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to get right, hit
Regular · 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 get it right |
| você, ele, ela | you get it right; he/she gets it right |
| nós | we get it right |
| a gente | we get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) get it right; they get it right |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am getting it right |
| você, ele, ela | you are getting it right; he/she is getting it right |
| nós | we are getting it right |
| a gente | we are getting it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are getting it right; they are getting it right |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was getting it right |
| você, ele, ela | you were getting it right; he/she was getting it right |
| nós | we were getting it right |
| a gente | we were getting it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were getting it right; they were getting it right |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I got it right |
| você, ele, ela | you got it right; he/she got it right |
| nós | we got it right |
| a gente | we got it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) got it right; they got it right |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to get it right |
| você, ele, ela | you used to get it right; he/she used to get it right |
| nós | we used to get it right |
| a gente | we used to get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to get it right; they used to get it right |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been getting it right |
| você, ele, ela | you have been getting it right; he/she has been getting it right |
| nós | we have been getting it right |
| a gente | we have been getting it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been getting it right; they have been getting it right |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | you had gotten it right; he/she had gotten it right |
| nós | we had gotten it right |
| a gente | we had gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had gotten it right; they had gotten it right |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | you had gotten it right; he/she had gotten it right |
| nós | we had gotten it right |
| a gente | we had gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had gotten it right; they had gotten it right |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will get it right |
| você, ele, ela | you will get it right; he/she will get it right |
| nós | we will get it right |
| a gente | we will get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will get it right; they will get it right |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | you will have gotten it right; he/she will have gotten it right |
| nós | we will have gotten it right |
| a gente | we will have gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have gotten it right; they will have gotten it right |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to get it right |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to get it right; he/she is going to get it right |
| nós | we are going to get it right |
| a gente | we are going to get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to get it right; they are going to get it right |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to get it right |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to get it right; he/she was going to get it right |
| nós | we were going to get it right |
| a gente | we were going to get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to get it right; they were going to get it right |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would get it right |
| você, ele, ela | you would get it right; he/she would get it right |
| nós | we would get it right |
| a gente | we would get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would get it right; they would get it right |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | you would have gotten it right; he/she would have gotten it right |
| nós | we would have gotten it right |
| a gente | we would have gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have gotten it right; they would have gotten it right |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I get it right |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you get it right; (that) he/she gets it right |
| nós | (that) we get it right |
| a gente | (that) we get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) get it right; (that) they get it right |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I got it right |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you got it right; (if) he/she got it right |
| nós | (if) we got it right |
| a gente | (if) we got it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) got it right; (if) they got it right |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have gotten it right; (that) he/she has gotten it right |
| nós | (that) we have gotten it right |
| a gente | (that) we have gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have gotten it right; (that) they have gotten it right |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had gotten it right; (that) he/she had gotten it right |
| nós | (that) we had gotten it right |
| a gente | (that) we had gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had gotten it right; (that) they had gotten it right |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I get it right |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you get it right; (when/if) he/she gets it right |
| nós | (when/if) we get it right |
| a gente | (when/if) we get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) get it right; (when/if) they get it right |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have gotten it right; (when/if) he/she has gotten it right |
| nós | (when/if) we have gotten it right |
| a gente | (when/if) we have gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have gotten it right; (when/if) they have gotten it right |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | get it right! |
| nós | let's get it right! |
| vocês, eles, elas | get it right! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not get it right! |
| nós | let's not get it right! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not get it right! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to get it right |
| você, ele, ela | for you to get it right; for him/her to get it right |
| nós | for us to get it right |
| a gente | for us to get it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to get it right; for them to get it right |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have gotten it right |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have gotten it right; for him/her to have gotten it right |
| nós | for us to have gotten it right |
| a gente | for us to have gotten it right |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have gotten it right; for them to have gotten it right |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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