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