Morar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Portuguese

morar — to live — 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 live somewhere and to reside, and it is completely regular: moro, moras, mora, moramos, morais, moram. Its pretérito perfeito is morei, moraste, morou, and its participle is morado. Do not confuse it with viver, which means to live in the sense of being alive. On this page you will find morar 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 morar conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the morar present tense page.

Example sentences with morar

In the present tense

  • “Eu moro em Lisboa todos os dias.” — “I live in Lisbon”
  • “Tu moras em Lisboa todos os dias.” — “You live in Lisbon”
  • “Ele mora em Lisboa todos os dias.” — “He lives in Lisbon”
  • “Nós moramos em Lisboa todos os dias.” — “We live in Lisbon”
  • “Vós morais em Lisboa todos os dias.” — “You live in Lisbon”
  • “Eles moram em Lisboa todos os dias.” — “They live in Lisbon”

In the pretérito perfeito

  • “Eu morei em Lisboa ontem.” — “I lived in Lisbon”
  • “Tu moraste em Lisboa ontem.” — “You lived in Lisbon”
  • “Ele morou em Lisboa ontem.” — “He lived in Lisbon”
  • “Nós morámos em Lisboa ontem.” — “We lived in Lisbon”
  • “Vós morastes em Lisboa ontem.” — “You lived in Lisbon”
  • “Eles moraram em Lisboa ontem.” — “They lived in Lisbon”

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 morava em Lisboa antigamente.” — “I used to live in Lisbon”
  • “Tu morarás em Lisboa amanhã.” — “You will live in Lisbon”
  • “Ele moraria em Lisboa um dia.” — “He would live in Lisbon”
  • “É importante que nós moremos em Lisboa.” — “It is important that we live in Lisbon”
  • “Mora em Lisboa!” — “Live in Lisbon!”

How morar is used

The first thing to know about morar is its core meaning: to live. It means to live somewhere and to reside, and it is completely regular: moro, moras, mora, moramos, morais, moram. Its pretérito perfeito is morei, moraste, morou, and its participle is morado. Do not confuse it with viver, which means to live in the sense of being alive. 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 morar keeps. The present eu form is moro, 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 morado, 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 morar does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after eu you need moro, never morar. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the pretérito perfeito composto is tenho morado, built with ter, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle morado is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Morar in context

Eu moro em Lisboa todos os dias. Tu moras em Lisboa todos os dias. Ele mora em Lisboa todos os dias. Nós moramos em Lisboa todos os dias. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of morar is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — moro, moras, mora, moramos — while the meaning stays the same: to live. Eu morei em Lisboa ontem. Tu moraste em Lisboa ontem. Ele morou em Lisboa ontem. Nós morámos em Lisboa ontem. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the pretérito perfeito of morar 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 live — 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 morar em Lisboa.”

✓ Right: “Eu moro em Lisboa todos os dias.”

The infinitive morar never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form moro.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Eu moras em Lisboa.”

✓ Right: “Eu moro em Lisboa todos os dias.”

moras is the tu form, not the eu form. The eu form is moro — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Eu moro em Lisboa ontem.”

✓ Right: “Eu morei em Lisboa ontem.”

Ontem points to the past, so use the pretérito perfeito morei here, not the present moro.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Eu sou morado em Lisboa.”

✓ Right: “Eu tenho morado em Lisboa esta semana.”

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

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) moro
    • B) moras
    • C) mora
    • D) moramos

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

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

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

    • A) moravas
    • B) morávamos
    • C) moráveis
    • D) morava

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

    • A) moraremos
    • B) morarei
    • C) morarás
    • D) morará

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

    • A) moraria
    • B) morarias
    • C) moraríamos
    • D) moraríeis

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

    • A) moraras
    • B) moráramos
    • C) morara
    • D) moráreis

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

    • A) more
    • B) mores
    • C) moreis
    • D) moremos

  8. What is the gerund of morar?

    • A) morando
    • B) morado
    • C) morar
    • D) moro

  9. What is the past participle of morar?

    • A) morando
    • B) morado
    • C) morar
    • D) moro

  10. What does morar mean in English?

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

Answer key

  1. B) moras — the correct form is moras. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) tenho morado — the correct form is tenho morado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) morava — the correct form is morava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) moraremos — the correct form is moraremos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) morarias — the correct form is morarias. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) morara — the correct form is morara. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) moremos — the correct form is moremos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) morando — the correct form is morando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) morado — the correct form is morado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to live — the correct form is to live. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does morar mean in English?

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

Is morar regular or irregular?

morar is regular. morar 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 morar?

The gerund is morando and the past participle is morado. The perfect tenses use ter + morado.

Where can I see the full conjugation of morar?

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

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