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