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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

trabalhar

to work

  • #31 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: trabalhando
  • Past participle: trabalhado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use trabalhar

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

  1. Present

    Eu trabalho em um banco no centro.

    I work at a bank downtown.

  2. Past

    Ela trabalhou dez anos naquela empresa.

    She worked ten years at that company.

  3. Future

    Eu vou trabalhar de casa na sexta.

    I'm going to work from home on Friday.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai trabalhava até tarde todos os dias.

    My father used to work late every day.

  5. Conditional

    Eu trabalharia menos se pudesse.

    I'd work less if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O chefe quer que a gente trabalhe no sábado.

    The boss wants us to work on Saturday.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu trabalhasse perto de casa, iria a pé.

    If I worked near home, I'd walk.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Enquanto você trabalhar, eu cuido das crianças.

    While you work, I'll take care of the kids.

  9. Imperative

    Trabalhem juntos, assim termina mais rápido.

    Work together, that way it gets done faster.

Where you hear trabalhar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu trabalho aqui. I work here.
  • Eu trabalhei muito ontem. I worked a lot yesterday.
  • Eu vou trabalhar amanhã. I'm going to work tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu trabalho em uma empresa grande. I work at a big company.
  • Eu trabalhei no sábado. I worked on Saturday.
  • Eu vou trabalhar até tarde. I'm going to work until late.
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Where Do You Live?

Beginner Level 1 · você trabalha · eu trabalho

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What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · trabalhar

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Do You Have Brothers and Sisters?

Beginner Level 1 · eles trabalham

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu trabalhei · você trabalhou

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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · eu trabalhava

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles trabalharam

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A Flat for Two

Beginner Level 3 · nós trabalhamos

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The Interview

Intermediate Level 1 · tenho trabalhado

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I'm Sorry You're Upset

Intermediate Level 1 · trabalhe

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If You Were Me

Intermediate Level 1 · trabalharia

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In Case There Are Any Questions

Intermediate Level 3 · trabalhe

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Verbs like this one

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