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aparecer
to appear, show up
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 appear |
| você, ele, ela | you appear; he/she appears |
| nós | we appear |
| a gente | we appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) appear; they appear |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am appearing |
| você, ele, ela | you are appearing; he/she is appearing |
| nós | we are appearing |
| a gente | we are appearing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are appearing; they are appearing |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was appearing |
| você, ele, ela | you were appearing; he/she was appearing |
| nós | we were appearing |
| a gente | we were appearing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were appearing; they were appearing |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I appeared |
| você, ele, ela | you appeared; he/she appeared |
| nós | we appeared |
| a gente | we appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) appeared; they appeared |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to appear |
| você, ele, ela | you used to appear; he/she used to appear |
| nós | we used to appear |
| a gente | we used to appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to appear; they used to appear |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been appearing |
| você, ele, ela | you have been appearing; he/she has been appearing |
| nós | we have been appearing |
| a gente | we have been appearing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been appearing; they have been appearing |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had appeared |
| você, ele, ela | you had appeared; he/she had appeared |
| nós | we had appeared |
| a gente | we had appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had appeared; they had appeared |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had appeared |
| você, ele, ela | you had appeared; he/she had appeared |
| nós | we had appeared |
| a gente | we had appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had appeared; they had appeared |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will appear |
| você, ele, ela | you will appear; he/she will appear |
| nós | we will appear |
| a gente | we will appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will appear; they will appear |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have appeared |
| você, ele, ela | you will have appeared; he/she will have appeared |
| nós | we will have appeared |
| a gente | we will have appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have appeared; they will have appeared |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to appear |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to appear; he/she is going to appear |
| nós | we are going to appear |
| a gente | we are going to appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to appear; they are going to appear |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to appear |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to appear; he/she was going to appear |
| nós | we were going to appear |
| a gente | we were going to appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to appear; they were going to appear |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would appear |
| você, ele, ela | you would appear; he/she would appear |
| nós | we would appear |
| a gente | we would appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would appear; they would appear |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have appeared |
| você, ele, ela | you would have appeared; he/she would have appeared |
| nós | we would have appeared |
| a gente | we would have appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have appeared; they would have appeared |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I appear |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you appear; (that) he/she appears |
| nós | (that) we appear |
| a gente | (that) we appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) appear; (that) they appear |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I appeared |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you appeared; (if) he/she appeared |
| nós | (if) we appeared |
| a gente | (if) we appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) appeared; (if) they appeared |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have appeared |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have appeared; (that) he/she has appeared |
| nós | (that) we have appeared |
| a gente | (that) we have appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have appeared; (that) they have appeared |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had appeared |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had appeared; (that) he/she had appeared |
| nós | (that) we had appeared |
| a gente | (that) we had appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had appeared; (that) they had appeared |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I appear |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you appear; (when/if) he/she appears |
| nós | (when/if) we appear |
| a gente | (when/if) we appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) appear; (when/if) they appear |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have appeared |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have appeared; (when/if) he/she has appeared |
| nós | (when/if) we have appeared |
| a gente | (when/if) we have appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have appeared; (when/if) they have appeared |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | appear! |
| nós | let's appear! |
| vocês, eles, elas | appear! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not appear! |
| nós | let's not appear! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not appear! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to appear |
| você, ele, ela | for you to appear; for him/her to appear |
| nós | for us to appear |
| a gente | for us to appear |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to appear; for them to appear |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have appeared |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have appeared; for him/her to have appeared |
| nós | for us to have appeared |
| a gente | for us to have appeared |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have appeared; for them to have appeared |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.