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adotar
to adopt
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 adopt |
| você, ele, ela | you adopt; he/she adopts |
| nós | we adopt |
| a gente | we adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) adopt; they adopt |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am adopting |
| você, ele, ela | you are adopting; he/she is adopting |
| nós | we are adopting |
| a gente | we are adopting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are adopting; they are adopting |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was adopting |
| você, ele, ela | you were adopting; he/she was adopting |
| nós | we were adopting |
| a gente | we were adopting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were adopting; they were adopting |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I adopted |
| você, ele, ela | you adopted; he/she adopted |
| nós | we adopted |
| a gente | we adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) adopted; they adopted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to adopt |
| você, ele, ela | you used to adopt; he/she used to adopt |
| nós | we used to adopt |
| a gente | we used to adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to adopt; they used to adopt |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been adopting |
| você, ele, ela | you have been adopting; he/she has been adopting |
| nós | we have been adopting |
| a gente | we have been adopting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been adopting; they have been adopting |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had adopted |
| você, ele, ela | you had adopted; he/she had adopted |
| nós | we had adopted |
| a gente | we had adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had adopted; they had adopted |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had adopted |
| você, ele, ela | you had adopted; he/she had adopted |
| nós | we had adopted |
| a gente | we had adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had adopted; they had adopted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will adopt |
| você, ele, ela | you will adopt; he/she will adopt |
| nós | we will adopt |
| a gente | we will adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will adopt; they will adopt |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have adopted |
| você, ele, ela | you will have adopted; he/she will have adopted |
| nós | we will have adopted |
| a gente | we will have adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have adopted; they will have adopted |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to adopt |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to adopt; he/she is going to adopt |
| nós | we are going to adopt |
| a gente | we are going to adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to adopt; they are going to adopt |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to adopt |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to adopt; he/she was going to adopt |
| nós | we were going to adopt |
| a gente | we were going to adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to adopt; they were going to adopt |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would adopt |
| você, ele, ela | you would adopt; he/she would adopt |
| nós | we would adopt |
| a gente | we would adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would adopt; they would adopt |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have adopted |
| você, ele, ela | you would have adopted; he/she would have adopted |
| nós | we would have adopted |
| a gente | we would have adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have adopted; they would have adopted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I adopt |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you adopt; (that) he/she adopts |
| nós | (that) we adopt |
| a gente | (that) we adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) adopt; (that) they adopt |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I adopted |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you adopted; (if) he/she adopted |
| nós | (if) we adopted |
| a gente | (if) we adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) adopted; (if) they adopted |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have adopted |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have adopted; (that) he/she has adopted |
| nós | (that) we have adopted |
| a gente | (that) we have adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have adopted; (that) they have adopted |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had adopted |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had adopted; (that) he/she had adopted |
| nós | (that) we had adopted |
| a gente | (that) we had adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had adopted; (that) they had adopted |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I adopt |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you adopt; (when/if) he/she adopts |
| nós | (when/if) we adopt |
| a gente | (when/if) we adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) adopt; (when/if) they adopt |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have adopted |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have adopted; (when/if) he/she has adopted |
| nós | (when/if) we have adopted |
| a gente | (when/if) we have adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have adopted; (when/if) they have adopted |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | adopt! |
| nós | let's adopt! |
| vocês, eles, elas | adopt! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not adopt! |
| nós | let's not adopt! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not adopt! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to adopt |
| você, ele, ela | for you to adopt; for him/her to adopt |
| nós | for us to adopt |
| a gente | for us to adopt |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to adopt; for them to adopt |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have adopted |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have adopted; for him/her to have adopted |
| nós | for us to have adopted |
| a gente | for us to have adopted |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have adopted; for them to have adopted |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.