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