Skip to content
fluentbyear

ENGLISH VERB

concentrate

se concentrar

  • #456 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: concentrating
  • Past participle: concentrated

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use concentrate

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

  1. Present

    I concentrate better with a little background noise.

    Eu me concentro melhor com um barulhinho de fundo.

  2. Past

    He concentrated so hard he forgot to eat.

    Ele se concentrou tanto que esqueceu de comer.

  3. Future

    This year I will concentrate on my health.

    Este ano eu vou me concentrar na minha saúde.

  4. Present continuous

    Quiet, please, your sister is concentrating.

    Silêncio, por favor, sua irmã está se concentrando.

  5. Present perfect

    We have concentrated too much on price.

    A gente se concentrou demais no preço.

  6. Conditional

    I would concentrate better in a quieter room.

    Eu me concentraria melhor numa sala mais silenciosa.

  7. Imperative

    Concentrate on your breathing and relax your shoulders.

    Se concentra na respiração e relaxa os ombros.

Good to know

  • "Concentrate on" é se concentrar em: "concentrate on the road". Sem pronome: "I can't concentrate".
  • "Focus on" quer dizer o mesmo e é ainda mais comum na fala.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.