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