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