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