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