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