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