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Irregular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I open |
| você, ele, ela | you open; he/she opens |
| nós | we open |
| a gente | we open |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) open; they open |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am opening |
| você, ele, ela | you are opening; he/she is opening |
| nós | we are opening |
| a gente | we are opening |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are opening; they are opening |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was opening |
| você, ele, ela | you were opening; he/she was opening |
| nós | we were opening |
| a gente | we were opening |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were opening; they were opening |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I opened |
| você, ele, ela | you opened; he/she opened |
| nós | we opened |
| a gente | we opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) opened; they opened |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to open |
| você, ele, ela | you used to open; he/she used to open |
| nós | we used to open |
| a gente | we used to open |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to open; they used to open |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been opening |
| você, ele, ela | you have been opening; he/she has been opening |
| nós | we have been opening |
| a gente | we have been opening |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been opening; they have been opening |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had opened |
| você, ele, ela | you had opened; he/she had opened |
| nós | we had opened |
| a gente | we had opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had opened; they had opened |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had opened |
| você, ele, ela | you had opened; he/she had opened |
| nós | we had opened |
| a gente | we had opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had opened; they had opened |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will open |
| você, ele, ela | you will open; he/she will open |
| nós | we will open |
| a gente | we will open |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will open; they will open |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have opened |
| você, ele, ela | you will have opened; he/she will have opened |
| nós | we will have opened |
| a gente | we will have opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have opened; they will have opened |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to open |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to open; he/she is going to open |
| nós | we are going to open |
| a gente | we are going to open |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to open; they are going to open |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to open |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to open; he/she was going to open |
| nós | we were going to open |
| a gente | we were going to open |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to open; they were going to open |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would open |
| você, ele, ela | you would open; he/she would open |
| nós | we would open |
| a gente | we would open |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would open; they would open |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have opened |
| você, ele, ela | you would have opened; he/she would have opened |
| nós | we would have opened |
| a gente | we would have opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have opened; they would have opened |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I open |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you open; (that) he/she opens |
| nós | (that) we open |
| a gente | (that) we open |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) open; (that) they open |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I opened |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you opened; (if) he/she opened |
| nós | (if) we opened |
| a gente | (if) we opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) opened; (if) they opened |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have opened |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have opened; (that) he/she has opened |
| nós | (that) we have opened |
| a gente | (that) we have opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have opened; (that) they have opened |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had opened |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had opened; (that) he/she had opened |
| nós | (that) we had opened |
| a gente | (that) we had opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had opened; (that) they had opened |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I open |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you open; (when/if) he/she opens |
| nós | (when/if) we open |
| a gente | (when/if) we open |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) open; (when/if) they open |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have opened |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have opened; (when/if) he/she has opened |
| nós | (when/if) we have opened |
| a gente | (when/if) we have opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have opened; (when/if) they have opened |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | open! |
| nós | let's open! |
| vocês, eles, elas | open! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not open! |
| nós | let's not open! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not open! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to open |
| você, ele, ela | for you to open; for him/her to open |
| nós | for us to open |
| a gente | for us to open |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to open; for them to open |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have opened |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have opened; for him/her to have opened |
| nós | for us to have opened |
| a gente | for us to have opened |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have opened; for them to have opened |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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