Verb conjugator

Portuguese verb conjugation tables

Type any Portuguese verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

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Portuguese verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Portuguese verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like falar (to speak) or ser (to be), or type any Portuguese verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing falar (to speak) · regular -ar

falar

to speak regular -ar
Presente
eu falo
tu falas
ele/ela fala
nós falamos
vós falais
eles/elas falam
Pretérito perfeito
eu falei
tu falaste
ele/ela falou
nós falamos
vós falastes
eles/elas falaram
Futuro
eu falarei
tu falarás
ele/ela falará
nós falaremos
vós falareis
eles/elas falarão

How Portuguese conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Presente, Pretérito perfeito, Futuro.

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (regular -ar for falar, for example). Irregular verbs like ser (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Portuguese, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

150 most common Portuguese verbs

Each verb has a page of its own with every tense as a table, the irregular forms marked and example sentences. Irregular verbs are marked with an orange dot.

  1. fazer to do, make irregular
  2. ter to have irregular
  3. falar to speak
  4. ficar to stay, become
  5. ser to be (permanent) irregular
  6. ver to see irregular
  7. ir to go irregular
  8. dar to give irregular
  9. estar to be (state, location) irregular
  10. dizer to say irregular
  11. saber to know (facts) irregular
  12. poder to be able to irregular
  13. sair to leave, go out irregular
  14. partir to leave, depart
  15. deixar to leave, let
  16. usar to use
  17. passar to pass, spend
  18. ajudar to help
  19. chegar to arrive
  20. pensar to think
  21. encontrar to find, meet
  22. voltar to return
  23. começar to begin
  24. ouvir to hear, listen irregular
  25. levar to take, carry
  26. entrar to enter
  27. trabalhar to work
  28. viver to live
  29. seguir to follow, continue irregular
  30. mudar to change, move
  31. tentar to try
  32. comprar to buy
  33. parar to stop
  34. ler to read irregular
  35. tirar to remove, take
  36. conseguir to manage, obtain irregular
  37. sentir to feel irregular
  38. criar to create, raise
  39. olhar to look
  40. perder to lose, miss irregular
  41. colocar to put, place
  42. conhecer to know (people, places)
  43. mostrar to show
  44. continuar to continue
  45. contar to count, tell
  46. morrer to die irregular
  47. acontecer to happen
  48. entender to understand
  49. comer to eat
  50. ganhar to win, earn irregular
  51. vir to come irregular
  52. pagar to pay irregular
  53. acabar to finish
  54. chamar to call, name
  55. esperar to hope, wait
  56. dormir to sleep irregular
  57. receber to receive
  58. jogar to play
  59. aprender to learn
  60. querer to want irregular
  61. escrever to write irregular
  62. lembrar to remember
  63. abrir to open irregular
  64. matar to kill irregular
  65. achar to find, think
  66. participar to participate
  67. andar to walk, go around
  68. evitar to avoid
  69. acreditar to believe
  70. trazer to bring irregular
  71. escolher to choose
  72. procurar to look for
  73. proteger to protect
  74. apresentar to present, introduce
  75. explicar to explain
  76. assistir to watch, attend
  77. resolver to solve, decide
  78. responder to answer
  79. buscar to seek, fetch
  80. melhorar to improve
  81. beber to drink
  82. cair to fall irregular
  83. aumentar to increase
  84. correr to run
  85. construir to build irregular
  86. haver to have, there be irregular
  87. tocar to touch, play
  88. visitar to visit
  89. esquecer to forget
  90. aceitar to accept irregular
  91. cuidar to care for
  92. tratar to treat, deal with
  93. ligar to turn on, call
  94. mandar to send, order
  95. parecer to seem
  96. oferecer to offer
  97. terminar to finish, end
  98. estudar to study
  99. salvar to save irregular
  100. gostar to like
  101. perguntar to ask
  102. vender to sell
  103. precisar to need
  104. casar to marry
  105. fechar to close
  106. viajar to travel
  107. crescer to grow
  108. servir to serve irregular
  109. permitir to allow
  110. produzir to produce irregular
  111. ensinar to teach
  112. levantar to raise, get up
  113. imaginar to imagine
  114. acompanhar to accompany, follow
  115. controlar to control
  116. subir to go up irregular
  117. cantar to sing
  118. brincar to play, joke
  119. cortar to cut
  120. agradecer to thank
  121. desenvolver to develop
  122. decidir to decide
  123. amar to love
  124. entregar to deliver, hand over irregular
  125. preparar to prepare
  126. chorar to cry
  127. dançar to dance
  128. existir to exist
  129. quebrar to break
  130. verificar to verify, check
  131. morar to live, reside
  132. organizar to organize
  133. dever to owe, should
  134. confiar to trust
  135. acordar to wake, agree
  136. informar to inform
  137. pôr to put irregular
  138. rir to laugh irregular
  139. funcionar to work, function
  140. lavar to wash
  141. guardar to keep, store
  142. limpar to clean irregular
  143. dirigir to drive, direct
  144. sentar to seat, sit
  145. representar to represent
  146. avisar to warn, notify
  147. permanecer to remain
  148. repetir to repeat irregular
  149. desejar to wish
  150. diminuir to decrease irregular

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Portuguese verbs?

To conjugate a Portuguese verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take falar (to speak): in the eu form it is falo now, falei in the past, and falarei in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Portuguese verbs?

The most common Portuguese verbs include falar (to speak), comer (to eat), partir (to leave), ser (to be), estar (to be), ter (to have), fazer (to do, to make), ir (to go). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Portuguese verb conjugation hard?

Portuguese conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Portuguese is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Portuguese have?

These three, Presente, Pretérito perfeito, Futuro, are the core of everyday Portuguese and the right place to start. Real Portuguese also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.