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atrasar-se
to be late
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 am late |
| você, ele, ela | you are late; he/she is late |
| nós | we are late |
| a gente | we are late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are late; they are late |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am late right now |
| você, ele, ela | you are late right now; he/she is late right now |
| nós | we are late right now |
| a gente | we are late right now |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are late right now; they are late right now |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was late at that time |
| você, ele, ela | you were late at that time; he/she was late at that time |
| nós | we were late at that time |
| a gente | we were late at that time |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were late at that time; they were late at that time |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was late |
| você, ele, ela | you were late; he/she was late |
| nós | we were late |
| a gente | we were late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were late; they were late |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was late |
| você, ele, ela | you were late; he/she was late |
| nós | we were late |
| a gente | we were late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were late; they were late |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been late lately |
| você, ele, ela | you have been late lately; he/she has been late lately |
| nós | we have been late lately |
| a gente | we have been late lately |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been late lately; they have been late lately |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had been late |
| você, ele, ela | you had been late; he/she had been late |
| nós | we had been late |
| a gente | we had been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had been late; they had been late |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had been late |
| você, ele, ela | you had been late; he/she had been late |
| nós | we had been late |
| a gente | we had been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had been late; they had been late |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will be late |
| você, ele, ela | you will be late; he/she will be late |
| nós | we will be late |
| a gente | we will be late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will be late; they will be late |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have been late |
| você, ele, ela | you will have been late; he/she will have been late |
| nós | we will have been late |
| a gente | we will have been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have been late; they will have been late |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to be late |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to be late; he/she is going to be late |
| nós | we are going to be late |
| a gente | we are going to be late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to be late; they are going to be late |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to be late |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to be late; he/she was going to be late |
| nós | we were going to be late |
| a gente | we were going to be late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to be late; they were going to be late |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would be late |
| você, ele, ela | you would be late; he/she would be late |
| nós | we would be late |
| a gente | we would be late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would be late; they would be late |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have been late |
| você, ele, ela | you would have been late; he/she would have been late |
| nós | we would have been late |
| a gente | we would have been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have been late; they would have been late |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I am late |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you are late; (that) he/she is late |
| nós | (that) we are late |
| a gente | (that) we are late |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) are late; (that) they are late |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I was late |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you were late; (if) he/she was late |
| nós | (if) we were late |
| a gente | (if) we were late |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) were late; (if) they were late |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have been late |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have been late; (that) he/she has been late |
| nós | (that) we have been late |
| a gente | (that) we have been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have been late; (that) they have been late |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had been late |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had been late; (that) he/she had been late |
| nós | (that) we had been late |
| a gente | (that) we had been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had been late; (that) they had been late |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I am late |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you are late; (when/if) he/she is late |
| nós | (when/if) we are late |
| a gente | (when/if) we are late |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) are late; (when/if) they are late |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have been late |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have been late; (when/if) he/she has been late |
| nós | (when/if) we have been late |
| a gente | (when/if) we have been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have been late; (when/if) they have been late |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | be late! |
| nós | let's be late! |
| vocês, eles, elas | be late! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not be late! |
| nós | let's not be late! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not be late! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to be late |
| você, ele, ela | for you to be late; for him/her to be late |
| nós | for us to be late |
| a gente | for us to be late |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to be late; for them to be late |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have been late |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have been late; for him/her to have been late |
| nós | for us to have been late |
| a gente | for us to have been late |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have been late; for them to have been late |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.