militar — Portuguese conjugation
to be military
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
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 | milito | I am military |
| tu | militas | you are military |
| você | milita | you are military |
| ele/ela | milita | he/she/it is military |
| nós | militamos | we are military |
| vós | militais | you (pl.) are military |
| vocês | militam | you (pl.) are military |
| eles/elas | militam | they are military |
Preterite (Pretérito perfeito simples) Regular
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 | militei | I was military |
| tu | militaste | you were military |
| você | militou | you were military |
| ele/ela | militou | he/she/it was military |
| nós | militamos | we were military |
| vós | militastes | you (pl.) were military |
| vocês | militaram | you (pl.) were military |
| eles/elas | militaram | they were military |
Imperfect (Pretérito imperfeito) Regular
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 | militava |
| tu | militavas |
| você | militava |
| ele/ela | militava |
| nós | militávamos |
| vós | militáveis |
| vocês | militavam |
| eles/elas | militavam |
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 | militaria | I would be military |
| tu | militarias | you would be military |
| você | militaria | you would be military |
| ele/ela | militaria | he/she/it would be military |
| nós | militaríamos | we would be military |
| vós | militaríeis | you (pl.) would be military |
| vocês | militariam | you (pl.) would be military |
| eles/elas | militariam | they would be military |
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 | militarei | I will be military |
| tu | militarás | you will be military |
| você | militará | you will be military |
| ele/ela | militará | he/she/it will be military |
| nós | militaremos | we will be military |
| vós | militareis | you (pl.) will be military |
| vocês | militarão | you (pl.) will be military |
| eles/elas | militarão | they will be military |
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 militado | I have been military |
| tu | tens militado | you have been military |
| você | tem militado | you have been military |
| ele/ela | tem militado | he/she/it has been military |
| nós | temos militado | we have been military |
| vós | tendes militado | you (pl.) have been military |
| vocês | têm militado | you (pl.) have been military |
| eles/elas | têm militado | they have been military |
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 militado | I had been military |
| tu | tinhas militado | you had been military |
| você | tinha militado | you had been military |
| ele/ela | tinha militado | he/she/it had been military |
| nós | tínhamos militado | we had been military |
| vós | tínheis militado | you (pl.) had been military |
| vocês | tinham militado | you (pl.) had been military |
| eles/elas | tinham militado | they had been military |
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 militado |
| tu | terias militado |
| você | teria militado |
| ele/ela | teria militado |
| nós | teríamos militado |
| vós | teríeis militado |
| vocês | teriam militado |
| eles/elas | teriam militado |
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 militado | I will have been military |
| tu | terás militado | you will have been military |
| você | terá militado | you will have been military |
| ele/ela | terá militado | he/she/it will have been military |
| nós | teremos militado | we will have been military |
| vós | tereis militado | you (pl.) will have been military |
| vocês | terão militado | you (pl.) will have been military |
| eles/elas | terão militado | they will have been military |
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 | milite |
| tu | milites |
| você | milite |
| ele/ela | milite |
| nós | militemos |
| vós | militeis |
| vocês | militem |
| eles/elas | militem |
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 | militasse |
| tu | militasses |
| você | militasse |
| ele/ela | militasse |
| nós | militássemos |
| vós | militásseis |
| vocês | militassem |
| eles/elas | militassem |
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 | milita |
| você | milite |
| ele/ela | milite |
| nós | militemos |
| vós | militai |
| vocês | militem |
| eles/elas | militem |
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 milites |
| você | não milite |
| ele/ela | não milite |
| nós | não militemos |
| vós | não militeis |
| vocês | não militem |
| eles/elas | não militem |