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