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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

voltar

to come back

  • #36 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: voltando
  • Past participle: voltado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você come back!
  2. vocês come back! (all of you)

How to use voltar

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

  1. Present

    Eu volto do trabalho às sete.

    I get back from work at seven.

  2. Past

    Eles voltaram da viagem ontem à noite.

    They came back from the trip last night.

  3. Future

    A gente vai voltar para o hotel de táxi.

    We're going to go back to the hotel by taxi.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu voltava a pé da escola todo dia.

    I used to walk back from school every day.

  5. Conditional

    Eu voltaria para o Brasil amanhã mesmo.

    I'd go back to Brazil tomorrow, no question.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você volte logo.

    I hope you come back soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela voltasse mais cedo, jantaria com a gente.

    If she came back earlier, she'd have dinner with us.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando voltar de viagem, me conta tudo.

    When you get back from your trip, tell me everything.

  9. Imperative

    Volte sempre, a casa é sua!

    Come back anytime, make yourself at home!

Good to know

  • "Volto já" is "I'll be right back"; "voltar a" with a verb is to do it again.

Where you hear voltar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu volto às dez. I come back at ten.
  • Eu voltei ontem. I came back yesterday.
  • Eu vou voltar no ano que vem. I'm going to come back next year.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu volto às dez. I come back at ten.
  • Eu voltei ontem. I came back yesterday.
  • Eu vou voltar amanhã. I am going to come back tomorrow.
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That's Expensive!

Beginner Level 1 · Volte sempre!

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A Return Ticket

Beginner Level 1 · voltar · para voltar

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I Went, I Saw, I Ate

Beginner Level 1 · eu voltei · você voltou

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When Are You Coming Back?

Beginner Level 1 · eu volto

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Dinner at My Place

Beginner Level 2 · Voltem sempre!

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu voltei

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What Did She Say?

Beginner Level 2 · Volta logo!

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · vocês voltaram

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · nós voltamos

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May Everything Work Out

Intermediate Level 1 · que você volte

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Whoever Catches the Bouquet

Intermediate Level 1 · voltarem

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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · voltaria

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And 3 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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