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