The Portuguese verb colocar means "to put, place". 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 colocar is eu coloco, tu colocas, ele/ela coloca, nós colocamos, vós colocais, eles/elas colocam. 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 | coloco | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | colocas | |
| ele/ | coloca | |
| nós | colocamos | |
| vós | colocais | |
| eles/ | colocam |
| eu | coloquei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | colocaste |
| ele/ | colocou |
| nós | colocámos |
| vós | colocastes |
| eles/ | colocaram |
| eu | colocava |
|---|---|
| tu | colocavas |
| ele/ | colocava |
| nós | colocávamos |
| vós | colocáveis |
| eles/ | colocavam |
| eu | colocarei |
|---|---|
| tu | colocarás |
| ele/ | colocará |
| nós | colocaremos |
| vós | colocareis |
| eles/ | colocarão |
| eu | colocaria |
|---|---|
| tu | colocarias |
| ele/ | colocaria |
| nós | colocaríamos |
| vós | colocaríeis |
| eles/ | colocariam |
| que eu | coloque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | coloques (irregular) |
| que ele/ | coloque (irregular) |
| que nós | coloquemos (irregular) |
| que vós | coloqueis (irregular) |
| que eles/ | coloquem (irregular) |
| tu | coloca |
|---|---|
| você | coloque (irregular) |
| nós | coloquemos (irregular) |
| vós | colocai |
| vocês | coloquem (irregular) |
Colocar is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in the simple past eu form coloquei, all present subjunctive forms such as coloque and coloquemos, and the você, nós, and vocês commands coloque, coloquemos, and coloquem.
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Yes, colocar is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular ar model shown in the table.
The simple past eu form is coloquei, and the present subjunctive uses forms such as coloque, coloques, and coloquem. These are spelling changes shown in the table.
The gerund is colocando and the past participle is colocado. The table shows no separate auxiliary form.