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