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