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