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