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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

treinar

to practise, to train

  • #237 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: treinando
  • Past participle: treinado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use treinar

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

  1. Present

    Eu treino português todo dia com esses áudios.

    I practice Portuguese every day with these audios.

  2. Past

    Ela treinou o discurso na frente do espelho.

    She practiced the speech in front of the mirror.

  3. Future

    Vamos treinar a apresentação mais uma vez.

    Let's practice the presentation one more time.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu irmão treinava futebol três vezes por semana.

    My brother used to train football three times a week.

  5. Conditional

    Eu treinaria mais se a academia fosse perto.

    I'd train more if the gym were close.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O professor quer que a gente treine a pronúncia.

    The teacher wants us to practice pronunciation.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você treinasse todo dia, falaria sem medo.

    If you practiced every day, you'd speak without fear.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando treinar amanhã, leve água.

    When you train tomorrow, bring water.

  9. Imperative

    Treine essa frase até sair natural.

    Practice this sentence until it comes out naturally.

Where you hear treinar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu treino todo sábado de manhã. I train every Saturday morning.
  • A gente treinou a valsa ontem à noite. We practised the waltz last night.
  • Eu vou treinar os meus votos antes do casamento. I'm going to practise my vows before the wedding.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu treino o meu português todo dia. I practise my Portuguese every day.
  • O Tom treinou! Tom has been practising!
  • Amanhã a gente vai treinar juntas. Tomorrow we're going to practise together.
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Intermediate Level 2 · treinar

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Verbs like this one

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