Three Different Ways to Use the Word NUNCA – with Video

You probably know the word Nunca in Portuguese:

• Nunca = never

Now I am going to show you three ways to use nunca in Portuguese to express three different things.

1. Nunca + Verb in the simple past (pretérito perfeito do indicativo) = never

• Maria nunca comeu feijoada. = Maria has never eaten feijoada.

• Eu nunca fui ao Japão. = I have never been to Japan.

• Francisco nunca viu um jogo de beisebol. = Francisco has never seen a baseball game.

2. Nunca mais + Verb in the simple past (pretérito perfeito do indicativo) = in a long time

• Maria nunca mais comeu feijoada. = Maria hasn’t eaten feijoada in a long time/in a while.

• Eu nunca mais fui a São Paulo. = I haven’t been to São Paulo in a while.

• Francisco nunca mais viu Ana. = Francisco hasn’t seen Ana in a while.

3. Nunca mais + Verb in the future tense (futuro do indicativo) = never again

• Maria nunca mais vai comer feijoada. = Maria is never going to eat feijoada again.

• Eu nunca mais vou à casa de Antônia. = I’m never going to Antônia’s house again.

• Francisco nunca mais vai ver um jogo de beisebol. = Francisco is never going to see a baseball game again.

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