Viajar Conjugation in Portuguese
viajar means “to travel” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Portuguese learners meet — it sits at number 524 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Portuguese verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of viajar — 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 viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “I travel to Lisbon.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: viajar
- English: to travel
- Verb type: Regular -ar verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: viajando
- Present participle: viajante
- Past participle: viajado
- 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 viajar, 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 viajar in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about viajar
- 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 viajado. 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 viajando, the present participle is viajante and the past participle is viajado: keep all three in mind as you read the tables, because the gerund appears in progressive constructions, the present participle appears as an adjective, and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those three 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 viajar. 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 | viajo |
| tu | viajas |
| ele/ela | viaja |
| nós | viajamos |
| vós | viajais |
| eles/elas | viajam |
The present indicative (presente) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “I travel to Lisbon”
Pretérito perfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajei |
| tu | viajaste |
| ele/ela | viajou |
| nós | viajámos |
| vós | viajastes |
| eles/elas | viajaram |
The pretérito perfeito is used for completed actions in the past, especially one finished event. For example: “Eu viajei para Lisboa ontem.” — “I travelled to Lisbon”
Pretérito imperfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajava |
| tu | viajavas |
| ele/ela | viajava |
| nós | viajávamos |
| vós | viajáveis |
| eles/elas | viajavam |
The pretérito imperfeito is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Eu viajava para Lisboa antigamente.” — “I used to travel to Lisbon”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajara |
| tu | viajaras |
| ele/ela | viajara |
| nós | viajáramos |
| vós | viajáreis |
| eles/elas | viajaram |
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 viajara para Lisboa antes do jantar.” — “I had travelled to Lisbon”
Futuro do presente
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajarei |
| tu | viajarás |
| ele/ela | viajará |
| nós | viajaremos |
| vós | viajareis |
| eles/elas | viajarão |
The futuro do presente is used for what will happen, for predictions and for promises. For example: “Eu viajarei para Lisboa amanhã.” — “I will travel to Lisbon”
Futuro do pretérito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajaria |
| tu | viajarias |
| ele/ela | viajaria |
| nós | viajaríamos |
| vós | viajaríeis |
| eles/elas | viajariam |
The futuro do pretérito is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Eu viajaria para Lisboa um dia.” — “I would travel to Lisbon”
Pretérito perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenho viajado |
| tu | tens viajado |
| ele/ela | tem viajado |
| nós | temos viajado |
| vós | tendes viajado |
| eles/elas | têm viajado |
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 viajado para Lisboa esta semana.” — “He has travelled to Lisbon”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tinha viajado |
| tu | tinhas viajado |
| ele/ela | tinha viajado |
| nós | tínhamos viajado |
| vós | tínheis viajado |
| eles/elas | tinham viajado |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Eu tinha viajado para Lisboa antes do jantar.” — “I had travelled to Lisbon”
Futuro do presente composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | terei viajado |
| tu | terás viajado |
| ele/ela | terá viajado |
| nós | teremos viajado |
| vós | tereis viajado |
| eles/elas | terão viajado |
The futuro do presente composto is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Eu terei viajado para Lisboa até amanhã.” — “I will have travelled to Lisbon”
Futuro do pretérito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | teria viajado |
| tu | terias viajado |
| ele/ela | teria viajado |
| nós | teríamos viajado |
| vós | teríeis viajado |
| eles/elas | teriam viajado |
The futuro do pretérito composto is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Eu teria viajado para Lisboa ontem.” — “I would have travelled to Lisbon”
Presente do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viaje |
| tu | viajes |
| ele/ela | viaje |
| nós | viajemos |
| vós | viajeis |
| eles/elas | viajem |
The presente do subjuntivo is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. For example: “É importante que eu viaje para Lisboa.” — “It is important that I travel to Lisbon”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajasse |
| tu | viajasses |
| ele/ela | viajasse |
| nós | viajássemos |
| vós | viajásseis |
| eles/elas | viajassem |
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 viajasse para Lisboa.” — “It was important that I travel to Lisbon”
Futuro do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | viajar |
| tu | viajares |
| ele/ela | viajar |
| nós | viajarmos |
| vós | viajardes |
| eles/elas | viajarem |
The futuro do subjuntivo is used after se and quando for a future possibility, where English would use the present. For example: “Se eu viajar para Lisboa, é bom.” — “If I travel to Lisbon, that is good”
Imperativo (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | viaja |
| ele/ela | viaje |
| nós | viajemos |
| vós | viajai |
| eles/elas | viajem |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Viaja para Lisboa!” — “Travel to Lisbon!”
Imperativo (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | não viajes |
| ele/ela | não viaje |
| nós | não viajemos |
| vós | não viajeis |
| eles/elas | não viajem |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Não viajes para Lisboa.” — “Do not travel to Lisbon.”
Presente do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenha viajado |
| tu | tenhas viajado |
| ele/ela | tenha viajado |
| nós | tenhamos viajado |
| vós | tenhais viajado |
| eles/elas | tenham viajado |
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 viajado para Lisboa.” — “It is important that I have travelled to Lisbon”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tivesse viajado |
| tu | tivesses viajado |
| ele/ela | tivesse viajado |
| nós | tivéssemos viajado |
| vós | tivésseis viajado |
| eles/elas | tivessem viajado |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a past subordinate clause. For example: “Era importante que eu tivesse viajado para Lisboa.” — “It was important that I had travelled to Lisbon”
Futuro do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tiver viajado |
| tu | tiveres viajado |
| ele/ela | tiver viajado |
| nós | tivermos viajado |
| vós | tiverdes viajado |
| eles/elas | tiverem viajado |
The futuro do subjuntivo composto is used after se for a completed future possibility. For example: “Se eu tiver viajado para Lisboa, é bom.” — “If I have travelled to Lisbon, that is good”
Gerund
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Gerund | viajando |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with estar for the progressive. For example: “Viajando para Lisboa, aprendo muito.” — “While travelling to Lisbon, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Present participle | viajante |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle viajante is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective. You will meet viajante more often as an adjective or a noun than as a verb form, so learn it as a word in its own right.
Past participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Past participle | viajado |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Eu tenho viajado para Lisboa esta semana.” — “I have travelled to Lisbon.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with viajar, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Portuguese and try to produce it from the English.
- “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “I travel to Lisbon”
- “Tu viajaste para Lisboa ontem.” — “You travelled to Lisbon”
- “Ele viajava para Lisboa antigamente.” — “He used to travel to Lisbon”
- “Eu viajarei para Lisboa amanhã.” — “I will travel to Lisbon”
- “Tu viajarias para Lisboa um dia.” — “You would travel to Lisbon”
- “Ele tem viajado para Lisboa esta semana.” — “He has travelled to Lisbon”
- “Eu tinha viajado para Lisboa antes do jantar.” — “I had travelled to Lisbon”
- “Tu terás viajado para Lisboa até amanhã.” — “You will have travelled to Lisbon”
- “É importante que eu viaje para Lisboa.” — “It is important that I travel to Lisbon”
- “Viaja para Lisboa!” — “Travel to Lisbon!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Eu viajas para Lisboa.”
✓ Right: “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.”
viajas is the tu form, not the eu form. Match the verb to the subject every time: eu goes with viajo.
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 the present is wrong here. Use the pretérito perfeito viajei for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the pretérito perfeito composto
✗ Wrong: “Eu sou viajado para Lisboa.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho viajado para Lisboa esta semana.”
The pretérito perfeito composto of viajar is formed with ter plus the past participle viajado: the eu form is tenho viajado. 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 viajo para Lisboa.”
✓ Right: “É importante que eu viaje para Lisboa.”
After é importante que Portuguese needs the subjunctive, so use viaje here, not the indicative viajo.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Eu tenho viajando para Lisboa.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho viajado para Lisboa esta semana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle viajado, not the gerund viajando. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on viajar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the eu form of viajar in the Present indicative (presente)?
- A) viajas
- B) viajo
- C) viaja
- D) viajamos
What is the ele/ela form of viajar in the Pretérito perfeito?
- A) viajei
- B) viajaste
- C) viajou
- D) viajámos
What is the nós form of viajar in the Pretérito imperfeito?
- A) viajava
- B) viajavas
- C) viajáveis
- D) viajávamos
What is the tu form of viajar in the Futuro do presente?
- A) viajarás
- B) viajarei
- C) viajará
- D) viajaremos
What is the eu form of viajar in the Futuro do pretérito?
- A) viajarias
- B) viajaria
- C) viajaríamos
- D) viajaríeis
What is the ele/ela form of viajar in the Pretérito perfeito composto?
- A) tenho viajado
- B) tens viajado
- C) tem viajado
- D) temos viajado
What is the ele/ela form of viajar in the Presente do subjuntivo?
- A) viajes
- B) viajemos
- C) viajeis
- D) viaje
What is the eu form of viajar in the Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo?
- A) viajasse
- B) viajasses
- C) viajássemos
- D) viajásseis
What is the gerund of viajar?
- A) viajado
- B) viajando
- C) viajar
- D) viajo
What does viajar mean in English?
- A) to ask for
- B) to receive
- C) to travel
- D) to pay
Answer key
- B) viajo — the correct form is viajo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) viajou — the correct form is viajou. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) viajávamos — the correct form is viajávamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) viajarás — the correct form is viajarás. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) viajaria — the correct form is viajaria. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) tem viajado — the correct form is tem viajado. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) viaje — the correct form is viaje. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) viajasse — the correct form is viajasse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) viajando — the correct form is viajando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is viajar regular or irregular?
viajar is regular: it follows the ordinary -ar pattern in every tense. The gerund is viajando and the past participle is viajado.
What are the gerund and past participle of viajar?
The gerund is viajando — use it with estar for the progressive. The past participle is viajado — use it with ter for the perfect tenses, as in tenho viajado.
Which auxiliary does viajar take in the pretérito perfeito composto?
viajar takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto: the eu form is tenho viajado. All seven compound tenses on this page are built with ter plus the past participle viajado.
How do I say “I travel” in Portuguese?
Say “Eu viajo para Lisboa todos os dias.” — “I travel to Lisbon” The eu form of the present is viajo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of viajar — every tense of viajar in one place.
- Viajar in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Viajar 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 viajar with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise viajar with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise viajar with the interactive tool.