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