The Portuguese verb brincar means "to play, joke". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of brincar is eu brinco, tu brincas, ele/ela brinca, nós brincamos, vós brincais, eles/elas brincam. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| eu | brinco | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | brincas | |
| ele/ | brinca | |
| nós | brincamos | |
| vós | brincais | |
| eles/ | brincam |
| eu | brinquei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | brincaste |
| ele/ | brincou |
| nós | brincámos |
| vós | brincastes |
| eles/ | brincaram |
| eu | brincava |
|---|---|
| tu | brincavas |
| ele/ | brincava |
| nós | brincávamos |
| vós | brincáveis |
| eles/ | brincavam |
| eu | brincarei |
|---|---|
| tu | brincarás |
| ele/ | brincará |
| nós | brincaremos |
| vós | brincareis |
| eles/ | brincarão |
| eu | brincaria |
|---|---|
| tu | brincarias |
| ele/ | brincaria |
| nós | brincaríamos |
| vós | brincaríeis |
| eles/ | brincariam |
| que eu | brinque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | brinques (irregular) |
| que ele/ | brinque (irregular) |
| que nós | brinquemos (irregular) |
| que vós | brinqueis (irregular) |
| que eles/ | brinquem (irregular) |
| tu | brinca |
|---|---|
| você | brinque (irregular) |
| nós | brinquemos (irregular) |
| vós | brincai |
| vocês | brinquem (irregular) |
Brincar is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in the simple past eu form, such as brinquei, and throughout the present subjunctive and the você, nós, and vocês imperative forms, such as brinque and brinquemos.
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Yes. Brincar is regular, with spelling changes only, and follows the regular ar model.
The simple past eu form is brinquei. The spelling changes from c to qu before the e ending.
They are brinque, brinques, brinque, brinquemos, brinqueis, and brinquem. The spelling changes from c to qu in these forms.