Viajar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Portuguese

viajar — to travel — 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 travel, and it is completely regular: viajo, viajas, viaja, viajamos, viajais, viajam. Its pretérito perfeito is viajei, viajaste, viajou, and its participle is viajado. It is the verb for travelling anywhere, by plane, train or car. On this page you will find viajar 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 viajar conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the viajar present tense page.

Example sentences with viajar

In the present tense

  • “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “I travel to Lisbon”
  • “Tu viajas para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “You travel to Lisbon”
  • “Ele viaja para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “He travels to Lisbon”
  • “Nós viajamos para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “We travel to Lisbon”
  • “Vós viajais para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “You travel to Lisbon”
  • “Eles viajam para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “They travel to Lisbon”

In the pretérito perfeito

  • “Eu viajei para Lisboa ontem.” — “I travelled to Lisbon”
  • “Tu viajaste para Lisboa ontem.” — “You travelled to Lisbon”
  • “Ele viajou para Lisboa ontem.” — “He travelled to Lisbon”
  • “Nós viajámos para Lisboa ontem.” — “We travelled to Lisbon”
  • “Vós viajastes para Lisboa ontem.” — “You travelled to Lisbon”
  • “Eles viajaram para Lisboa ontem.” — “They travelled to 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 viajava para Lisboa antigamente.” — “I used to travel to Lisbon”
  • “Tu viajarás para Lisboa amanhã.” — “You will travel to Lisbon”
  • “Ele viajaria para Lisboa um dia.” — “He would travel to Lisbon”
  • “É importante que nós viajemos para Lisboa.” — “It is important that we travel to Lisbon”
  • “Viaja para Lisboa!” — “Travel to Lisbon!”

How viajar is used

The first thing to know about viajar is its core meaning: to travel. It means to travel, and it is completely regular: viajo, viajas, viaja, viajamos, viajais, viajam. Its pretérito perfeito is viajei, viajaste, viajou, and its participle is viajado. It is the verb for travelling anywhere, by plane, train or car. 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 viajar keeps. The present eu form is viajo, 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 viajado, 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 viajar does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after eu you need viajo, never viajar. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the pretérito perfeito composto is tenho viajado, built with ter, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle viajado is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Viajar in context

Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias. Tu viajas para Lisboa todos os dias. Ele viaja para Lisboa todos os dias. Nós viajamos para Lisboa todos os dias. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of viajar is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — viajo, viajas, viaja, viajamos — while the meaning stays the same: to travel. Eu viajei para Lisboa ontem. Tu viajaste para Lisboa ontem. Ele viajou para Lisboa ontem. Nós viajámos para Lisboa ontem. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the pretérito perfeito of viajar 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 travel — 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 viajar para Lisboa.”

✓ Right: “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.”

The infinitive viajar never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form viajo.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Eu viajas para Lisboa.”

✓ Right: “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.”

viajas is the tu form, not the eu form. The eu form is viajo — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Eu viajo para Lisboa ontem.”

✓ Right: “Eu viajei para Lisboa ontem.”

Ontem points to the past, so use the pretérito perfeito viajei here, not the present viajo.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Eu sou viajado para Lisboa.”

✓ Right: “Eu tenho viajado para Lisboa esta semana.”

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

Quiz: test yourself

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

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

    • A) viajo
    • B) viajas
    • C) viaja
    • D) viajamos

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

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

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

    • A) viajavas
    • B) viajávamos
    • C) viajáveis
    • D) viajava

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

    • A) viajaremos
    • B) viajarei
    • C) viajarás
    • D) viajará

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

    • A) viajaria
    • B) viajarias
    • C) viajaríamos
    • D) viajaríeis

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

    • A) viajaras
    • B) viajáramos
    • C) viajara
    • D) viajáreis

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

    • A) viaje
    • B) viajes
    • C) viajeis
    • D) viajemos

  8. What is the gerund of viajar?

    • A) viajando
    • B) viajado
    • C) viajar
    • D) viajo

  9. What is the past participle of viajar?

    • A) viajando
    • B) viajado
    • C) viajar
    • D) viajo

  10. What does viajar mean in English?

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

Answer key

  1. B) viajas — the correct form is viajas. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) tenho viajado — the correct form is tenho viajado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) viajava — the correct form is viajava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) viajaremos — the correct form is viajaremos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) viajarias — the correct form is viajarias. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) viajara — the correct form is viajara. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) viajemos — the correct form is viajemos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) viajando — the correct form is viajando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) viajado — the correct form is viajado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to travel — the correct form is to travel. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does viajar mean in English?

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

Is viajar regular or irregular?

viajar is regular. viajar 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 viajar?

The gerund is viajando and the past participle is viajado. The perfect tenses use ter + viajado.

Where can I see the full conjugation of viajar?

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

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