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