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