divorciar-se — Portuguese conjugation
to get divorced
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers routines, states, and immediate future with adverbs like hoje or amanhã. One present form covers both English simple and progressive readings in most situations.
Ela estuda português todas as noites.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | divorcio-me | I get divorced |
| tu | divorcias-te | you get divorced |
| você | divorcia-se | you get divorced |
| ele/ela | divorcia-se | he/she/it gets divorced |
| nós | divorciamo-nos | we get divorced |
| vós | divorciais-vos | you (pl.) get divorced |
| vocês | divorciam-se | you (pl.) get divorced |
| eles/elas | divorciam-se | they get divorced |
Preterite (Pretérito perfeito simples) Irregular
The pretérito perfeito simples is a sharp, completed past. In European Portuguese it is the standard story-telling past; Brazilian usage often prefers the compound form in speech while keeping the simple for narrative and writing.
Ontem escreveu a carta inteira de uma vez.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | divorciei-me | I got divorced |
| tu | divorciaste-te | you got divorced |
| você | divorciou-se | you got divorced |
| ele/ela | divorciou-se | he/she/it got divorced |
| nós | divorciamo-nos | we got divorced |
| vós | divorciastes-vos | you (pl.) got divorced |
| vocês | divorciaram-se | you (pl.) got divorced |
| eles/elas | divorciaram-se | they got divorced |
Imperfect (Pretérito imperfeito) Irregular
The imperfeito describes past background, repeated actions, and how things used to be. Contrast it with the simple preterite for the “main event” line of a story.
Quando era criança, brincava na praia.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | divorciava-me |
| tu | divorciavas-te |
| você | divorciava-se |
| ele/ela | divorciava-se |
| nós | divorciávamo-nos |
| vós | divorciáveis-vos |
| vocês | divorciavam-se |
| eles/elas | divorciavam-se |
Conditional (Condicional) Regular
The condicional is for polite offers, soft questions, and hypothetical “would” outcomes, and it often closes a se + imperfeito do subjuntivo chain in formal style.
Você poderia me explicar outra vez?
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | divorciar-me-ia | I would get divorced |
| tu | divorciar-te-ias | you would get divorced |
| você | divorciar-se-ia | you would get divorced |
| ele/ela | divorciar-se-ia | he/she/it would get divorced |
| nós | divorciar-nos-íamos | we would get divorced |
| vós | divorciar-vos-íeis | you (pl.) would get divorced |
| vocês | divorciar-se-iam | you (pl.) would get divorced |
| eles/elas | divorciar-se-iam | they would get divorced |
Future (Futuro do presente) Regular
The futuro do presente states future facts; in everyday conversation you will often hear ir + infinitive or even the present with a time adverb instead of the synthetic future.
Amanhã faremos a reunião mais cedo.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | divorciar-me-ei | I will get divorced |
| tu | divorciar-te-ás | you will get divorced |
| você | divorciar-se-á | you will get divorced |
| ele/ela | divorciar-se-á | he/she/it will get divorced |
| nós | divorciar-nos-emos | we will get divorced |
| vós | divorciar-vos-eis | you (pl.) will get divorced |
| vocês | divorciar-se-ão | you (pl.) will get divorced |
| eles/elas | divorciar-se-ão | they will get divorced |
Present perfect (Pretérito perfeito composto) Regular
The pretérito perfeito composto uses ter or haver plus the participle for a past that still touches the present or happens repeatedly up to now — a “have done” perfect with strong links to European norms.
Tenho pensado nisso há semanas.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | tenho divorciado | I have gotten divorced |
| tu | tens divorciado | you have gotten divorced |
| você | tem divorciado | you have gotten divorced |
| ele/ela | tem divorciado | he/she/it has gotten divorced |
| nós | temos divorciado | we have gotten divorced |
| vós | tendes divorciado | you (pl.) have gotten divorced |
| vocês | têm divorciado | you (pl.) have gotten divorced |
| eles/elas | têm divorciado | they have gotten divorced |
Pluperfect (Mais-que-perfeito composto) Regular
The mais-que-perfeito composto is the pluperfect: an action was already finished before another past reference. It mirrors the English “had already”.
Já tinham saído quando chegámos.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | tinha divorciado | I had gotten divorced |
| tu | tinhas divorciado | you had gotten divorced |
| você | tinha divorciado | you had gotten divorced |
| ele/ela | tinha divorciado | he/she/it had gotten divorced |
| nós | tínhamos divorciado | we had gotten divorced |
| vós | tínheis divorciado | you (pl.) had gotten divorced |
| vocês | tinham divorciado | you (pl.) had gotten divorced |
| eles/elas | tinham divorciado | they had gotten divorced |
Conditional perfect (Condicional composto) Regular
The condicional composto expresses a counterfactual “would have” and appears with the right kind of if-clause in the subjunctive past for unreal conditions.
Teria aceite se tiveses avisado com antecedência.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | teria divorciado |
| tu | terias divorciado |
| você | teria divorciado |
| ele/ela | teria divorciado |
| nós | teríamos divorciado |
| vós | teríeis divorciado |
| vocês | teriam divorciado |
| eles/elas | teriam divorciado |
Future perfect (Futuro composto) Regular
The futuro composto is the future-in-the-future: something will be finished before a later time. It is less frequent than the simple future but still useful for deadlines.
Até sexta, teremos lido tudo o relatório.
| Pronoun | Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| eu | terei divorciado | I will have gotten divorced |
| tu | terás divorciado | you will have gotten divorced |
| você | terá divorciado | you will have gotten divorced |
| ele/ela | terá divorciado | he/she/it will have gotten divorced |
| nós | teremos divorciado | we will have gotten divorced |
| vós | tereis divorciado | you (pl.) will have gotten divorced |
| vocês | terão divorciado | you (pl.) will have gotten divorced |
| eles/elas | terão divorciado | they will have gotten divorced |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Conjuntivo presente) Regular
The present subjunctive appears after want, hope, fear, and impersonal triggers, and typically requires a new subject in the subordinate clause, just as in the other main Romance languages.
Espero que encontres o caminho fácil.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | divorcie-me |
| tu | divorcies-te |
| você | divorcie-se |
| ele/ela | divorcie-se |
| nós | divorciemo-nos |
| vós | divorcieis-vos |
| vocês | divorciem-se |
| eles/elas | divorciem-se |
Imperfect subjunctive (Conjuntivo pretérito imperf.) Regular
The imperfect subjunctive in se + subjunctive → condicional is the classic “if I were a rich man” line in European Portuguese, parallel to the Spanish -ra form.
Se tivesse mais tempo, aprenderia outro idioma.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| eu | divorciasse-me |
| tu | divorciasses-te |
| você | divorciasse-se |
| ele/ela | divorciasse-se |
| nós | divorciássemo-nos |
| vós | divorciásseis-vos |
| vocês | divorciassem-se |
| eles/elas | divorciassem-se |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular
The affirmative imperative in Portuguese is built with tu, você, nós, vós, and vocês forms; Brazilian norms favour você/vocês with third-person present verb shapes.
Diga a verdade, por favor.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| tu | divorcia-te |
| você | divorcie-se |
| ele/ela | divorcie-se |
| nós | divorciemo-nos |
| vós | divorciai-vos |
| vocês | divorciem-se |
| eles/elas | divorciem-se |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands require não plus the present subjunctive for each person, which is a distinctive feature compared to other Romance systems that reuse present indicative in some slots.
Não falemos com pressa, está tudo calmo.
| Pronoun | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| tu | não te divorcies |
| você | não se divorcie |
| ele/ela | não se divorcie |
| nós | não nos divorciemos |
| vós | não vos divorcieis |
| vocês | não se divorciem |
| eles/elas | não se divorciem |