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