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