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