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