Caminhar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Portuguese

caminhar — to walk — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Portuguese. It is a regular -ar verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It means to walk, and it is completely regular: caminho, caminhas, caminha, caminhamos, caminhais, caminham. Its pretérito perfeito is caminhei, caminhaste, caminhou, and its participle is caminhado. Do not confuse it with andar, which also means to walk, or with correr, which means to run. On this page you will find caminhar in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the caminhar conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the caminhar present tense page.

Example sentences with caminhar

In the present tense

  • “Eu caminho no parque todos os dias.” — “I walk in the park”
  • “Tu caminhas no parque todos os dias.” — “You walk in the park”
  • “Ele caminha no parque todos os dias.” — “He walks in the park”
  • “Nós caminhamos no parque todos os dias.” — “We walk in the park”
  • “Vós caminhais no parque todos os dias.” — “You walk in the park”
  • “Eles caminham no parque todos os dias.” — “They walk in the park”

In the pretérito perfeito

  • “Eu caminhei no parque ontem.” — “I walked in the park”
  • “Tu caminhaste no parque ontem.” — “You walked in the park”
  • “Ele caminhou no parque ontem.” — “He walked in the park”
  • “Nós caminhámos no parque ontem.” — “We walked in the park”
  • “Vós caminhastes no parque ontem.” — “You walked in the park”
  • “Eles caminharam no parque ontem.” — “They walked in the park”

In other tenses

The same verb in the pretérito imperfeito, the futuro do presente, the futuro do pretérito, the presente do subjuntivo and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Eu caminhava no parque antigamente.” — “I used to walk in the park”
  • “Tu caminharás no parque amanhã.” — “You will walk in the park”
  • “Ele caminharia no parque um dia.” — “He would walk in the park”
  • “É importante que nós caminhemos no parque.” — “It is important that we walk in the park”
  • “Caminha no parque!” — “Walk in the park!”

How caminhar is used

The first thing to know about caminhar is its core meaning: to walk. It means to walk, and it is completely regular: caminho, caminhas, caminha, caminhamos, caminhais, caminham. Its pretérito perfeito is caminhei, caminhaste, caminhou, and its participle is caminhado. Do not confuse it with andar, which also means to walk, or with correr, which means to run. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the pretérito perfeito, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company caminhar keeps. The present eu form is caminho, and it pairs naturally with the time words todos os dias and sempre for habits, and with agora for what is happening right now. The pretérito perfeito composto eu form is tenho caminhado, and it pairs with ontem and esta semana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what caminhar does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after eu you need caminho, never caminhar. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the pretérito perfeito composto is tenho caminhado, built with ter, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle caminhado is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Caminhar in context

Eu caminho no parque todos os dias. Tu caminhas no parque todos os dias. Ele caminha no parque todos os dias. Nós caminhamos no parque todos os dias. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of caminhar is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — caminho, caminhas, caminha, caminhamos — while the meaning stays the same: to walk. Eu caminhei no parque ontem. Tu caminhaste no parque ontem. Ele caminhou no parque ontem. Nós caminhámos no parque ontem. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the pretérito perfeito of caminhar appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to walk — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Eu caminhar no parque.”

✓ Right: “Eu caminho no parque todos os dias.”

The infinitive caminhar never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form caminho.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Eu caminhas no parque.”

✓ Right: “Eu caminho no parque todos os dias.”

caminhas is the tu form, not the eu form. The eu form is caminho — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Eu caminho no parque ontem.”

✓ Right: “Eu caminhei no parque ontem.”

Ontem points to the past, so use the pretérito perfeito caminhei here, not the present caminho.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Eu sou caminhado no parque.”

✓ Right: “Eu tenho caminhado no parque esta semana.”

caminhar takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto. The eu form is tenho caminhado — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on caminhar across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of caminhar in the Present indicative (presente)?

    • A) caminho
    • B) caminhas
    • C) caminha
    • D) caminhamos

  2. What is the eu form of caminhar in the Pretérito perfeito composto?

    • A) tens caminhado
    • B) tem caminhado
    • C) tenho caminhado
    • D) temos caminhado

  3. What is the ele/ela form of caminhar in the Pretérito imperfeito?

    • A) caminhavas
    • B) caminhávamos
    • C) caminháveis
    • D) caminhava

  4. What is the nós form of caminhar in the Futuro do presente?

    • A) caminharemos
    • B) caminharei
    • C) caminharás
    • D) caminhará

  5. What is the tu form of caminhar in the Futuro do pretérito?

    • A) caminharia
    • B) caminharias
    • C) caminharíamos
    • D) caminharíeis

  6. What is the eu form of caminhar in the Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples?

    • A) caminharas
    • B) caminháramos
    • C) caminhara
    • D) caminháreis

  7. What is the nós form of caminhar in the Presente do subjuntivo?

    • A) caminhe
    • B) caminhes
    • C) caminheis
    • D) caminhemos

  8. What is the gerund of caminhar?

    • A) caminhando
    • B) caminhado
    • C) caminhar
    • D) caminho

  9. What is the past participle of caminhar?

    • A) caminhando
    • B) caminhado
    • C) caminhar
    • D) caminho

  10. What does caminhar mean in English?

  • A) to ask for
  • B) to receive
  • C) to walk
  • D) to pay

Answer key

  1. B) caminhas — the correct form is caminhas. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) tenho caminhado — the correct form is tenho caminhado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) caminhava — the correct form is caminhava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) caminharemos — the correct form is caminharemos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) caminharias — the correct form is caminharias. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) caminhara — the correct form is caminhara. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) caminhemos — the correct form is caminhemos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) caminhando — the correct form is caminhando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) caminhado — the correct form is caminhado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to walk — the correct form is to walk. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does caminhar mean in English?

caminhar means “to walk”. You use it whenever you talk about to walk in Portuguese, in the present, the past and the future.

Is caminhar regular or irregular?

caminhar is regular. caminhar is regular: every form follows the standard -ar endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of caminhar?

The gerund is caminhando and the past participle is caminhado. The perfect tenses use ter + caminhado.

Where can I see the full conjugation of caminhar?

On the caminhar conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The caminhar present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for caminhar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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