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