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