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