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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

valer

to be worth

  • #108 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: valendo
  • Past participle: valido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você be worth!
  2. vocês be worth! (all of you)

How to use valer

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

  1. Present

    Esse carro vale menos do que você pagou.

    This car is worth less than you paid.

  2. Past

    A viagem valeu cada centavo.

    The trip was worth every penny.

  3. Future

    Isso vai valer muito no futuro.

    That's going to be worth a lot in the future.

  4. Imperfect

    Naquela época um real valia um dólar.

    Back then one real was worth one dollar.

  5. Conditional

    Valeria a pena esperar a promoção.

    It would be worth waiting for the sale.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que valha a pena todo esse esforço.

    I hope all this effort is worth it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a casa valesse mais, eu venderia.

    If the house were worth more, I'd sell.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se valer a pena, eu vou.

    If it's worth it, I'll go.

  9. Imperative

    Valha-me Deus, que susto você me deu!

    Lord help me, what a fright you gave me!

Good to know

  • "Vale a pena" is "it's worth it"; "quanto vale?" asks what something is worth; "vale!" is "OK, deal".

Where you hear valer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Vale a pena conversar com ela. It's worth talking to her.
  • A viagem valeu a pena. The trip was worth it.
  • Vai valer a pena esperar. It will be worth waiting.
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Intermediate Level 1 · Vale.

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