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