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