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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

tomar

to take, to have a drink

  • #54 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tomando
  • Past participle: tomado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use tomar

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

  1. Present

    Eu tomo café sem açúcar.

    I drink my coffee without sugar.

  2. Past

    Você já tomou o remédio hoje?

    Have you taken your medicine today?

  3. Future

    Vou tomar um banho antes de sair.

    I'm going to take a shower before going out.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente tomava água de coco na praia.

    We used to drink coconut water on the beach.

  5. Conditional

    Eu tomaria uma cerveja gelada agora.

    I'd have a cold beer right now.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você tome um chá e descanse.

    You'd better have a tea and rest.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele tomasse menos café, dormiria melhor.

    If he drank less coffee, he'd sleep better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando tomar o remédio, não dirija.

    When you take the medicine, don't drive.

  9. Imperative

    Tome cuidado na estrada, está chovendo.

    Be careful on the road, it's raining.

Good to know

  • Tomar is for drinks and more: tomar café, tomar banho, tomar um remédio, tomar o ônibus.

Where you hear tomar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu tomo café de manhã. I have coffee in the morning.
  • Eu tomei um suco. I had a juice.
  • Eu vou tomar uma água. I'm going to have a water.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu tomo banho de manhã. I have a shower in the morning.
  • Eu tomei banho antes do jantar. I had a shower before dinner.
  • Eu vou tomar banho agora. I'm going to have a shower now.
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I Have a Headache

Beginner Level 1 · eu tomo

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There's No Hot Water

Beginner Level 2 · tomar banho

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The Most Beautiful Wedding I've Ever Seen

Intermediate Level 1 · eu tomei

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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · tomou · tomando

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It Had Been Months Since I'd Heard That Accent

Intermediate Level 3 · tomava

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It's the Dog That Chooses You

Intermediate Level 3 · tomar conta de · tome conta

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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · tomamos

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