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