Lembrar Conjugation in Portuguese
lembrar means “to remember” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Portuguese learners meet — it sits at number 75 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Portuguese verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of lembrar — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.” — “I remember Maria.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: lembrar
- English: to remember
- Verb type: Regular -ar verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: lembrando
- Present participle: —
- Past participle: lembrado
- Auxiliary: ter (all perfect tenses are formed with ter + the past participle)
- Ending: -ar verbs; pattern ar in the verified tables
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. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read lembrar in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about lembrar
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -ar pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use ter: the pretérito perfeito composto is formed with ter in the present plus the past participle lembrado. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The gerund is lembrando and the past participle is lembrado: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the gerund appears in progressive constructions and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. There is no present participle form listed for this verb in the verified tables. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for lembrar. Learn the present tense first, then the pretérito perfeito and the pretérito imperfeito, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembro |
| tu | lembras |
| ele/ela | lembra |
| nós | lembramos |
| vós | lembrais |
| eles/elas | lembram |
The present indicative (presente) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.” — “I remember Maria”
Pretérito perfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembrei |
| tu | lembraste |
| ele/ela | lembrou |
| nós | lembrámos |
| vós | lembrastes |
| eles/elas | lembraram |
The pretérito perfeito is used for completed actions in the past, especially one finished event. For example: “Eu lembrei da Maria ontem.” — “I remembered Maria”
Pretérito imperfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembrava |
| tu | lembravas |
| ele/ela | lembrava |
| nós | lembrávamos |
| vós | lembráveis |
| eles/elas | lembravam |
The pretérito imperfeito is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Eu lembrava da Maria antigamente.” — “I used to remember Maria”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembrara |
| tu | lembraras |
| ele/ela | lembrara |
| nós | lembráramos |
| vós | lembráreis |
| eles/elas | lembraram |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples is used for an action completed before another past action; in everyday speech the compound form with tinha is more common. For example: “Eu lembrara da Maria antes do jantar.” — “I had remembered Maria”
Futuro do presente
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembrarei |
| tu | lembrarás |
| ele/ela | lembrará |
| nós | lembraremos |
| vós | lembrareis |
| eles/elas | lembrarão |
The futuro do presente is used for what will happen, for predictions and for promises. For example: “Eu lembrarei da Maria amanhã.” — “I will remember Maria”
Futuro do pretérito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembraria |
| tu | lembrarias |
| ele/ela | lembraria |
| nós | lembraríamos |
| vós | lembraríeis |
| eles/elas | lembrariam |
The futuro do pretérito is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Eu lembraria da Maria um dia.” — “I would remember Maria”
Pretérito perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenho lembrado |
| tu | tens lembrado |
| ele/ela | tem lembrado |
| nós | temos lembrado |
| vós | tendes lembrado |
| eles/elas | têm lembrado |
The pretérito perfeito composto is used for actions that started in the past and continue, or have been repeated, up to the present. For example: “Ele tem lembrado da Maria esta semana.” — “He has remembered Maria”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tinha lembrado |
| tu | tinhas lembrado |
| ele/ela | tinha lembrado |
| nós | tínhamos lembrado |
| vós | tínheis lembrado |
| eles/elas | tinham lembrado |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Eu tinha lembrado da Maria antes do jantar.” — “I had remembered Maria”
Futuro do presente composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | terei lembrado |
| tu | terás lembrado |
| ele/ela | terá lembrado |
| nós | teremos lembrado |
| vós | tereis lembrado |
| eles/elas | terão lembrado |
The futuro do presente composto is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Eu terei lembrado da Maria até amanhã.” — “I will have remembered Maria”
Futuro do pretérito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | teria lembrado |
| tu | terias lembrado |
| ele/ela | teria lembrado |
| nós | teríamos lembrado |
| vós | teríeis lembrado |
| eles/elas | teriam lembrado |
The futuro do pretérito composto is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Eu teria lembrado da Maria ontem.” — “I would have remembered Maria”
Presente do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembre |
| tu | lembres |
| ele/ela | lembre |
| nós | lembremos |
| vós | lembreis |
| eles/elas | lembrem |
The presente do subjuntivo is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. For example: “É importante que eu lembre da Maria.” — “It is important that I remember Maria”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembrasse |
| tu | lembrasses |
| ele/ela | lembrasse |
| nós | lembrássemos |
| vós | lembrásseis |
| eles/elas | lembrassem |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after que, and in se-clauses. For example: “Era importante que eu lembrasse da Maria.” — “It was important that I remember Maria”
Futuro do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | lembrar |
| tu | lembrares |
| ele/ela | lembrar |
| nós | lembrarmos |
| vós | lembrardes |
| eles/elas | lembrarem |
The futuro do subjuntivo is used after se and quando for a future possibility, where English would use the present. For example: “Se eu lembrar da Maria, é bom.” — “If I remember Maria, that is good”
Imperativo (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | lembra |
| ele/ela | lembre |
| nós | lembremos |
| vós | lembrai |
| eles/elas | lembrem |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Lembra da Maria!” — “Remember Maria!”
Imperativo (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | não lembres |
| ele/ela | não lembre |
| nós | não lembremos |
| vós | não lembreis |
| eles/elas | não lembrem |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Não lembres da Maria.” — “Do not remember Maria.”
Presente do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenha lembrado |
| tu | tenhas lembrado |
| ele/ela | tenha lembrado |
| nós | tenhamos lembrado |
| vós | tenhais lembrado |
| eles/elas | tenham lembrado |
The presente do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a subordinate clause expressing doubt, wish or emotion. For example: “É importante que eu tenha lembrado da Maria.” — “It is important that I have remembered Maria”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tivesse lembrado |
| tu | tivesses lembrado |
| ele/ela | tivesse lembrado |
| nós | tivéssemos lembrado |
| vós | tivésseis lembrado |
| eles/elas | tivessem lembrado |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a past subordinate clause. For example: “Era importante que eu tivesse lembrado da Maria.” — “It was important that I had remembered Maria”
Futuro do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tiver lembrado |
| tu | tiveres lembrado |
| ele/ela | tiver lembrado |
| nós | tivermos lembrado |
| vós | tiverdes lembrado |
| eles/elas | tiverem lembrado |
The futuro do subjuntivo composto is used after se for a completed future possibility. For example: “Se eu tiver lembrado da Maria, é bom.” — “If I have remembered Maria, that is good”
Gerund
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Gerund | lembrando |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with estar for the progressive. For example: “Lembrando da Maria, aprendo muito.” — “While remembering Maria, I learn a lot.”
Past participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Past participle | lembrado |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Eu tenho lembrado da Maria esta semana.” — “I have remembered Maria.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with lembrar, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Portuguese and try to produce it from the English.
- “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.” — “I remember Maria”
- “Tu lembraste da Maria ontem.” — “You remembered Maria”
- “Ele lembrava da Maria antigamente.” — “He used to remember Maria”
- “Eu lembrarei da Maria amanhã.” — “I will remember Maria”
- “Tu lembrarias da Maria um dia.” — “You would remember Maria”
- “Ele tem lembrado da Maria esta semana.” — “He has remembered Maria”
- “Eu tinha lembrado da Maria antes do jantar.” — “I had remembered Maria”
- “Tu terás lembrado da Maria até amanhã.” — “You will have remembered Maria”
- “É importante que eu lembre da Maria.” — “It is important that I remember Maria”
- “Lembra da Maria!” — “Remember Maria!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Eu lembras da Maria.”
✓ Right: “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.”
lembras is the tu form, not the eu form. Match the verb to the subject every time: eu goes with lembro.
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 the present is wrong here. Use the pretérito perfeito lembrei for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the pretérito perfeito composto
✗ Wrong: “Eu sou lembrado da Maria.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho lembrado da Maria esta semana.”
The pretérito perfeito composto of lembrar is formed with ter plus the past participle lembrado: the eu form is tenho lembrado. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “É importante que eu lembro da Maria.”
✓ Right: “É importante que eu lembre da Maria.”
After é importante que Portuguese needs the subjunctive, so use lembre here, not the indicative lembro.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Eu tenho lembrando da Maria.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho lembrado da Maria esta semana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle lembrado, not the gerund lembrando. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on lembrar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the eu form of lembrar in the Present indicative (presente)?
- A) lembras
- B) lembro
- C) lembra
- D) lembramos
What is the ele/ela form of lembrar in the Pretérito perfeito?
- A) lembrei
- B) lembraste
- C) lembrou
- D) lembrámos
What is the nós form of lembrar in the Pretérito imperfeito?
- A) lembrava
- B) lembravas
- C) lembráveis
- D) lembrávamos
What is the tu form of lembrar in the Futuro do presente?
- A) lembrarás
- B) lembrarei
- C) lembrará
- D) lembraremos
What is the eu form of lembrar in the Futuro do pretérito?
- A) lembrarias
- B) lembraria
- C) lembraríamos
- D) lembraríeis
What is the ele/ela form of lembrar in the Pretérito perfeito composto?
- A) tenho lembrado
- B) tens lembrado
- C) tem lembrado
- D) temos lembrado
What is the ele/ela form of lembrar in the Presente do subjuntivo?
- A) lembres
- B) lembremos
- C) lembreis
- D) lembre
What is the eu form of lembrar in the Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo?
- A) lembrasse
- B) lembrasses
- C) lembrássemos
- D) lembrásseis
What is the gerund of lembrar?
- A) lembrado
- B) lembrando
- C) lembrar
- D) lembro
What does lembrar mean in English?
- A) to ask for
- B) to receive
- C) to remember
- D) to pay
Answer key
- B) lembro — the correct form is lembro. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) lembrou — the correct form is lembrou. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) lembrávamos — the correct form is lembrávamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) lembrarás — the correct form is lembrarás. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) lembraria — the correct form is lembraria. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) tem lembrado — the correct form is tem lembrado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) lembre — the correct form is lembre. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) lembrasse — the correct form is lembrasse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) lembrando — the correct form is lembrando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is lembrar regular or irregular?
lembrar is regular: it follows the ordinary -ar pattern in every tense. The gerund is lembrando and the past participle is lembrado.
What are the gerund and past participle of lembrar?
The gerund is lembrando — use it with estar for the progressive. The past participle is lembrado — use it with ter for the perfect tenses, as in tenho lembrado.
Which auxiliary does lembrar take in the pretérito perfeito composto?
lembrar takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto: the eu form is tenho lembrado. All seven compound tenses on this page are built with ter plus the past participle lembrado.
How do I say “I remember” in Portuguese?
Say “Eu lembro da Maria todos os dias.” — “I remember Maria” The eu form of the present is lembro, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of lembrar — every tense of lembrar in one place.
- Lembrar in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Lembrar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Portuguese present tense guide — the full guide to the present tense in Portuguese.
- Pagar conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Comprar conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Portuguese verbs — the full hub of Portuguese conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise lembrar with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise lembrar with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise lembrar with the interactive tool.