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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

votar

to vote

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: votando
  • Past participle: votado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use votar

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

  1. Present

    No Brasil, a gente vota de dois em dois anos.

    In Brazil, we vote every two years.

  2. Past

    Eu votei cedo para escapar da fila.

    I voted early to avoid the line.

  3. Future

    Em quem você vai votar para prefeito?

    Who are you going to vote for for mayor?

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó votava sempre na mesma escola.

    My grandmother always voted at the same school.

  5. Conditional

    Eu votaria nele de novo, sem dúvida.

    I'd vote for him again, no doubt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É importante que todos votem com consciência.

    It's important that everyone votes thoughtfully.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se os jovens votassem mais, o resultado mudaria.

    If young people voted more, the result would change.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você votar, leve um documento com foto.

    When you vote, bring a photo ID.

  9. Imperative

    Vote pela manhã, à tarde a fila fica enorme.

    Vote in the morning, in the afternoon the line gets huge.

Good to know

  • "Votar em" is to vote for someone: "votei nela"; "votar contra" is to vote against.

Where you hear votar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 1

  • Cada apartamento vota uma vez. Each flat votes once.
  • Ontem a gente votou o conserto do elevador. Yesterday we voted on the lift repair.
  • Na próxima reunião, eu vou votar contra. At the next meeting, I'm going to vote against.

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • Cada apartamento vota uma vez. Each flat votes once.
  • Ontem a gente votou o conserto do elevador. Yesterday we voted on the lift repair.
  • Na próxima reunião, eu vou votar contra. At the next meeting, I'm going to vote against.
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I'd Like the Floor

Advanced Level 1 · Eu voto a favor.

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I'll Do It for Free

Advanced Level 3 · Então vamos votar. Quem é a favor do abaixo-assinado?

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Polling Station Two Twelve

Fluency Level 3 · O senhor sabe que votar é obrigatório, né?

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Verbs like this one

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