you dream of good things.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu sonhasse com números, jogaria na loteria.

    If I dreamed of numbers, I'd play the lottery.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você sonhar comigo, me conta amanhã.

    If you dream about me, tell me tomorrow.

  9. Imperative

    Sonhe alto, mas trabalhe duro.

    Dream big, but work hard.

Good to know

  • "Sonhar com" is to dream of someone or something: "sonhei com você".

Where you hear sonhar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sonho com uma casa no campo. I dream of a house in the countryside.
  • Eu sonhei com você ontem. I dreamed about you last night.
  • Você vai sonhar com esse casamento. You're going to dream about this wedding.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu sonho com o bebê toda noite. I dream about the baby every night.
  • Eu sonhei com peixe. I dreamed of fish.
  • Hoje à noite, a vó vai sonhar com o bebê. Tonight, Grandma is going to dream about the baby.
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It's All the Same to Me

Intermediate Level 2 · sonhar com · sonhou

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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · sonha · sonhavam

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