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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

usar

to wear, to use

  • #37 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: usando
  • Past participle: usado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use usar

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

  1. Present

    Eu uso óculos só para ler.

    I only wear glasses to read.

  2. Past

    Ela usou um vestido vermelho no casamento.

    She wore a red dress to the wedding.

  3. Future

    Eu vou usar o seu carregador um minutinho.

    I'm going to use your charger for a minute.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai usava chapéu todo dia.

    My father wore a hat every day.

  5. Conditional

    Eu usaria essa cor com uma calça preta.

    I would wear that color with black pants.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A professora quer que a gente use caneta azul.

    The teacher wants us to use a blue pen.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você usasse protetor solar, não ficaria vermelho.

    If you wore sunscreen, you wouldn't get red.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando usar a impressora, desligue depois.

    When you use the printer, switch it off afterwards.

  9. Imperative

    Use um casaco, está frio lá fora.

    Wear a coat, it's cold outside.

Where you hear usar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu nunca uso terno no trabalho. I never wear a suit at work.
  • Eu usei o mesmo terno no casamento. I wore the same suit at the wedding.
  • Eu não vou usar gravata. I'm not going to wear a tie.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O Daniel usa o celular como lanterna. Daniel uses his phone as a torch.
  • Eu usei a luz do celular a noite toda. I used the light on my phone all night.
  • Amanhã a gente vai usar as mesas compridas. Tomorrow we're going to use the long tables.
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I Wonder If We Can Go

Intermediate Level 1 · usar · eu uso

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Not as Bad as I Thought

Intermediate Level 1 · usou

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It's a Good Sign

Intermediate Level 2 · usa

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