The Portuguese verb matar means "to kill". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 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 matar is eu mato, tu matas, ele/ela mata, nós matamos, vós matais, eles/elas matam. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| eu | mato | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | matas | |
| ele/ | mata | |
| nós | matamos | |
| vós | matais | |
| eles/ | matam |
| eu | matei |
|---|---|
| tu | mataste |
| ele/ | matou |
| nós | matámos |
| vós | matastes |
| eles/ | mataram |
| eu | matava |
|---|---|
| tu | matavas |
| ele/ | matava |
| nós | matávamos |
| vós | matáveis |
| eles/ | matavam |
| eu | matarei |
|---|---|
| tu | matarás |
| ele/ | matará |
| nós | mataremos |
| vós | matareis |
| eles/ | matarão |
| eu | mataria |
|---|---|
| tu | matarias |
| ele/ | mataria |
| nós | mataríamos |
| vós | mataríeis |
| eles/ | matariam |
| que eu | mate |
|---|---|
| que tu | mates |
| que ele/ | mate |
| que nós | matemos |
| que vós | mateis |
| que eles/ | matem |
| tu | mata |
|---|---|
| você | mate |
| nós | matemos |
| vós | matai |
| vocês | matem |
Matar is irregular because its past participle is morto, unlike the regular -ar model. The other forms in the table follow the matar stem, including matei and matando.
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Matar is irregular because its past participle is morto. Its other listed forms follow the regular stem pattern.
The masculine singular past participle is morto. The gerund is matando.
The forms are mate, mates, mate, matemos, mateis, and matem. The stem remains mat in these forms.