Skip to content
fluentbyear

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

voar

to fly

  • #456 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: voando
  • Past participle: voado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use voar

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

  1. Present

    Eu voo para Recife toda primeira semana do mês.

    I fly to Recife the first week of every month.

  2. Past

    A gente voou de madrugada para pagar mais barato.

    We flew at dawn to pay less.

  3. Future

    Meu filho vai voar sozinho pela primeira vez.

    My son is going to fly alone for the first time.

  4. Imperfect

    Os pássaros voavam baixo antes da chuva.

    The birds were flying low before the rain.

  5. Conditional

    Eu voaria para te ver, se pudesse.

    I would fly to see you, if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o papagaio não voe para longe.

    I hope the parrot doesn't fly far away.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente voasse à noite, perderia a vista.

    If we flew at night, we'd miss the view.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você voar de novo, escolha a janela.

    When you fly again, choose the window seat.

  9. Imperative

    Voe tranquilo, eu cuido de tudo por aqui.

    Have a smooth flight, I'll take care of everything here.

Good to know

  • "Voar" is for birds and planes, and for a person taking a flight: "voei de madrugada".
  • "O tempo voa" is "time flies".

Verbs like this one

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