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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

trocar

to change one thing for another

  • #119 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: trocando
  • Past participle: trocado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I change one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you change one thing for another
  3. nós we change one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all change one thing for another

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I changed one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you changed one thing for another
  3. nós we changed one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all changed one thing for another

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

  1. eu I used to change one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to change one thing for another
  3. nós we used to change one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to change one thing for another

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would change one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would change one thing for another
  3. nós we would change one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would change one thing for another

Present subjunctive

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

  1. eu (that) I change one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you change one thing for another
  3. nós (that) we change one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all change one thing for another

Past subjunctive

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

  1. eu (if) I changed one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you changed one thing for another
  3. nós (if) we changed one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all changed one thing for another

Future subjunctive

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

  1. eu (when) I change one thing for another
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you change one thing for another
  3. nós (when) we change one thing for another
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all change one thing for another

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você change one thing for another!
  2. vocês change one thing for another! (all of you)

How to use trocar

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

  1. Present

    Eu troco de roupa assim que chego em casa.

    I change clothes as soon as I get home.

  2. Past

    Troquei a camisa por uma maior.

    I exchanged the shirt for a bigger one.

  3. Future

    A gente vai trocar o sofá velho por um novo.

    We're going to swap the old sofa for a new one.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente a gente trocava figurinhas na escola.

    We used to trade stickers at school.

  5. Conditional

    Eu trocaria esse quarto por um com vista.

    I'd swap this room for one with a view.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você troque esse pneu antes da viagem.

    I want you to change this tire before the trip.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu trocasse de celular, perderia as fotos.

    If I changed phones, I'd lose the photos.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se trocar o sapato, guarda a nota fiscal.

    If you exchange the shoes, keep the receipt.

  9. Imperative

    Troque a lâmpada da cozinha, por favor.

    Change the kitchen light bulb, please.

Good to know

  • "Trocar de roupa" is to change clothes; "trocar dinheiro" is to change money; "troco" is the change you get back.

Where you hear trocar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Você troca de linha na estação Central. You change lines at Central station.
  • Eu troquei a camisa por uma maior. I changed the shirt for a bigger one.
  • Eu vou trocar de emprego. I'm going to change jobs.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu troco o prato para o senhor. I'll replace the dish for you.
  • O garçom trocou a comida. The waiter replaced the food.
  • Eu vou trocar a sopa agora mesmo. I'm going to replace the soup right now.
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Take the Metro

Beginner Level 2 · trocar · você troca

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This Isn't What I Ordered

Beginner Level 3 · trocou

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · troco

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · trocado

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