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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

tornar-se

to become

  • #410 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tornando-se
  • Past participle: tornado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use tornar-se

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

  1. Present

    Com o tempo, ele se torna uma pessoa mais calma.

    With time, he becomes a calmer person.

  2. Past

    Ela se tornou chefe da equipe em dois anos.

    She became the team lead in two years.

  3. Future

    Esse bairro vai se tornar caro em pouco tempo.

    This neighborhood is going to become expensive in no time.

  4. Imperfect

    A cada visita, a casa se tornava mais nossa.

    With every visit, the house became more ours.

  5. Conditional

    Com treino, você se tornaria um ótimo cozinheiro.

    With practice, you would become a great cook.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que isso não se torne um hábito.

    I hope this doesn't become a habit.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele se tornasse sócio, mudaria tudo na loja.

    If he became a partner, he'd change everything in the store.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você se tornar pai, vai entender.

    When you become a father, you'll understand.

  9. Imperative

    Torne-se a pessoa que você admira.

    Become the person you admire.

Good to know

  • "Se tornar" is to become over time; "ficar" is for a passing state: ficou triste, se tornou médico.
  • "Tornar a fazer" is to do again, in more formal speech.

Verbs like this one

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