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