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atender

to attend to, serve; to answer (a call)

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

atender: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I attend to
você, ele, ela	you attend to; he/she attends to
nós	we attend to
a gente	we attend to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) attend to; they attend to

Present continuous

atender: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am attending to
você, ele, ela	you are attending to; he/she is attending to
nós	we are attending to
a gente	we are attending to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are attending to; they are attending to

Past continuous

atender: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was attending to
você, ele, ela	you were attending to; he/she was attending to
nós	we were attending to
a gente	we were attending to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were attending to; they were attending to

Completed past

atender: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I attended to
você, ele, ela	you attended to; he/she attended to
nós	we attended to
a gente	we attended to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) attended to; they attended to

Imperfect

atender: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to attend to
você, ele, ela	you used to attend to; he/she used to attend to
nós	we used to attend to
a gente	we used to attend to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to attend to; they used to attend to

Compound past

atender: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been attending to
você, ele, ela	you have been attending to; he/she has been attending to
nós	we have been attending to
a gente	we have been attending to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been attending to; they have been attending to

Past perfect

atender: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had attended to
você, ele, ela	you had attended to; he/she had attended to
nós	we had attended to
a gente	we had attended to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had attended to; they had attended to

Literary past perfect

atender: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had attended to
você, ele, ela	you had attended to; he/she had attended to
nós	we had attended to
a gente	we had attended to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had attended to; they had attended to

Future

atender: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will attend to
você, ele, ela	you will attend to; he/she will attend to
nós	we will attend to
a gente	we will attend to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will attend to; they will attend to

Future perfect

atender: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have attended to
você, ele, ela	you will have attended to; he/she will have attended to
nós	we will have attended to
a gente	we will have attended to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have attended to; they will have attended to

Going to

atender: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to attend to
você, ele, ela	you are going to attend to; he/she is going to attend to
nós	we are going to attend to
a gente	we are going to attend to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to attend to; they are going to attend to

Was going to

atender: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to attend to
você, ele, ela	you were going to attend to; he/she was going to attend to
nós	we were going to attend to
a gente	we were going to attend to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to attend to; they were going to attend to

Conditional

atender: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would attend to
você, ele, ela	you would attend to; he/she would attend to
nós	we would attend to
a gente	we would attend to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would attend to; they would attend to

Conditional perfect

atender: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have attended to
você, ele, ela	you would have attended to; he/she would have attended to
nós	we would have attended to
a gente	we would have attended to
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have attended to; they would have attended to

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

atender: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I attend to
você, ele, ela	(that) you attend to; (that) he/she attends to
nós	(that) we attend to
a gente	(that) we attend to
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) attend to; (that) they attend to

Imperfect subjunctive

atender: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I attended to
você, ele, ela	(if) you attended to; (if) he/she attended to
nós	(if) we attended to
a gente	(if) we attended to
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) attended to; (if) they attended to

Perfect subjunctive

atender: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have attended to
você, ele, ela	(that) you have attended to; (that) he/she has attended to
nós	(that) we have attended to
a gente	(that) we have attended to
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have attended to; (that) they have attended to

Pluperfect subjunctive

atender: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had attended to
você, ele, ela	(that) you had attended to; (that) he/she had attended to
nós	(that) we had attended to
a gente	(that) we had attended to
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had attended to; (that) they had attended to

Future subjunctive

atender: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I attend to
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you attend to; (when/if) he/she attends to
nós	(when/if) we attend to
a gente	(when/if) we attend to
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) attend to; (when/if) they attend to

Future perfect subjunctive

atender: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have attended to
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have attended to; (when/if) he/she has attended to
nós	(when/if) we have attended to
a gente	(when/if) we have attended to
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have attended to; (when/if) they have attended to

Commands

Affirmative command

atender: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	attend to!
nós	let's attend to!
vocês, eles, elas	attend to! (plural)

Negative command

atender: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not attend to!
nós	let's not attend to!
vocês, eles, elas	do not attend to! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

atender: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to attend to
você, ele, ela	for you to attend to; for him/her to attend to
nós	for us to attend to
a gente	for us to attend to
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to attend to; for them to attend to

Compound personal infinitive

atender: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have attended to
você, ele, ela	for you to have attended to; for him/her to have attended to
nós	for us to have attended to
a gente	for us to have attended to
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have attended to; for them to have attended to

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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