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