Lembrar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Portuguese

lembrar — to remember — 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 remember, and it is completely regular: lembro, lembras, lembra, lembramos, lembrais, lembram. Its pretérito perfeito is lembrei, lembraste, lembrou, and its participle is lembrado. It usually takes de before its object: lembro da Maria. On this page you will find lembrar 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 lembrar conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the lembrar present tense page.

Example sentences with lembrar

In the present tense

  • “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.” — “I remember Maria”
  • “Tu lembras da Maria todos os dias.” — “You remember Maria”
  • “Ele lembra da Maria todos os dias.” — “He remembers Maria”
  • “Nós lembramos da Maria todos os dias.” — “We remember Maria”
  • “Vós lembrais da Maria todos os dias.” — “You remember Maria”
  • “Eles lembram da Maria todos os dias.” — “They remember Maria”

In the pretérito perfeito

  • “Eu lembrei da Maria ontem.” — “I remembered Maria”
  • “Tu lembraste da Maria ontem.” — “You remembered Maria”
  • “Ele lembrou da Maria ontem.” — “He remembered Maria”
  • “Nós lembrámos da Maria ontem.” — “We remembered Maria”
  • “Vós lembrastes da Maria ontem.” — “You remembered Maria”
  • “Eles lembraram da Maria ontem.” — “They remembered Maria”

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 lembrava da Maria antigamente.” — “I used to remember Maria”
  • “Tu lembrarás da Maria amanhã.” — “You will remember Maria”
  • “Ele lembraria da Maria um dia.” — “He would remember Maria”
  • “É importante que nós lembremos da Maria.” — “It is important that we remember Maria”
  • “Lembra da Maria!” — “Remember Maria!”

How lembrar is used

The first thing to know about lembrar is its core meaning: to remember. It means to remember, and it is completely regular: lembro, lembras, lembra, lembramos, lembrais, lembram. Its pretérito perfeito is lembrei, lembraste, lembrou, and its participle is lembrado. It usually takes de before its object: lembro da Maria. 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 lembrar keeps. The present eu form is lembro, 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 lembrado, 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 lembrar does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after eu you need lembro, never lembrar. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the pretérito perfeito composto is tenho lembrado, built with ter, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle lembrado is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Lembrar in context

Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias. Tu lembras da Maria todos os dias. Ele lembra da Maria todos os dias. Nós lembramos da Maria todos os dias. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of lembrar is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — lembro, lembras, lembra, lembramos — while the meaning stays the same: to remember. Eu lembrei da Maria ontem. Tu lembraste da Maria ontem. Ele lembrou da Maria ontem. Nós lembrámos da Maria ontem. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the pretérito perfeito of lembrar 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 remember — 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 lembrar da Maria.”

✓ Right: “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.”

The infinitive lembrar never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form lembro.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Eu lembras da Maria.”

✓ Right: “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.”

lembras is the tu form, not the eu form. The eu form is lembro — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Eu lembro da Maria ontem.”

✓ Right: “Eu lembrei da Maria ontem.”

Ontem points to the past, so use the pretérito perfeito lembrei here, not the present lembro.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Eu sou lembrado da Maria.”

✓ Right: “Eu tenho lembrado da Maria esta semana.”

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

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) lembro
    • B) lembras
    • C) lembra
    • D) lembramos

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

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

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

    • A) lembravas
    • B) lembrávamos
    • C) lembráveis
    • D) lembrava

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

    • A) lembraremos
    • B) lembrarei
    • C) lembrarás
    • D) lembrará

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

    • A) lembraria
    • B) lembrarias
    • C) lembraríamos
    • D) lembraríeis

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

    • A) lembraras
    • B) lembráramos
    • C) lembrara
    • D) lembráreis

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

    • A) lembre
    • B) lembres
    • C) lembreis
    • D) lembremos

  8. What is the gerund of lembrar?

    • A) lembrando
    • B) lembrado
    • C) lembrar
    • D) lembro

  9. What is the past participle of lembrar?

    • A) lembrando
    • B) lembrado
    • C) lembrar
    • D) lembro

  10. What does lembrar mean in English?

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

Answer key

  1. B) lembras — the correct form is lembras. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) tenho lembrado — the correct form is tenho lembrado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) lembrava — the correct form is lembrava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) lembraremos — the correct form is lembraremos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) lembrarias — the correct form is lembrarias. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) lembrara — the correct form is lembrara. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) lembremos — the correct form is lembremos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) lembrando — the correct form is lembrando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) lembrado — the correct form is lembrado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to remember — the correct form is to remember. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does lembrar mean in English?

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

Is lembrar regular or irregular?

lembrar is regular. lembrar 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 lembrar?

The gerund is lembrando and the past participle is lembrado. The perfect tenses use ter + lembrado.

Where can I see the full conjugation of lembrar?

On the lembrar conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The lembrar 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 lembrar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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